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Microsoft: Downed Server Caused Windows Live Outage

Microsoft has suggested that a Windows Live outage on 16 February was caused by a crashed server

15 years ago

Microsoft Sponsoring, Speaking At Open Source Show

Microsoft will be active at the Open Source Business Conference, acting as a sponsor and providing a keynote speaker

15 years ago

Microsoft Announces UK Pricing For Office 2010

Microsoft has reduced the UK price of its Office Suite for Home and Business, as well as introducing a free…

15 years ago

Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 Could Be A Success

Many analysts see Microsoft's revamp of its Windows Mobile OS as a positive move, but others have expressed concern about…

15 years ago

MWC: HTC Launches Revamped Nexus One As Desire

HTC, maker of Google's Nexus One, has launched an updated version of the smartphone called the Desire, at Mobile World…

15 years ago

MWC: RIM Launches BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphones, has announced a version of its Enterprise Server aimed at cost-conscious businesses

15 years ago

Can Windows Phone 7 Change Microsoft’s Mobile Luck?

Steve Ballmer is typically upbeat about Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's new hope in mobile devices. But can it really succeed?

15 years ago

MWC: Microsoft’s Ballmer Launches Windows Mobile 7

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer finally unveiled Windows Mobile 7 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – with many long-predicted features

15 years ago

MWC: Microsoft To Showcase Windows Mobile 7

Microsoft will finally reveal its Windows Mobile 7 smartphone operating system during a press conference at the Mobile World Congress…

15 years ago

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