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Microsoft To Offer Skype Preinstallation For OEM PCs
Microsoft is reportedly set to release a Skype preinstallation kit to bundle the VoIP service onto new Windows PCs
Windows 8 Release Preview Due Today
Microsoft is expected to unveil the “Release Preview” of Windows 8 today, coupled with a preview of Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft: Windows XP Costs More Than An Upgrade
Microsoft is touting the savings to be had with Windows 7 - but admits XP still accounts for 42 percent of 'commercial' deployments
Microsoft Announces Windows 8 UI Features, Kills Aero Glass
Microsoft says the Windows 8 user interface will smash Aero Glass, but still retain elements from Windows 7
Tech Giants Transfer Open Data Protocol To OASIS
Microsoft and other tech giants have moved the Microsoft Open Data Protocol to the OASIS standards body
Windows 8 Improves Support For Multiple Monitors
Microsoft is to make it much easier to use multiple monitors in Windows 8, in order to aid productivity
Government Scheme Offers PC With Broadband For £159
Get Online @ Home, now with free Internet
Microsoft Expects To Ship 350m Windows 7 Devices This Year
The momentum behind Windows 7 appears to be growing, with Microsoft saying it will ship 350 million devices running the OS in 2012 alone
Google Chrome Was World’s Most Popular Browser Last Week
Google web browser tops the charts for the first time in its history
Microsoft Encourages Sharing At Security Conference
Microsoft has held its first Security Development Conference to encourage the sharing of security information
EU Competition Watchdog Sniffs At Windows RT
It is unclear whether Microsoft is going to break the 2009 EU “browser choice” agreement
Microsoft Promises Children Trackers In Windows 8
Microsoft details improved monitoring options and restrictions for parents
Apple Changes Siri’s Embarrassing Nokia Favouritism
Nokia accuses Apple of bias after Siri no longer says that the Lumia 900 is the best smartphone ever
New PC Owners To Be Offered Windows 8 For Under £10
Microsoft tries to convince users to buy new computers ahead of Windows 8 release
Microsoft Says It Will Be Carbon Neutral From July 2013
Microsoft aims to make internal departments responsible for their own emissions
Microsoft Mends 23 Bugs With Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft's monthly update is targetting 23 security vulnerabilities, including a flaw exploited by Duqu
Lenovo To Upgrade ThinkCentre And Edge PCs With Ivy Bridge
Lenovo is to offer new ThinkCentre and Edge Series PCs that include Intel's Ivy Bridge processors
Microsoft Axes Chinese Partner For Security Code Leak
Microsoft has banned a Chinese firm from its Vulnerability-Sharing Group for leaking code on a Windows security hole
Dell Unveils New Ivy Bridge-based Systems
Dell has unveiled a number of new systems that are powered by the latest Intel third-generation chips
Microsoft And Dolby Sign Deal For Windows 8 Tablets And PCs
Microsoft has selected Dolby to provide the audio technology for Windows 8 on tablets and PCs
Microsoft To Increase Volume License Costs By 29 Percent
New prices to take effect from 1 July, but educational customers excluded
HP Regains Top Spot As Leading PC Maker
Hewlett-Packard has overtaken Apple's PC shipments in Q1 according to new figures out from Canalys
Motorola Gets Windows 7 And Xbox 360 Banned In Germany
However US court rules injunction cannot be enforced...yet
Windows 8 Gets Off To Slow Start, New Stats Reveal
New statistics show Windows 8 is not proving to be quite as popular as Microsoft would have hoped
Android Hits 51% Smartphone Use, Says comScore
Worrying news for Microsoft after figures revealed iOS and Android continued to grow their smartphone marketshare
Microsoft Joins Telepresence Collaboration Group OVCC
Seven months after it was formed, Microsoft has joined the OVCC group which promotes telepresence and video collaboration
Apple Co-founder Wozniak Touts ‘Beautiful’ Windows Phone
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Microsoft's Windows Phone OS has a more beautiful interface than the iPhone
Microsoft Open Source Unit Updates Redis
Microsoft's open source subsidiary has released its first deliverable, namely Redis on Windows
LG Cloud Beta Launches Tomorrow
LG Cloud will share content between smartphones, smart TVs and PCs