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Bing: Google Isn’t Hitting The Panic Button Yet

Google is responding to Bing - look at the Explore Search page - but that doesn't mean it's running scared…

16 years ago

Ballmer: Bing Won’t Have Bang For A While

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced during the National Summit in Detroit that Bing would have a potentially hard and long…

16 years ago

Windows Fan Calls For Opera Ban

David Taraso of the JCXP.net Website argues that Microsoft should be allowed to put its Internet Explorer browser in Windows…

16 years ago

Does Your Business Need Mac’s Snow Leopard Or Windows 7?

The latest Mac OS runs faster 64 bit apps and supports MS Exchange, but will that be enough to convince…

16 years ago

Windows 7 Will Feature Improved Power Management

Some of the new features also are designed to give IT professionals more control and flexibility over management of the…

16 years ago

Microsoft and OpenDocument Format – At Last Some Compatibility?

Microsoft supports ODF and OpenOffice is Office-compatible. We'd be in file format heaven, if it weren't for the difference between…

16 years ago

Google Android – Better For Netbooks Than Windows 7

It might seem strange to put a phone operating system on a netbook, but Don Reisinger thinks it might be…

16 years ago

Acer Android Netbook Will Have Windows Too

Laptop maker hedges its bets - and puts paid to hopes of an Android-fuelled price crash

16 years ago

Microsoft Bing: At Last Google Has A Rival

After all the excitement, how does Bing measure up? Jim Rapoza has been using it non-stop since it launched, so…

16 years ago

HP Widget Nags You To Switch Your PC Off

Power To Change initiative aims to encourage users to turn off PCs at night

16 years ago

Microsoft: Windows 2008 RC2 Will Improve Virtualisation

Microsoft is betting that Windows 7 and Windows 2008 RC2 server will be the substantial hits it needs to reverse…

16 years ago

Microsoft Sets Ship Date For Windows 7

Rumors abound that Windows 7 will also be ported onto mininotebooks, aka netbooks

16 years ago

XP Mode Could Make Windows 7 A Must-Have

Windows XP mode will be a major selling point for Windows 7- and it's the single feature that will make…

16 years ago

What Windows 7 Means … For Apple

With the annoying stuff from Vista removed and the ability to run a virtual instance of XP within Windows 7,…

16 years ago

Microsoft Allies Rally Against EU

An industry body partly funded by Microsoft has come to its defence

16 years ago

Bing! – A New Microsoft Search Engine

Despite Google's lead in search-engine market share, Microsoft hopes that a new and improved search experience will translate into a…

16 years ago

Romania Issues €100 Million To Microsoft Without Bids

Contracts are drafted to exclude any alternatives and hand the money over to Redmond, say local activists

16 years ago

Free Software To Become A Euro Election Issue

Free software pact gives supporters something better to vote on than disgust over MP's expenses

16 years ago

Red Hat Sues Switzerland Over Microsoft Monopoly

£8 million a year to Microsoft, with no public bidding. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, say open…

16 years ago

Microsoft Turns Down EC Antitrust Meeting

Microsoft has declined the European Commission's offer to hold a hearing on antitrust matters concerning its browser bundling

16 years ago

Opera Browser Doesn’t Need The iPhone, Says Von Tetzchner

The iPhone's effect on the mobile Internet is over-rated, says Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner. What the whole world needs…

16 years ago

Windows 7’s XP Mode Could Boost Linux and The Mac

Window 7's XP Mode will get users used to the idea of desktop virtualisation - and make it easier for…

16 years ago

Windows 7: An End To the Anti-Virus Nightmare?

Anti-virus software is all rubbish, says Andrew Garcia. He's hoping that Windows 7's baked-in security could finally set him free…

16 years ago

Twitter Sparks Zune Phone Rumours

Microsoft has denied having a Zune-specific phone in the works, but attention-grabbing Tweets from a Microsoft account are saying otherwise

16 years ago

Microsoft To Lose Another 3000 Staff

That more or less completes the 5000 announced earlier. But there could be more in store

16 years ago

Windows Server 2008 R2: Better For Virtualisation

The new 64-bit-only Windows Server hosts a number of virtualisation improvements but migration may be problematic

16 years ago

Windows 7’s Costly Compatibility Issues

Polished yes, but elevated costs ensuring hardware and software compatibility may hold back business adoption of Windows 7

16 years ago

Office 2007 Service Pack 2: A Major Update

Tighter server integration keeps Office ahead of Linux/OpenOffice, but SP2 could create headaches for IT organisations.

16 years ago

Windows 7 Is More Secure Than XP

Companies can expect the next Windows to improve authentication, data protection, privilege levels, and more

16 years ago

Microsoft Bets on Premium Laptops, Not Netbooks, for Windows

Windows revenue may be down, but it will take more than that to make Microsoft embrace the netbook

16 years ago