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Tech Quiz: Microsoft In 2017

We've been speaking to Microsoft about enterprise mobility, devices, sports and the future this month. So test your knowledge here!

7 years ago

Microsoft ‘Did Not Disclose 2013 Breach Of Bug Database’

In the incident, which Microsoft described at the time as limited, hackers reportedly accessed the company's internal database of unfixed…

7 years ago

Microsoft Edge Mobile Arrives On iOS And Android

Microsoft releases Edge Mobile and launches a preview for its Android launcher

7 years ago

The ThinkPad At 25: How One Business PC Became An Industry Icon

The Thinkpad laptop celebrates its 25th birthday, but how did it become one of IBM's, and now Lenovo's, most successful…

7 years ago

Toshiba’s Protégé X20W-D Business Ultrabook Is Tough And Reliable

REVIEW: This laptop is built for business travel as well as for work in the office. It comes with the…

7 years ago

Avast CCleaner Utility ‘Installed Malware’ For One Month

The popular utility CCleaner was apparently accessed by hackers and made to distribute malware during the month to mid-September, researchers…

7 years ago

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Gives More Control Over Privacy & App Permissions

Microsoft makes moves to improve Windows 10 reputation for privacy in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

7 years ago

Microsoft Shrinks Size Of Windows Nano Server Container Images

Final preview of Windows Server sports smaller Nano Server images and improved support for container orchestration tools

7 years ago

Windows 10 Pro For Workstation Boosts Performance And Resiliency For ‘Sever Grade’ Systems

Microsoft unleashes more power for high end systems with Windows 10 Pro for Workstations arriving as part of the Fall…

7 years ago

Microsoft Defends Surface Range Amid Reliability Concerns

Consumer Reports says it can't recommend any Surface laptops amid fears they are unreliable, but Microsoft hits back

7 years ago

Microsoft Adds Eye Control Beta To Windows 10

Microsoft Edge and Windows Defender Application Guard have also received improvements

7 years ago

Microsoft Surface Pro Review: Hybrid Evolution

Tweaked design, a great screen and decent performance make the Surface Pro the best Windows 10 hybrid around

7 years ago

Why Paint, PowerShell 2.0 Are On Their Way Out Of Windows 10 Update

ANALYSIS: Some well-known features in Windows are on their way out as Microsoft cleans out obsolete code and features to…

7 years ago

Microsoft Promises Not To Kill Off Paint In Windows 10

Microsoft Paint is to be 'deprecated' in the next Windows 10 Creators update - but it will be downloadable from…

7 years ago

Microsoft Cloud Drives Profit As Legacy Declines

Amid worldwide job cuts, Redmond reveals impressive financials as cloud grows and legacy business declines

7 years ago

Microsoft Support For Windows Phone Officially Ends

Microsoft finally kills of Windows Phone 8.1 as mobile division faces unclear future

7 years ago

Petya Mainly A Threat To Unprepared And Unwilling Organizations

ANALYSIS: Despite repeated warnings and the experience last month provided by the WannaCry ransomware, organizations that failed to prepare for…

7 years ago

Box Drive Lets Users Access Cloud Files From Their Desktop

Box hopes to make its cloud platform as easy as possible to use and encourage firms to sign up

8 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Book Available For Pre-Order In The UK

Samsung pushes into the Windows 10 hybrid territory with the Galaxy Book hybrid

8 years ago

ICO: Met Police Use Of Windows XP Risks User Data Security

A consensual audit has found 'considerable scope for improvement' in the Met Police Service's data protection arrangements

8 years ago

VLC & Kodi Subtitle Vulnerability Could Give Hackers Control Of 200M Devices

Security researchers warn of a subtitle vulnerability that affects VLC, Kodi and other popular media software

8 years ago

Samba Vulnerability Could Usher In Another WannaCry Worm

The security hole could affect thousands upon thousands of Linux and Unix based machines

8 years ago

Panasonic Toughbook At 20: Can ‘Japanese’ Quality And Service’ Maintain Ruggedised PC Lead?

Panasonic is making a big deal of the Toughbook anniversary. But as business becomes more important to PC makers, can…

8 years ago

Webroot Antivirus Mistakenly Flags Windows Files As Malicious

False positive hell. Webroot AV mistakenly identifies Windows files as malicious, damages computers

8 years ago

‘Quantum Compositor’ Powers Faster And More Stable Firefox Browser

Firefox for desktop also has two new themes and a redesigned permissions interface

8 years ago

10 Of The Best Business Apps For Windows 10 Mobile

Silicon has a rundown of apps to maker your mobile a Windows 10 productivity suite

8 years ago

Computer And Internet Pioneer Robert Taylor Dies At 85

Taylor oversaw the development of key technologies including the Internet, the graphical user interface, an early search engine and Java

8 years ago

Attackers Target Unpatched Microsoft Word Flaw

The attacks make use of a previously undisclosed bug in Windows' Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) feature to take over…

8 years ago