Although Microsoft has decided against taking its Courier tablet to market, there are plenty of Windows-based challengers to the iPad on the way. Two more have been announced this week from the Far East.
Microsoft is preparing to update the Windows Live Suite with Live Wave 4, beginning with Windows Live Messenger. What’s more, Microsoft has unveiled its new Messenger Connect API.
Microsoft cleaned malware from more than 40 million computers in the second half of 2010. It says China and Brazil have benefited significantly from the release of Microsoft Security Essentials last September.
Windows Embedded Standard 7 may not be a very catchy name, but it could catch on in a big way.
McAfee says it will compensate customers affected by last week’s anti-virus update which unintentionally left some XP machines useless. The compensation will go beyond refunds and may cover some of the resulting repair or replacement costs.
Microsoft came out victorious in a patent dispute in Germany. The dispute involved a Microsoft’s patent concerning the way long file names are stored on FAT systems. In 2006 Microsoft won a similar dispute in the U.S. Just because an international company wins a patent case in the U.S. doesn’t mean that it will prevail overseas. However Microsoft pulled off a win on the appeals level after losing the case on the lower court level.
The Xbox 360 hasn’t exactly had a smooth ride to this point, what with the dreaded Red Ring of Death hitting the system hard in its early days. But the console has now hit the 40-million -old milestone. And with the Natal motion control system due to be released by the 2010 holidays, the future is looking positive.
McAfee and customers alike are dealing with the fallout of a major error with an antivirus update which has left some XP computers stuck in an endless reboot cycle. Here’s all the latest details on the situation and the aftermath.
Microsoft had a good 2009, turning the corner in many people’s eyes, with reboots of several of its properties. But 2010 is shaping up to be even better, with third fiscal quarter financial results showing increased earnings. The main reason for the turnaround? Windows 7, of course.
Microsoft says it will soon begin external testing of the next edition of its online “Live” services. But the new features won’t be available in Windows XP.
Social media and social networking are mostly used, by the general public at least, as ways to keep in touch with friends and share thoughts, views and interesting stores from around the Web. But there’s an obvious use which is somewhat being ignored at present, and that is with engaging people in politics.
Microsoft Office 2010 has reached the Release to Manufacturing stage. That means it is, for all intents, finished and it will take a major bug to force any further changes before it goes on sale to the public,
Microsoft has rolled out its latest Fix It initiative, all of which are designed to prevent, or detect and repair, basic PC problems. The Fix It Center is an online and PC-based tool which could help Windows users prolong the life of their system.
A Microsoft staffer has mocked Google’s announcement of new features in Google Docs, its free online productivity suite. The comments mirror an ongoing debate about exactly what users expect from free office software.
A factory responsible for manufacturing Microsoft products, amongst many others, has been called out for the way its workers are treated. Microsoft has been singled out as the company that should take a stand against the practices, and it’s promised to investigate.
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