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Vista SideBar and gadgets the new frontier for malware

March 7, 2007

Vista SideBar and gadgets the new frontier for malwareWhile security features in Windows Vista will make it harder for malware coders to develop worms that target operating system vulnerabilities, Symantec is tipping that malware coders will turn their attention to other vulnerabilities, like Vista’s new Windows SideBar and gadgets.

Third-party anti-spyware still needed for Vista

March 4, 2007

Microsoft Defender under fire for failing spyware test It appears that Vista users still need to use third-party anti-spyware after Microsoft’s Windows Defender was found to only block 47% of spyware threats in quick scan mode, in a recent test of spyware products by independent lab Enex TestLab on behalf of security and utility products vendor PC Tools.

Microsoft concedes Vista and Internet Explorer security flaw

February 27, 2007

Microsoft concedes Vista and Internet Explorer security flawMicrosoft has acknowledged a security issue in both Vista and the new Internet Explorer 7, but does not consider the problem “high risk”.

Microsoft CEO: Don’t be too optimistic about Vista

February 26, 2007

Microsoft CEO: Don't be too optimistic about VistaMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts they were “somewhat too bullish” about the sales of Microsoft’s new Vista operating system at a recent financial analyst briefing in New York. Ballmer also revealed that while he believed that the controversial Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program might improve revenue growth, he wasn’t counting on it to be a ”huge thing on the scale of this business”.

Microsoft imposes Vista tax on Mac and Linux virtualization

February 24, 2007

Microsoft imposes Vista tax on Mac virtualizationComputer users wanting to run Vista on Mac OS or Linux will have to buy an expensive version of Vista if they want to legally install it on their systems using virtualization technology.*

Your complete guide to upgrading to Vista

February 21, 2007

Thinking of upgrading to Vista? Here’s a complete guide to buying and installing Vista on your PC!

Windows Vista - everything you need to know before and after purchasing

The pre-Vista scan

Microsoft: Vista could have been better, a replacement will come in 2009

February 19, 2007

Microsoft: Vista could have been better, a replacement will come in 2009According to a high-level Microsoft executive, Vista’s replacement, code named ”Vienna”, is already being developed, and could be on the shelves by 2009.

Is now the time to upgrade to Vista?

February 17, 2007

Is now the time to upgrade to Vista?Vista is finally out, and every one wants to know whether they should upgrade. As the token nerd in my circle of family and friends, it often falls to me to answer these kinds of thorny questions.

Definitive guide: Windows Vista and XP head to head

February 16, 2007

So you’ve heard all the hype about Windows Vista, but wonder what it means for you. Here’s a guide on how Microsoft’s Windows Vista stacks up against XP:

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