Microsoft releases IE9 Platform Preview
March 16, 2010
Internet Explorer 9 is now definitely on it
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Microsoft loses i4i appeal over use of XML
March 13, 2010
Yes, another appeal. But this case still isn’t done and dusted, as Micr
Microsoft sticks with new MSN homepage
March 11, 2010
The MSN homepage is changing, with the long-gestating redesign finally being moved out of its trial period and rolled out to all users. Microsoft now just has to hope that the majority of those users actually like the redesign.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 coming 2010?
March 9, 2010
Windows 7 is a solid and dependable operating system, and one of the best Microsoft has ever released. And yet, like every other Microsoft OS, it needs constant updating and patching. Which leads to an inevitable Service Pack. And it now appears SP1 could be with us before the end of 2010.
Microsoft marks death of IE6 with flowers
March 6, 2010
IE6 is dead. Kind of. You want proof? There was recently a funeral held for the aging browser. And even Microsoft got involved.
Windows 7 fastest selling OS of all time
March 4, 2010
Microsoft has sold 90 million copies of Windows 7 to date since its release last October. This makes the latest Windows operating system the fastest selling OS of all time. But there’s more to come. Much more, in fact, as Microsoft expects to sell a total of 300 million copies of Windows 7 in 2010.
Microsoft developing ‘Mobile Surface’
March 2, 2010
The way we interact with technology is changing at a rapid pace all of a sudden. For decades we’ve been content with a keyboard and mouse combo, or on mobile phones a keypad and navigation buttons. But things are changing. As Microsoft’s Mobile Surface shows.
Microsoft leads Botnet Task Force in taking down the Waledac botnet
February 27, 2010
The very Hollywood-sounding Botnet Task Force, ably led by Microsoft, has dealt a serious blow to the people behind the Waledac botnet. But it did require assistance from the U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia to do so.
Microsoft takes down Cryptome site over ‘Spy Guide’ before withdrawing complaint
February 26, 2010
Unhappy with the publishing of a so-called ’spy guide’ concerning how the company works with law enforcement agencies, Microsoft managed to get the Cryptome Web site taken down. But order has now been restored, with the site back up and the document in question having been passed around across the Web.
Microsoft and Amazon sign patent cross-licensing deal protecting Kindle and Linux
February 23, 2010
Microsoft has forged a deal with Amazon which will protect the latter from legal challenges from the former concerning both the Kindle e-reader and Linux-based servers. This is just the latest in a long line of similar patent cross-licensing deals made by Microsoft since 2003.
Sophos: Microsoft’s Windows browser ballot could be exploited by hackers
February 21, 2010
The next few weeks are going to be interesting ones for Microsoft and its Internet Explorer Web browser. With the browser ballot screen hitting Europe, we’ll finally get to see how many Windows users only use Internet Explorer out of habit and laziness. There’s just one problem, however, that this provides a perfect opportunity for hackers to exploit naive computer users. The Web browser choice screen is set to be tested out on some users in Belgium, France, and the U.K. next week, and then rolled out to every Windows user in Europe on March 1. This browser ballot is the result of a long-running antitrust investigation by the European Union as to whether Microsoft is unfairly hogging the browser market by bundling Internet Explorer in with every copy of the Windows operating system. This should provide for an interesting spectacle. Will the market shares of Chrome and Firefox rise by a massive amount in Europe as people are prompted to choose their browser? And will the forced install of IE8 for those sticking with Internet Explorer cause mass confusion and angst? According to InfoZine, while IT security and data protection firm Sophos is as interested as the rest of us as to how this pans out, it’s also concerned that hackers and cyber-criminals will seek to exploit the situation. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said:
Microsoft, Yahoo search and advertising deal gets approved in U.S. and EU
February 20, 2010
The Microsoft and Yahoo deal has got the thumbs up from regulators on both side of the Atlantic. Which means the real work of implementing the search and advertising agreement can now begin.
Asus working on Microsoft Phone as Windows Phone Classic rumored
February 18, 2010
Microsoft unveiled its new Windows Phone 7 Series mobile operating system at Mobile World Congress earlier this week. And it was met with widespread approval. But what does Windows Phone 7 Series mean for Windows Mobile, and where was the Microsoft Phone that’s been rumored for years now?
Windows Phone 7 Series – a complete reinvention for Windows Mobile
February 16, 2010
With Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft has set its stall out, creating from the bottom up in an effort to better compete with the likes of Apple iPhone, Google Android, and RiM Blackberry. Can it possibly pull it off or is this too little, too late?
Microsoft to unveil Windows Phone 7 Series at Mobile World Congress
February 14, 2010
Windows Mobile 7, newly rechristened Windows Phone 7, will be demoed on stage by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at the 2010 Mobile World Congress. Finally all the speculation and anticipation will come to an end, and we’ll be able to see whether Microsoft can fight back against Apple, Google, and RIM on the mobile sector.
