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Article | 27/08/2009 Microsoft starts serving IE8 upgrade to enterprises

As promised more than a month ago, Microsoft began pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises yesterday via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS...

Article | 26/08/2009 Blu-ray tanks in PCs

Despite a rapid rise in the sale of consumer Blu-ray Disc players due to a drop in prices and an increase in high-definition movie content, Blu-ray pl...

Article | 25/08/2009 Mozilla asks EU to reject Microsoft's Windows 7 browser plan

Mozilla Foundation officials last week launched a concerted campaign to prod European Union antitrust regulators to demand more from Microsoft Corp. t...

Article | 25/08/2009 Microsoft extends Windows 7 Family Pack to Europe

Microsoft on Monday stepped up plans to push Windows 7 upgrades to European users. The company said its decision to keep Internet Explorer 8 in the OS...

Article | 24/08/2009 Tweak offers free trial of any Windows 7 edition

A Microsoft Windows 7 installation disk can be tweaked to install any version of the operating system, giving users a "try-before-buy" opportunity bef...

Article | 21/08/2009 Windows 7: Want the release candidate? You're too late

Microsoft has, as planned, removed the download for the release candidate of Windows 7, the next major update to Microsoft Windows.

Article | 21/08/2009 Apple exec balks at testifying, Mac clone maker claims

The Mac clone maker battling with Apple over copyright infringement allegations complained to a federal judge Tuesday that a top Apple executive was "...

Article | 21/08/2009 Microsoft to 'ribbonize' Vista with Windows 7 look

Microsoft will offer Windows 7's ribbon-style application interface to Windows Vista users in an update this October, according to the company.

Article | 21/08/2009 Microsoft to backport Windows 7 'ribbon' interface to Vista

Microsoft plans to backport a "ribbon" user interface feature it introduced in Windows 7 to Windows Vista, according to the company's developer Web si...

Article | 20/08/2009 Windows 7 will run 120 days for free, Microsoft confirms

Like its predecessor, Windows 7 can be used for up to 120 days without providing a product activation key, Microsoft confirmed today.

Article | 20/08/2009 Microsoft shutting off Windows 7 RC downloads Thursday

Microsoft will turn off the download spigot for Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) on Thursday around 11 a.m. ET, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

Article | 20/08/2009 Apple online offer glitch hints at early Snow Leopard launch

A mistaken offer in Apple's online store on Wednesday could signal that the company's latest Mac operating system, code-named Snow Leopard, is primed ...

Article | 19/08/2009 Asus, Apple provide most reliable PCs, survey says

Asus and Apple were the most reliable PC vendors in the U.S. during the second quarter this year, according to a survey released by Rescuecom on Tuesd...

Article | 18/08/2009 Windows 7 RC downloads end Thursday

Those wanting to try out Microsoft's next OS before its official release need to act fast: The download period for the Windows 7 Release Candidate end...

Article | 17/08/2009 Mac clone maker takes testimony from senior Apple execs

Lawyers for the Mac clone maker fighting with Apple over copyright infringement charges have taken testimony from Philip Schiller, Apple's head of mar...

Article | 14/08/2009 Report: Apple could launch Snow Leopard in two weeks

Apple has wrapped up work on Snow Leopard, the Mac OS X operating system upgrade, and may release it earlier than expected, according to numerous repo...

Article | 12/08/2009 Fujitsu goes green with the 0-watt-PC

Fujitsu announced the launch of the 0-Watt-PC to its proGreen series. This energy-saving PC, announced earlier at this year's CeBIT, is now available...

Article | 11/08/2009 HP hoses workstation fan noise with liquid cooling

Vendors have been moving to liquid cooling on servers to reduce heat in data centers, but Hewlett-Packard Co. said today that it is expanding use of l...

Article | 11/08/2009 Ballmer confirms Windows 7 Starter restrictions for netbooks

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently confirmed that the company will limit Windows 7 Starter, the edition expected to end up on netbooks, to systems t...

Article | 8/08/2009 Windows 7: the good, the bad, and the unknown

For most people who are considering moving to Windows 7, October 22 is D-Day. On that date Microsoft's newest operating system lands on store shelves,...