Laptop maker hedges its bets - and puts paid to hopes of an Android-fuelled price crash
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News PC
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 he knows
HP Widget Nags You To Switch Your PC Off
Power To Change initiative aims to encourage users to turn off PCs at night
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 its fortunes in a slumping economy
Microsoft Sets Ship Date For Windows 7
Rumors abound that Windows 7 will also be ported onto mininotebooks, aka netbooks
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 most companies jump at the chance to have Windows 7, says Don Reisinger.
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, Apple should worry
Microsoft Allies Rally Against EU
An industry body partly funded by Microsoft has come to its defence
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 greater piece of the online search pie
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
Free Software To Become A Euro Election Issue
Free software pact gives supporters something better to vote on than disgust over MP's expenses
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 source activists
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
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 is a browser that can span from PCs down to the old and simple phones
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 them to move to Linux or Mac OS, says Jason Brooks
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 from all that
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
Microsoft To Lose Another 3000 Staff
That more or less completes the 5000 announced earlier. But there could be more in store
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
Windows 7’s Costly Compatibility Issues
Polished yes, but elevated costs ensuring hardware and software compatibility may hold back business adoption of Windows 7
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.
Windows 7 Is More Secure Than XP
Companies can expect the next Windows to improve authentication, data protection, privilege levels, and more
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
Microsoft Feels the Heat with First Ever Revenue Decline
The global recession has brought Microsoft to a new first: a year-over-year decline in quarterly revenue.
Microsoft Developing Parallel Programming Language
Formerly known as “Maestro,” Axum is an incubation project that Microsoft is working on to help programmers tackle the issue of parallel programming in the .NET environment
Is It The End of the Road For Windows 2000?
With Windows XP entering Extended Support mode this week and Windows 2000 due to leave extended support on July 13 2010, Andrew Garcia suggests that now is a good time to start planning your next OS upgrade.
Mac Share Goes Down – Again
We asked - could the recession help the Mac against the PC? The answer is no. Price pressure and the recession took their toll
Whether OOXML Wins Or Not, Older MS Docs Aren’t Safe
Microsoft's OOXML formats are controversial - but the older Office formats will be a danger as security holes go unpatched, warns Larry Seltzer. Is this deliberate neglect?
IBM, Red Hat and others Join EC Microsoft Case
A group of tech companies has joined the likes of Google, Opera and Mozzilla in the latest EC case against the tech giant
Stealthy Mebroot Rootkit Drills Into Windows
The new variant hooks itself deep within Windows to thwart efforts at spotting it