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Article | 28/01/2009 Windows 7 to be 'thoroughly' tested by antitrust regulators

Technical advisers to the antitrust regulators who monitor Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust settlement will test Windows 7 "more thoroughl...

Article | 28/01/2009 Microsoft repeats IE8 lock-in warning for XP users with SP3

Microsoft has again warned users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they may not be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet Explore...

Article | 27/01/2009 Windows 7 beta availability extended

Microsoft has extended the general availability of the Windows 7 beta until Feb. 10 due to the software's popularity, the company said.

Article | 27/01/2009 Microsoft delivers IE8 release candidate

As expected, Microsoft Monday launched a release candidate of Internet Explorer 8, the first update to the browser since last August.

Article | 27/01/2009 Microsoft adds clickjacking protection to IE8 RC1

Protection against malicious Web attacks and tweaks to a feature that lets users browse the Internet privately are among updates Internet Explorer use...

Article | 26/01/2009 Mozilla wants to watch Firefox users

Mozilla Labs, the research arm of Mozilla, wants 1% of Firefox users to allow it to watch how they use the browser -- and the Web in general.

Article | 19/01/2009 Browser wars deemed hot again

The browser wars are back. Dignitaries from major browser makers -- including Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, and newcomer Google -- served on a panel Thur...

Article | 16/01/2009 Microsoft beta lets old Windows apps run on Vista

Microsoft has released the first public beta of a tool that solves one of the chief complaints businesses have with Windows Vista: that older Windows ...

Article | 15/01/2009 Mozilla delays Firefox 3.1 Beta 3

Mozilla said Tuesday that it will delay the third beta of Firefox 3.1, citing a "large number" of remaining bugs as the reason for the slip.

Article | 14/01/2009 Microsoft, RIM, Oracle release critical patches

Microsoft kept things to a minimum with its first set of security updates for 2009, but corporate system administrators who were expecting a quiet wee...

Article | 13/01/2009 Microsoft ditches Windows 7 beta download limit

Microsoft on Saturday ditched the download limit on Windows 7 beta, saying that users will be able to grab the preview through January 24 -- even if t...

Article | 12/01/2009 USB has yet to win nod from monitor makers or Microsoft

Two video connectors can be found on nearly every PC, monitor or graphics card in use today. Developed 21 years ago by IBM, the analog VGA (Video Grap...

Article | 12/01/2009 Windows 7 beta available for public download

Microsoft made the Windows 7 beta available for public download Saturday after its servers were overwhelmed by users trying to download the operating ...

Article | 12/01/2009 Google: Chrome in 'never-ending' beta

Google said last week that its Chrome browser would be in a "never-ending" beta test, and gave users three options to update their copies at varying i...

Article | 9/01/2009 Windows 7 is less of a resource-hog than Vista

Good news: the next version of Microsoft's Windows OS appears to be less of a resource hog than Windows Vista.

Article | 8/01/2009 Ballmer sets loose Windows 7 public beta

The rumors turned out to be true. Microsoft will release a public beta this week of its next desktop operating system, Windows 7, hoping it will addre...

Article | 7/01/2009 Report: Microsoft to do free Windows 7 upgrades

Microsoft Corp. will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searc...

Article | 7/01/2009 Vista's flaws surface again on eve of Windows 7 beta

Attendees of the International Conference on Cyber Security 2009 in New York Tuesday were reminded of the shortcomings of Windows Vista a day before M...

Article | 5/01/2009 IE lost share to Firefox, Safari and Chrome in December

Web sites saw visitors deserting Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser in favor of Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome in December, ...

Article | 5/01/2009 Windows market share dives again as Mac nears 10 percent

Windows lost nearly a full percentage point of market share for the second month in a row in December, pushing Microsoft's operating system to a new l...