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Article | 21/05/2011 Windows debugging made easy
When it comes to debugging hard-to-diagnose software and operating-system problems, there is no set recipe. Rather debugging is all about "having the ...
Article | 16/05/2011 NTT DoCoMo plans pocket-size Windows 7 device
Japan's NTT DoCoMo plans to launch what it calls the world's smallest Windows 7 computer in the next two months.
Article | 4/05/2011 Windows Thin PC nears final release
Microsoft has issued a release candidate of Windows Thin PC, a stripped-down version of Windows 7 for thin clients, and will make the software widely ...
Article | 29/04/2011 Feds Agree to End Antitrust Oversight of Microsoft
After May 12, Microsoft will no longer be the subject of antitrust oversight as U.S. Department of Justice lawyers have agreed to let the 10-year-old ...
Article | 23/04/2011 Windows 7 expands lead over Vista, still dwarfed by Windows XP
Windows 7 has expanded its lead over Windows Vista with more than 350 million licenses sold after 18 months on the market, Microsoft said Friday. But ...
Article | 15/04/2011 What you'll get in the Microsoft Kinect for Windows SDK
If you're waiting for Microsoft's official do-it-yourself motion-sensing PC kit, you won't have to wait much longer. Microsoft says the Kinect for Win...
Article | 12/04/2011 Windows 7 reigns supreme...at least in the US
Windows 7 has finally assumed its rightful place on the desktop operating system throne -- usurping Windows XP for the first time. Granted, Windows 7 ...
Article | 6/04/2011 Microsoft Windows troubleshooter goes remote
Microsoft has expanded the capabilities of its Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) to allow administrators to troubleshoot ill-behaving desktop Wi...
Article | 16/03/2011 Internet Explorer 9: The OS and hardware matter
Internet Explorer 9 is officially here. But, IE9 is only compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista, so two-thirds of the PCs in the world can't take...
Article | 12/03/2011 Why Internet Explorer 9 will never be number one
Internet Explorer 9 will be officially available Monday, March 14. Microsoft has a dominant, but dwindling stake in the overall browser market, led by...
Article | 24/02/2011 MSI to release three 10.1-inch touchscreen tablets in June
Taiwanese PC maker Micro-Star International (MSI) said on Thursday it would target business users with the release of three new 10.1-inch touchscreen ...
Article | 24/02/2011 Must-have tools and tricks
It's time for another grab bag of hassle killers. This week I tell you how to get a disposable e-mail address to use as a spam magnet, how to turn off...
Article | 23/02/2011 Microsoft starts pushing Windows 7 SP1 to all
As promised, Microsoft today started offering Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Windows Update.
Article | 23/02/2011 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is ready for download
Bug fixes and security patches don't make for the most exciting Windows update, but they're the high points of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, now widely av...
Article | 15/02/2011 Windows 7 security: Five simple ways to stay safer
Is your Windows 7 PC as secure as it could be?