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CrowdStrike Apologises For Global IT Outage In House Hearing

Congressional testimony sees CrowdStrike executive publicly apologise for faulty update that caused chaos around the world

2 months ago

Microsoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT Outage

CrowdStrike follow-up. Windows endpoint security ecosystem summit to be held at Microsoft's Washington headquarters

3 months ago

Microsoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation Bid

Delta's old infrastructure blamed for its long recovery from global IT outage that resulted in over 6,000 cancelled flights

4 months ago

CrowdStrike CEO: 97 Percent Of Windows Sensors Back Online

One week after the world's largest IT outage, the head of CrowdStrike says nearly all impacted machines are back online

4 months ago

CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage

CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last…

4 months ago

Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage

George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday

5 months ago

China Bans Intel, AMD Chips, Windows OS From Government Computers

Beijing reportedly begins blocking the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, and sidelines Microsoft's Windows OS

8 months ago

Microsoft Profit Rises 33 Percent Thanks To AI, Cloud

Strong AI adoption and cloud helps Microsoft deliver another strong quarterly performance, amid $3 trillion valuation

10 months ago

Product Boss Panos Panay Departs Microsoft

Changing of the guard. Top executive at Microsoft in charge of Surface product line, Panos Panay, abruptly exits Redmond

1 year ago

Microsoft Says No More Feature Updates For Windows 10

Current version of Windows 10 (version 22H2) will be the last version of Windows 10 OS, with support ending in…

2 years ago

Support For Windows 7, Windows 8 To End 10 January 2023

RIP Windows 7. Extended enterprise support for Windows 7, as well as support for Windows 8/8.1 will be terminated next…

2 years ago

Microsoft Shares Sink After Weak Forecast

Enterprise software giant Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations, but shares fell as it issued weak guidance for the coming quarter

2 years ago

Windows XP Still More Widely Used Than Windows 11, Says Lansweeper

At least it is beating Vista! Despite Windows 11 adoption almost tripling during Q1, overall uptake remains slow and lags…

3 years ago

Windows 11 OS Struggles To Crack 1 Percent – Lansweeper

Bad news Redmond. New data from Lansweeper shows sluggish uptake of the Windows 11 operating system, three months after its…

3 years ago

PC Sales Reach Highest Level Since 2012, Says IDC

Shipments of PCs (desktops, laptops, workstations etc) experience growth streak during the past year, despite ongoing chip shortage

3 years ago

Microsoft Launches ‘Cloud PC’ Service With Windows 365

True device independence? Microsoft users can now stream their Windows operating system onto an Apple Mac, tablet, or smartphone

3 years ago

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For PrintNightmare Flaw

Emergency patch issued for “PrintNightmare” vulnerability that could allow hackers to remotely seize control of a PC via Print Spooler

3 years ago

Windows 10 ‘Sun Valley’ Promises Major Overhaul

OS refresh. Major update to six year old Windows 10 operating system, dubbed Sun Valley, is expected in October/November this…

4 years ago

Chrome OS Overtakes macOS In 2020

Chrome OS is now the second most popular operating system in the world, after it overtook macOS, thanks to Chromebook…

4 years ago

Microsoft Warns Of Coronavirus Impact

Redmond does not expect to meet its guidance for sales of Windows and Surface devices due to the coronavirus outbreak

5 years ago

Major Flaw In Microsoft Windows Revealed By NSA

Microsoft pushes out critical security fix, after tip off from the US National Security Agency about serious flaw in all…

5 years ago

Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Flaw, As Windows 7 Cut Off Looms

Only one more Patch Tuesday update for Windows 7 users in January 2020, as Microsoft delivers its final security update…

5 years ago

Microsoft Granted ‘Mass Market’ Export Licence For Huawei

Sign of a thaw? Huawei will be still be able to utilise Microsoft software after US Dept of Commerce grants…

5 years ago

Microsoft Generates More Money From Cloud Than Windows

Nadella's legacy. Revenues from the cloud overtake sales from Windows for the first time ever at Microsoft

5 years ago

Microsoft Admits Disabling Windows 10 Anti-Virus

Redmond did temporarily switch off third party anti-virus products for Windows 10, the firm admits

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: RIP Windows Vista

Windows Vista is finally dead. Here's our retrospective

8 years ago

Microsoft Attempts To Woo Chinese Government With Customised Windows 10

No backdoors here. Redmond teams up with Chinese firm to customise Windows 10 for Chinese governmental use

8 years ago

FSFE: City Of Munich Might Not Ditch Linux After All

FSFE campaigning forces a delay in Munich Mayor's mandate to return to Microsoft software

8 years ago

Microsoft To Revamp Windows 10 UI With Project Neon

Leaked screenshots reveals new and simplified user interface for Windows 10 for animations and 3D

8 years ago

Microsoft Blames Russia For Exploiting Google-Exposed Windows Flaw

Microsoft says Russian hackers behind exploit of unpatched Windows flaw, revealed by Google

8 years ago