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Steve Ballmer praises Windows 7 sales

Dave Parrack — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:15:39 +0000

Steve Ballmer never misses an opportunity to praise Microsoft and its products from the rooftops. But with Windows 7 he may finally have reason to do just that. Which is exactly what he did during [...] Related posts:

Office 2010 Available For Public Testing

John Lister — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:37:22 +0000

The next edition of Microsoft Office is now available for free testing by the public. As well as a desktop edition of Office 2010, there is also a dedicated application for Windows Mobile devices.

One of the main new features in Office 2010 comes in Outlook which now has a ‘Social Connector’. The [...] Related posts:

Internet Explorer 9 details unveiled

John Lister — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:05:34 +0000

Microsoft has revealed details of the next incarnation of its browser, just three weeks into its development process. The key promises include making Internet Explorer 9 as fast as rival browsers, and allowing hardware to do more of the work with web graphics.

Steven Sinofsky, who [...] Related posts:

Bing gains again – but from Yahoo, not Google

Dave Parrack — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:44:13 +0000

Microsoft is most definitely back. The combination of Windows 7 and the Bing search engine means that the company is in a fine position heading into 2010. Windows 7 [...] Related posts:

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 bug, along with own hypocrisy

John Lister — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:42:10 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that an unpatched bug in Windows 7 could give hackers the ability to bring machines to a standstill. But the firm has condemned a security researcher for the way he publicized the bug, despite having used similar tactics [...] Related posts:

Microsoft targets Windows 7 themes for advertising opportunies

Dave Parrack — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:30:43 +0000

Microsoft has decided to open up the Windows 7 desktop to advertisers, with companies able to put together themes that can be downloaded to users’ computers. I can see many people [...] Related posts:

Wolfram Alpha becomes the latest Bing weapon

John Lister — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:47:24 +0000

Microsoft has begun using tools from the Wolfram Alpha service within the results for Bing. It could serve as a valuable way of differentiating Bing from rival search sites.

The service, launched by British physicist Steven Wolfram aims to answer questions rather than [...] Related posts:

So, Is Windows 7 inspired by Mac OS X and does Microsoft owe Apple?

Dave Parrack — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:03:12 +0000

Windows 7 is a brilliant operating system. Of that there is no doubt. It’s what Vista should [...] Related posts:

Kernel bug the priority in monthly update

John Lister — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:36:25 +0000

Microsoft and independent security voices both say an update in this week’s “Patch Tuesday” collection should be the top priority for all users. Failure to do so could leave users vulnerable to a particularly serious security gap.

The update is listed as MS09-065 [...] Related posts:

Microsoft pulls Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool amid GPL allegations

Dave Parrack — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:32:25 +0000

It was good news when Microsoft released its Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool to enable owners of netbooks without an optical drive to upgrade to Windows 7. [...] Related posts: