Finnish phone giant Nokia has gone for Intel and Windows 7, and claims a 12 hour battery life for ts long-awaited netboo, the Booklet 3G
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Ten Microsoft Windows 7 Features We Want
Windows 7 is faster and easier than Windows Vista, has some good user interface tweaks - and it has crazy desktop backgrounds. Nicholas Kolakowski lists his ten top Windows 7 improvements
Microsoft Files Motion To Block Word Ruling
Microsoft has filed a motion to stay a court ruling that could pull Microsoft Word from store shelves within 60 days
Here Is A Gaping Windows 7 Hole!
While testing Windows 7 for eWEEK, Andrew Garcia found something nasty: in certain circumstances, Windows 7 provides anyone with an administrator account that has no password
Windows 7 RTM Review: Improvements But Security Issues Remain
The RTM version of Windows 7 has plenty of improvements, according to our long review. But Andrew Garcia has concerns over its security implementation
Microsoft Hit By Two More Texas Lawsuits
Microsoft's legal troubles continue with two new lawsuits filed by smaller companies alleging patent infringement, both in East Texas
Microsoft’s Development Tech Oslo Evolves
Microsoft's software modeling technology code-named Oslo appears to be something of a chameleon in that it continues to evolve and change appearance based on its surroundings
ODF safe from Microsoft / i4i Lawsuit
Open Document Format uses different technology and so is immune to the lawsuit that struck Microsoft, according to experts
Microsoft Must Respond to Rumoured Apple Netbook
Microsoft and its manufacturing partners may find themselves needing to respond if Apple rolls out its much-rumored tablet computer later in 2009 or sometime in 2010
Microsoft Word Ruling Could Threaten Open Source
The lawsuit could also present trouble down the road for the XML-based OpenDocument Format, for spreadsheets, word-processing and other productivity applications.
Microsoft Must Judge Word Mobile By Google’s Efforts
Microsoft is partnering with Nokia to bring Office Mobile and other applications to Symbian OS mobile phones
Nokia And Microsoft Partner On Mobile Office
Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership on 12 August that will see the rollout of a mobile version of Microsoft Office onto Nokia smartphones, starting with the Eseries line of enterprise-centric devices
US Court Bans Sales Of Microsoft Word
Microsoft was ordered to cease sales and support of Microsoft Word after a U.S. District Court judge in Texas ruled that the company violated an XML-related patent held by small Canada-based technology company i4i
Microsoft Will Ship European Windows 7 With IE8
Microsoft now plans to issue the same version of Windows 7 in Europe as in the rest of the world, only with a ballot screen that allows users to choose a specific Web browse
Swiss Government Has Microsoft “Dependency”
Open source advocates claim that a Swiss government department must open its doors to non-proprietary software
Windows 7 RTM Available For Download
A recent report by Deutsche Bank suggests that the take-up for Windows 7 could exceed that of both Windows XP and Vista
Is Apple’s Security Reputation Under Threat?
Is it finally time for the company to admit that its operating system is as susceptible to security issues as Windows? Apple would be doing a good service to Mac users if it started advising its customers to pay closer attention to sec ...
Swiss Open Source Decision Going Microsoft’s Way
But the case isn't over yet argue legal experts and there is still room for an appeal
Microsoft’s Ballmer Fails To Back Optimism With Numbers
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called himself "optimistic" about Microsoft's marketplace prospects over the next 12 months, but declined to give the audience at the company's Financial Analyst Meeting any specific numbers to back his publ ...
Uncertain Future For Yahoo Developer Projects
The fate of some of Yahoo's search-related developer projects is now uncertain following the deal the company has made with Microsoft
Boohoo For Microhoo!
Everyone thinks that the combination of Microsoft Bing and Yahoo will be good for consumers, but is that really so? Beware the deadly duopoly, warns Jim Rapoza
Analysts’ Consensus: Microhoo Is Slow Death For Yahoo
It's a tough job to find a tech-watcher who doesn't think the deal with Microsoft means slow death for Yahoo. eWEEK found only one who thinks Yahoo gains
Microsoft Ballmer: Google Biggest Opponent To Yahoo Deal
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says he expects Google to pose greater opposition to the Microsoft-Yahoo search deal than federal antitrust regulators
Microsoft Planning First Stores in California And Arizona
Microsoft plans on opening its long-planned stores in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mission Viejo, Calif., this fall
Microsoft Bing To Power Yahoo Search
Ten year deal to unseat the king of search, follows Microsoft's failed bid to buy Yahoo
Microsoft Offers Data Recovery For Midmarket Companies
Big Blue offers midmarket companies a package of data protection products that help provide continuous data protection and recovery management for Microsoft Windows operating system-supported data and applications
Netbooks And Smartphones Collide In London
New portable devices are changing the way people work. Analysts and delegates will touch down at Heathrow to find out how
Deutsche Bank: Windows 7 Will Prompt PC Refresh
A report from Deutsche Bank suggests that companies will purchase Windows 7 and use the new Microsoft operating system as an excuse to upgrade their systems
Details Of Microsoft Stores Leaked Online
Details about Microsoft's retail stores have been kept heavily under wraps ahead of their Autumn launch, at least until a massive slide show of early concepts for the stores leaked online
Microsoft Readying Unscheduled Critical Security Patches
Microsoft will release two out-of-band security bulletins tomorrow, targeting issues in Internet Explorer and the Visual Studio product line