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eWEEK’s Top 25 Technologies Of The Decade

From virtualisation to Linux to the Apple iPhone, eWEEK names the products, applications and technologies of the last decade that…

15 years ago

Windows XP Crippled With ‘Blue Screen’ Following Patch Update

Some users are claiming that Windows XP has been crippled with the “blue screen of death” following Microsoft's Patch Tuesday…

15 years ago

Opera Releases Beta Of Fastest Ever Browser

Opera Software has pushed out the beta release of Opera 10.50 for Windows, which promises to be its fastest browser…

15 years ago

Windows 8 Will Be ‘Completely Different’, Blog Reveals

A blog posting has inadvertently revealed that Windows 8 is already being developed and will be "something completely different from…

15 years ago

MWC: Microsoft’s Slice of Mobile OS Sector Shrinks

New figures have shown that Microsoft's share of the mobile operating system market in the US has fallen by nearly…

15 years ago

Microsoft Claims Google Buzz Does Nothing New

Microsoft's official reaction to the launch of Google Buzz? Been there, done that

15 years ago

Microsoft And British Library Develop Open Source Research Tool

Updated: The British Library's new collaboration tool is based on Microsoft's Codeplex technology, but free software campaigners question the openness…

15 years ago

No IE Fix In Massive Microsoft Security Update

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for February will fix several long-running problems in Windows but won't address the IE flaw revealed…

15 years ago

Microsoft Investigates Windows 7 Battery Claims

Microsoft is investigating reports that some users who upgraded their laptops to run Windows 7, are now allegedly experiencing poor…

15 years ago

Microsoft Offers Up Office 2010 For Testing

Microsoft will offer the Release Candidate of Office 2010 to testers enrolled in its Technology Adoption Program ahead of the…

15 years ago

Microsoft Admits New IE Vulnerability Could Open Files

Microsoft has published an advisory of a new vulnerability which could allow hackers to open files on PCs running Windows…

15 years ago

Windows 7 Grows Market Share As XP Declines

More evidence has emerged that Windows 7 is enjoying a growing market share, while the nearly decade-old warhorse Windows XP…

15 years ago

Manchester Police Nabbed By Conficker Worm

Greater Manchester Police has quarantined its network after discovering it had been infected by the notorious Conficker worm

15 years ago

Windows 7 Gains Traction With Cost-Conscious Businesses

Small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) are accelerating plans to migrate to Windows 7, according to a new survey

15 years ago

MWC: Microsoft To Launch Zune Phone?

Rumours say Microsoft will launch a phone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this month - but will…

15 years ago

Windows 7 Sales Bring Strong Q2 Results For Microsoft

Microsoft reported increased revenues for the second fiscal quarter, but analysts suggest that Microsoft's success in 2010 depends on a…

15 years ago

VDI Is Evolving To Become A Viable Option

Using virtual desktops is becoming more feasible, but hardware requirements, licensing costs and cloud alternatives should give IT managers pause…

15 years ago

Gates Calls For Higher Taxes To Help US Recovery

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates makes an appearance on ABC to talk about the US economy and his charitable works

15 years ago

Stay Calm Over Internet Explorer Security

The moves by governments to boycott Microsoft's Internet Explorer sound like a kneejerk reaction. Peter Judge says security settings are…

15 years ago

Migration Tools Are More Hassle Than They’re Worth

Products such as PCmover Pro and Enterprise let you move a Windows XP installation to Windows 7, but is that…

15 years ago

German Government Advises Citizens To Avoid IE

More than 20 companies including Google may have been hit by hack attacks, made possible by a flaw in Microsoft's…

15 years ago

Internet Security Unchanged By Chinese Attack, Says Microsoft’s Ballmer

Microsoft's email services were not affected, and the Chinese cyber-attack on Google is business as usual, said Microsoft CEO Steve…

15 years ago

Chinese Cyber-Attacks Came Through New IE Flaw

Security vendor McAfee says the attack that prompted Google's threat to leave China, actually used a new zero-day Internet Explorer…

15 years ago

Review: LapLink’s PCmover Tools Ease Windows 7 Migration

LapLink's PCmover line of personality transplant tools moves applications and their configuration settings to a new operating system without requiring…

15 years ago

Review: Microsoft Updates A Solid Server With SharePoint 2010

Microsoft has done a good job of bringing the server squarely in step with the times with the SharePoint 2010…

15 years ago

Microsoft Issues First Security Patch Of 2010

Microsoft is planning to plug a Windows security hole rated critical for Windows 2000 systems, in the company's first Patch…

15 years ago

Microsoft Announces Office 2010 Pricing At CES

Microsoft has announced pricing for its upcoming Office 2010, which is slated for release in June.

15 years ago

Does Apple Belong In The Workplace?

Products such as Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition have enabled Apple to compete in a Windows-dominated corporate world, but…

15 years ago

Microsoft In 2010: Windows 7, Bing And Cloud Computing

Cloud computing could boost Microsoft's market share in the enterprise, but the company could struggle in other areas, notably the…

15 years ago

What Microsoft Must Do To Succeed In 2010

Microsoft had a relatively successful year. But 2009 is nearly history and Microsoft must look ahead to 2010

15 years ago