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Intel Accuses Microsoft Of Chancing Its ARM

Intel says Microsoft's mobile ARM chip strategy will fork Windows 8. Is this the end of the Wintel wonderland?

14 years ago

Social Engineering Tops Security Flaw Exploits

Social-engineering attacks are increasingly tricking unwary users into downloading malware applications

14 years ago

Microsoft Resumes Windows Phone Updates

Microsoft has restarted its Windows Phone 7 update for Samsung Omnia 7 and Focus smartphones

14 years ago

Security Challenges For Microsoft Skype Integration

Security vendors will have to pay close attention to Skype's integration with Microsoft products

14 years ago

iPads Not Cannibalising PC Sales, Claims NPD

NPD is bucking popular opinion by claiming Netbook, and not iPad, sales are to blame for weak PC sales

14 years ago

The Book Is Closed On Microsoft/DOJ Antitrust Case

Microsoft and the US DoJ reflected as the long-running antitrust judgement expired on May 12

14 years ago

Microsoft And Skype Could Be A Match Made in Heaven

Despite early suggestions that it was a blunder, Microsoft's acquisition of Skype may be a brilliant move, says Wayne Rash

14 years ago

Is Microsoft’s Skype Deal Too Big To Handle?

Microsoft's acquisition of Skype will give it access to a 170 million-strong user base. But did Microsoft overpay, asks Nicholas…

14 years ago

Why Microsoft Might Regret Buying Skype

Microsoft doesn't need to buy Skype to reap the benefits of its service, says Peter Judge. Could this end up…

14 years ago

Windows Phone Mango Update Adds Bing features

Windows Phone's "Mango" update will offer Bing Audio, augmented reality, text dictation and audio navigation

14 years ago

Microsoft Readies Small Patch Tuesday Update

No hefty Patch Tuesday downloading this month, as Microsoft readies just two security bulletins

14 years ago

Our Readers Don’t Care About Windows 8

Microsoft's next Windows version is a big yawn, you tell us. Next: you react to Amazon's cloud trouble

14 years ago

ARM Will Grab More Of The PC Chip Market In 2015: IDC

ARM, a relative minnow in the PC chip space dominated by Intel, may see its share grow to 13 percent…

14 years ago

Microsoft Warns Over Unofficial Windows Phone Updater

WP7 users utilising an unofficial update tool will be blocked from future updates, Microsoft has warned

14 years ago

Microsoft Issues First Ever WP7 Security Update

Microsoft has issued its first ever security update for handsets running Windows Phone 7

14 years ago

New Apple iMacs Feature Thunderbolt And Sandy Bridge

Apple has updated its iMac range to include Intel's Thunderbolt I/O and next-generation Intel chips

14 years ago

Bing On BlackBerry Deal Is All About Microsoft

The deepening partnership between RIM and Microsoft shows how Microsoft is hedging its bets in mobile, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Earnings Call Suggests Trouble Ahead

Microsoft reported strong quarterly earnings, but a bit of softness in numbers hints at potential future difficulties, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

IE9 And Firefox Launches Fail To Attract New Users

The boost new Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers aimed to deliver has not stopped a gradual decline

14 years ago

Microsoft Hit With More Win Phone 7 Update Woes

Microsoft has once again stopped issuing Windows Phone 7 updates to some Samsung handsets

14 years ago

Gartner Sees Healthy Growth In Operating System Market

The operating system market was worth £18.3 billion in 2010, predictably with Windows leading the way

14 years ago

Windows 7 Sales Rid Microsoft Of Vista Curse

Windows 7 still trails behind Windows XP, but 350 million sales will definitely erase the bad taste left by Vista,…

14 years ago

Windows XP Dominates Despite 350m Win 7 Licences

Microsoft has sold 350 million Windows 7 licences but it still lags behind Windows XP in worldwide adoption

14 years ago

Nokia And Microsoft Officially Sign Partnership Deal

Nokia and Microsoft have put pen to paper and signed the official Windows Phone 7 deal

14 years ago

One In Eight Readers Has A Tablet For Work

You tell us that Tablets are ready for the office. Next, what do you want from Windows 8?

14 years ago

Paul Allen Labels Windows Phone As ‘Must Win’ Tech

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has warned of the consequences if Windows Phone 7 fails

14 years ago

What Windows 8 Wants: Kinect And Cloud

The next version of Windows will have an App Store, cloud integration and a Kinect-based UI, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

Microsoft To Use Windows Update To Push IE9

Redmond will use Windows Update to push out Internet Explorer 9 and rapidly increase adoption rates

14 years ago

Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone: Review

With its sliding keyboard, Dell's Windows Phone 5 device is clearly aimed at Blackberry users

14 years ago

Microsoft: Windows Phone Runs Risk Of Losing Big

Windows Phone is a big gamble, says Brandon Watson, who runs Microsoft's mobile developer relations

14 years ago