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Smartphones Continue Mobile Domination

Smartphones still rule the mobile world, and Windows Mobile has a surprisingly high OS adoption rate

15 years ago

Microsoft Pulls Windows 2000 Server Patch

Microsoft has pulled support for a security patch update that was supposed to fix a critical vulnerability on Windows 2000…

15 years ago

McAfee Update Fiasco Should Serve As A Warning

The controversy created by McAfee's buggy antivirus update should encourage organisations to consider a staged approach to updating computers, says…

15 years ago

Windows 7 Helps Boost Microsoft Revenues

Microsoft reported an uptick in revenues during its third-quarter earnings call on 22 April

15 years ago

McAfee Update Breaks Windows XP Systems

PCs running Windows XP have been brought to a standstill worldwide after McAfee VirusScan Enterprise issued a false positive

15 years ago

Microsoft Dumps Itanium As Business Shifts

Changes in its business and consumer focus suggest that Microsoft could be moving out of the Dark Ages and preparing…

15 years ago

Microsoft Announces Intune Cloud Management Tool

Microsoft announced the beta rollout of its Windows Intune, a cloud-based management system

15 years ago

Microsoft Releases Office 2010 To Manufacturing As Testing Ends

Microsoft has officially released to manufacturing the next generation of its Office product suite, Office 2010, after an extensive round…

15 years ago

Microsoft To Investigate Brutal Conditions at Chinese Factory

Microsoft has promised that it will investigate alleged prisoner-like conditions for staff at the KYE factory in China's Dongguan City

15 years ago

Microsoft Axes Support for Windows Vista RTM

It is the end of the road for Vista RTM, the original and patch-free version of Microsoft's unpopular operating system,…

15 years ago

Charities Urged To Dump Closed CRM And Windows

Migrating away from proprietary CRM platforms could allow charities to finally abandon Windows completely, says FSF

15 years ago

Future Operating Systems Will Be Built For Security

Software vendors have been making their products more secure and have been providing tools and best-practice guidelines for application developers…

15 years ago

Switching Back To Windows – The End Of An Era

Cameron Sturdevant's coverage of Apple products is coming to an end but, as we enter the cloud computing age, Sturdevant…

15 years ago

Microsoft Opts To Outsource Tech Support To Infosys

Microsoft has signed a three year outsourcing deal with India-based Infosys, which will see it manage its tech support operations

15 years ago

Google Speeds Up Docs For Collaboration

Google has revised Google Docs to improve and speed up the document, drawing and spreadsheet editors in Docs

15 years ago

Microsoft Launches Kin Social Networking Phones

Microsoft has revealed two new smartphones: the Kin One and Kin Two

15 years ago

Microsoft Readies Multiple Fixes For Patch Tuesday

Microsoft is to release fixes for 25 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Office and Exchange on Patch Tuesday

15 years ago

Windows 7 SP1 Beta Leaked Online

A beta of Microsoft's upcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 has appeared on a number of Torrent websites

15 years ago

Microsoft Releases Preview Stats On IE9

Microsoft has released a series of statistics on the preview of the next major version of its Internet Explorer browser

15 years ago

Microsoft Consumer Market Set For Revival

Microsoft could reclaim its flagging consumer market share with a new wave of products, including Windows Phone 7 and Bing,…

15 years ago

Microsoft Pledges Support For Open Source

Microsoft continues to express its commitment to open-source software, most recently at EclipseCon and the Open Source Business Conference

15 years ago

Don’t Trust Cloud, Says Government Security Adviser

Firewalls block most public sector agencies from Internet applications due to perceived risks

15 years ago

Microsoft Facing £25m Argentinian Linux Lawsuit

Exclusive: A legal dispute between Microsoft and an open source company in Argentina raises questions about the availability of desktop…

15 years ago

Desktops Resurgent With Windows 7, New iMacs

Desktops are making a major comeback in 2010, thanks in part to adoption of Microsoft’s Windows 7, new Apple iMacs…

15 years ago

Facebook Users More Media Loyal Than Google

Facebook users are more loyal media websites than visitors from Google News, signalling it as a strong driver for traffic…

15 years ago

Microsoft Partners Citrix For Desktop Virtualisation

Microsoft and Citrix Systems have announced a partnership designed to promote the companies' end-to-end solutions for virtualisation

15 years ago

Home Secretary Meets Facebook Over Child Protection Button

The social network giant’s sustained refusal to adopt the UK's Ceop online protection scheme for children has led to a…

15 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Series Will Not Have Cut And Paste

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series will lack the ability to cut, copy and paste text, similar to Apple's iPhone upon…

15 years ago

Microsoft Plans To Appeal Latest Patent Case

Microsoft plans to appeal the $105.7 million legal judgment leveled against it in a patent-infringement suit brought by VirnetX

15 years ago

Microsoft Responds To Virtual PC Security Warning

Microsoft is disputing Core Security Technologies' description of a security issue affecting Microsoft's Virtual PC software as a vulnerability

15 years ago