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Microsoft Spending £250m Marketing Windows Phone 7

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7's marketing push could total $400 million (£257m), on top of development costs for the smartphone platform,…

14 years ago

IBM Report Labels Apple, Microsoft As Most Vulnerable

IBM's X-Force threat report has labelled Adobe, Apple and Microsoft as the makers of products with the most vulnerabilities

14 years ago

10 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Its Security Response

Over the years, Microsoft has seen plenty of evidence that it needs to improve its response to security alerts. Here's…

14 years ago

Companies Face Millions In Windows 7 Migration Costs

Upcoming migrations from Windows XP to Windows 7 bode well for IT pros with the right skills but portend tough…

14 years ago

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta: Review

The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 beta adds Dynamic Memory host memory management and RemoteFX to enhance VDI implementations

14 years ago

AMD Hires Intel Engineer As Server CTO

AMD has reached into the ranks of its larger rival, hiring former Intel engineer Donald Newell as vice president and…

14 years ago

Microsoft Working On ‘Orleans’ Cloud Technology

Uncovered documents describe 'Orleans' as a programming model that could augment Windows Azure

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Turns 15

Over the last 15 years, Microsoft has held onto its browser market share through thick and thin. How much longer…

14 years ago

Microsoft To Unveil IE9 Beta Mid September

The public beta of Internet Explorer 9 will be launched on September 15, Microsoft has confirmed

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Stick With Windows XP

Linux beats Windows 7 into second place in our reader poll, behind the venerable Windows XP. Next - tell us…

14 years ago

Windows Will Be Big In The Cloud, Says Rackspace

Linux rules the cloud, but users want greener servers for Windows too, says hosting provider

14 years ago

New Windows Bug Scare Ahead Of Patch Tuesday

Just one day before Microsoft releases its largest Patch Tuesday update, a new zero-day bug affecting Windows 7 and older…

14 years ago

Open Source Adoption Reaches Tipping Point

Open source software is finding increasing favour, with many businesses now committing to clear open source strategies and policies

14 years ago

Microsoft Heads For Biggest-Ever Patch Tuesday

The company is to release 14 security updates affecting products including Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight and Microsoft Office

14 years ago

Microsoft Offers Final Pre-Beta Peek at IE9

Developers have the chance to see the key improvements Microsoft has made to its next-generation browser, Internet Explorer 9

14 years ago

Microsoft Teases With Possible Tablet Images

Microsoft's hardware division has released images that offer a tantalising view of what could be a tablet device from the…

14 years ago

Windows 7 Blows Past Vista, But XP Still Rules

Windows 7 has now passed Vista in terms of total numbers of users, but Windows XP remains the undisputed king…

14 years ago

British Government Sticks With IE6, Citing Cost

The British government has opted to stick with Internet Explorer 6 on its computers, despite its documented security risks

14 years ago

Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Security Fix

Microsoft is patching a Windows vulnerability being targeted by attackers. The zero-day bug was disclosed publicly this month.

14 years ago

Cloud Awakens Microsoft’s Server And Tools Giant

The cloud is the future of IT and Microsoft’s Server and Tools business has the company poised to cash in…

14 years ago

Microsoft Pushes Cloud At Financial Analyst Meeting

Microsoft opened its annual Financial Analyst Meeting with the claim that Microsoft's cloud computing initiatives are beginning to gain traction

14 years ago

HP Hints At Business Focused Windows 7 Tablet

Executives at HP have indicated that it could make a line of Windows 7 tablets that would be geared more…

14 years ago

What’s The Story Behind Microsoft’s ARM Agreement?

Microsoft might be trying to become more like Apple, or maybe it just wants more influence over its manufacturing partners,…

14 years ago

Support Scam Is Black Eye For Microsoft Partners

A rogue anti-virus scam run from a call centres in India threatens to tarnish the reputation of Microsoft's genuine reseller…

14 years ago

Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager: Review

Forefront Identity Manager comforts IT pros who must keep track of user identity, access and authorisation tasks in enterprise environments

14 years ago

Microsoft Licenses ARM Chip Architecture

ARM Holdings has signed a deal to give Microsoft access to its chip blueprints for phones and other devices

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Q4 Revenues Exceed Expectations

Microsoft posted revenues of £10.42 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, and reported some 175 million Windows 7 licenses sold…

14 years ago

Zen And The Green Art Of PC Maintenance

It’s time to pimp your PC and save the planet says Andrew Donoghue. Repairing is the new upgrading

14 years ago

Pictures Spied Of HP Windows 7 Tablet

Hewlett-Packard may have a Windows 7-powered tablet PC in its production pipeline

14 years ago

Police Foil Rogue Anti-Virus Scam

Police have closed down an operation that uses cold-calls to trick users into paying £185 for "support" they don't need

14 years ago