PC

Microsoft Fixes Google Engineer Flaw In Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plugs five security holes with four bulletins for July's Patch Tuesday

15 years ago

Redmond Touts Personal Clouds And Traditional PC

Microsoft's marketing offensive at its Worldwide Partner Conference continues after executives used it to tout the market dominance of the…

15 years ago

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools

Microsoft has given app developers access to a new set of Windows Phone 7 development tools after launching a beta…

15 years ago

Microsoft’s Ten Errors Of Judgement

Microsoft is laying off staff, despite having plenty of money in the bank. Has the company just run out of…

15 years ago

Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Service Pack

Microsoft announced a Service Pack 1 beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting on 12 July

15 years ago

Microsoft Extends XP Downgrade For Windows 7

Microsoft is letting Windows XP Professional users keep their downgrade rights for the life cycle of Windows 7

15 years ago

Microsoft Will Ship Four Patches Next Tuesday

On Patch Tuesday Microsoft will fix a bug which a Google engineer controversially revealed

15 years ago

HP Reported To Be Laying Off Palm Staff

HP, with its acquisition of Palm complete, has reportedly laid off a number of Palm employees

15 years ago

Analysts Put Positive Spin On Death Of Microsoft Kin

Kin’s demise might prove a long-term benefit to the company say analysts

15 years ago

Dell Dismisses Faulty PC Issue An Old Problem

Dell's use of faulty parts in some OptiPlex PCs wasn't intentional, states a Direct2Dell blog post

15 years ago

Analysts Question Future Of Microsoft Tablet Strategy

HP has confirmed Palm WebOS would be an operating system for tablet PCs but the question remains whether Windows 7…

15 years ago

Microsoft Kin Death Raises Windows Phone 7 Questions

The death of Microsoft's Kin phones indicates a move away from 'unnecessary' consumer projects in favor of focusing on Windows…

15 years ago

Microsoft Office 2010 Security Flaw Uncovered

Researchers at Vupen Security claim they have uncovered a security vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2010

15 years ago

Microsoft Dumps Kin Mobile Range

Microsoft is cancelling the European launch of its Kin mobile phone. Apparently in three months in the US, only 500…

15 years ago

IDC Points To Booming PC Accessories Market

Encouraging signs for the PC industry after analyst house IDC found that sales of PC accessories and peripherals continues to…

15 years ago

Microsoft Leak Could Reveal Windows 8 Detail

Microsoft is already discussing a Windows 8 app store internally, according to an alleged internal presentation leaked online

15 years ago

Kingston Proposes SSD Kicker For Old PCs

With 90 million PCs reaching the end of their life, Kingston's Darwin Chen says solid state storage could keep them…

15 years ago

Google Pushing Android 2.2 to Nexus One

Users of the Google smartphone are getting the latest version of the mobile OS, with speed, security and Exchange features

15 years ago

Salesforce Hires Old Microsoft Foe For Patent Lawsuit

Salesforce has hired David Boies, who represented the DOJ in its antitrust action against Microsoft, as counsel for its patent-infringement…

15 years ago

Salesforce.com Countersues Microsoft In Patent Spat

Salesforce.com is accusing Microsoft of infringing on five of its patents, in a lawsuit countering the suit filed in May…

15 years ago

Tech Refresh Down To Windows 7, Says Michael Dell

Michael Dell has pointed to Windows 7 and the recent release of Office 2010 as two main drivers behind a…

15 years ago

Google Hits Back At Android Security Flaw Report

US tech giant gets defensive over report into possible security dangers of Android applications

15 years ago

Microsoft Shows Windows OS For Mobile Enterprise

Microsoft has introduced a new version of Windows Embedded for enterprise mobility: the Windows Embedded Handheld platform

15 years ago

IDC: Microsoft Could Succeed In Tablet Space

Microsoft could succeed in the tablet PC space, suggests an IDC analyst, despite manufacturers' interest in operating systems other than…

15 years ago

Hackers Now Targeting Windows Zero-Day Exposed By Google

The issue of responsible disclosure has come to the fore after news that the Windows XP zero-day vulnerability exposed by…

15 years ago

Microsoft Office 2010 Released For Worldwide Sale

Microsoft has officially announced the worldwide availability of its next generation productivity suite, Office 2010

15 years ago

Security Spats Highlight Google And Microsoft Cold War

Microsoft's newly announced Windows XP vulnerability was first reported by a Google researcher, pointing to possible behind-the-scenes conflict between the…

15 years ago

Google Engineer Exposes Microsoft Windows Bug

Microsoft has issued a security advisory in response to the publication of attack code for a Windows zero-day vulnerability by…

15 years ago

Microsoft Tackles 34 Vulnerabilities In Latest Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has plugged 34 security vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer and other products in this month's Patch Tuesday

15 years ago

Microsoft Needs Help To Compete In Tablet Market

Microsoft has acknowledged the death of its Courier project, but is reportedly working on a number of tablets with a…

15 years ago