Google is denying that it disassembled Vista’s code as part of the production of the Chrome browser. But the search giant insists that doing so would have been perfectly legitimate.

It’s emerged that Microsoft staff used Macs to create several of the images distributed to the media for its new campaign. Meanwhile Microsoft’s quest to reclaim “I’m a PC” has prompted some truly atrocious spoofs – and worse, a Steve Ballmer take.

I have to admit, I am a fan of Bluetooth.  Mainly because it’s just about the only wireless standard that can be built into laptops and support everything from input devices to wireless headsets.  Wires are so 20th century and therefore are lame.  But, if you have a laptop that doesn’t have built-in Bluetooth, semi-awesomeness can be had with USB Bluetooth dongles.

A San Francisco systems administrator is behind bars on computer tampering charges – which is ironic as his alleged offence is locking out his colleagues from the city government’s computer network.

The latest topic of discussion among Microsoft lovers (and haters) is an Australian site’s article proposing 20 new features to be introduced when Windows 7 replaces Vista.

Online teen site Gaia has raised another $11 million in venture funding, taking its total haul so far to $32 million. The cash should help its ongoing battle with natural rival Second Life, which has its own teen off-shoot.

A Canadian study suggests switching from XP to Vista could save power costs and cut environmental damage. The study tags the average savings for business users could be $11 a year (Canadian dollars) per computer.

In something of a pleasant surprise, Microsoft is releasing a monthly update for Windows with no critical updates. It’s the first time that’s happened this year.

There’s been plenty of coverage marking how XPiry Day has affected the home computing industry in the United States, but Microsoft’s Vista campaign is a truly global struggle.

By now its clear that Windows Vista isn’t going to win over users. Even if they are using it there will always be a divide between Microsoft and users. The company was determined to kill XP, the best operating system the company ever made. Now that’s it’s gone we need to look to the future.

As the online community mourns the official death of XP, one site is already preparing for Vista making way to Windows 7.

At a wedding the bride is supposed to have something old, something borrowed, something new and something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe.  All of that for good luck.  Vista is just old(er) operating systems with a shiny new face on it.

This doesn’t necessarily affect all Vista users and it seems primarily targeted at users of Asus laptops.  However, it may expand beyond that but I cannot be certain.  If this problem has cropped up on your Asus laptop here’s a relatively easy fix for it.

An apparent international misunderstanding has led to the Fiji government attacking Microsoft. But thankfully for the departing Bill Gates, he’s receiving a missive rather than a missile.

Vista sucks, it doesn’t suck, wait a minute, it does.  This is a never ending cycle and we may never come to an agreement.  There will always be someone who doesn’t like it and there will always be someone who does.