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Can Windows Phone 7 Break The Consumer Market?

Micorosft's Ballmer has been sounding off about Windows Phone 7, but will it really pose a threat to Android's or…

14 years ago

10 Reasons Windows 7 Tablets Will Flop

Windows 7 tablets might be discussed at Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 launch event, but the chances of those devices performing…

14 years ago

Ballmer Promises Windows Tablets By Christmas

Microsoft's CEO used a lecture on cloud computing at London's LSE to announce that Windows tablets will available by the…

14 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Devices Expected Early November

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 will launch on 11 October, with devices to follow in early November

14 years ago

Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android Patent Violations

Another Android phone company falls under Microsoft’s patent crosshairs as it files an infringement lawsuit against Motorola. Microsoft claims the…

14 years ago

Steve Ballmer Pays Price For Windows Mobile, Kin Failure

Steve Ballmer's pay packet has taken a hit due to the failure of Redmond's Kin phones and its struggle in…

14 years ago

Microsoft Launches Windows Live Essentials 2011

Microsoft Windows Live Essentials 2011 is now available for download for Windows 7 and Vista users, but not for Windows…

14 years ago

Microsoft Exec Criticises New Gmail Feature

A Microsoft Office executive has had a little dig at Google's new Gmail feature that allows users sort their email…

14 years ago

Enhanced SQL Server 2008 SP2 Released By Microsoft

Microsoft has announced the availability of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2

14 years ago

Microsoft Rushes Out ASP.NET Patch To Block Attacks

Microsoft released an emergency, out-of-band patch to address an exploited security issue with ASP.NET.

14 years ago

HP Windows 7 Tablet Is A Trainwreck In The Making

If a new demo video on YouTube is anything to go by, HP should abandon it's Windows 7 tablet plans…

14 years ago

Microsoft Delivers Visual Basic For Phone 7

Visual Basic opens out Windows Phone 7 apps development with this Community Technology Preview

14 years ago

Five UK Networks Will Carry Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7 will be available from all of the major UK carriers when it is launched next month

14 years ago

Bristol Council Mulls Open Source/Microsoft Tie Up

Bristol City Council is considering a scheme which adopts open source alongside existing Microsoft software

14 years ago

Two Million Downloads Of Microsoft IE9 Beta

During its first two days of release, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 beta was downloaded two million times. The company also…

14 years ago

Adobe Fixes Flash Flaw Earlier Than Expected

The new patch addresses a zero-day Adobe Flash bug that has been targeted by attackers

14 years ago

Microsoft Confirms Windows Phone 7 For GSM Networks

Redmond has confirmed that its upcoming Windows Phone 7 will appear on GSM networks first

14 years ago

Microsoft Issues Web Apps Security Warning

Microsoft has warned of a security flaw affecting web applications built on ASP.NET.

14 years ago

Developer Tools For Windows Phone 7 Are Final

The Windows Phone Developer Tools have been finalised by Microsoft, but Windows Phone 7 still faces an uphill struggle against…

14 years ago

Microsoft Continues Cloud Push With IE9

Microsoft continues to push its cloud strategy, helped in part by the latest version of its web browser, Internet Explorer…

14 years ago

Microsoft Frets Over Russian Antipiracy Campaign

Microsoft admits it is concerned over reports that its antipiracy policies are being used by Russian authorities to justify raids…

14 years ago

Microsoft Tool Protects Against Adobe Zero-Day Exploit

Microsoft's EMET tool can protect Acrobat and Reader users against an exploit currently in the wild

14 years ago

Visual Studio 2010 Plugs Into Rackspace Cloud

Rackspace has released a plug-in to allow Visual Studio 2010 .NET developers to deploy applications directly into its cloud infrastructure

14 years ago

Microsoft Windows XP’s Long Enterprise IT Goodbye

It's taken 10 years to get rid of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, despite its flaws and security holes

14 years ago

Windows 7 PC Refresh Could Create Junk Mountain

As analysts predict imminent upgrades to Windows 7, Computer Aid urges firms to give old PCs to reuse programmes

14 years ago

Microsoft Releases Enhanced Security Tool

The EMET 2 tool is designed to help developers improve application security, particularly for older programs

14 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Released To Manufacturers

Microsoft's upcoming smartphone operating system is headed for devices in time for the Christmas shopping season

14 years ago

Microsoft Partners With University On Sustainability Tool

The company is planning an online tool to help companies quantify energy savings from its new Windows 7 operating system

14 years ago

Gartner: Long-Awaited Business PC Refresh Imminent

Mass migration to Windows 7 must happen soon while tablets are undermining the netbook market, says Gartner

14 years ago

Microsoft Investigating Chinese Factory Conditions

Microsoft's investigation into conditions at the KYE factory in China turned up violations that the company says it addressed

14 years ago