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Article | 10/11/2010 Windows 8 may get cloud backup, deep integrations with online services
Microsoft seems to be planning robust integrations between its online services and Windows 8, possibly including a cloud-based backup service, accordi...
Article | 10/11/2010 Is Microsoft crossing the line with security essentials
Microsoft has offered free protection with Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for some time, and it recently expanded the availability of the antivir...
Article | 10/11/2010 Microsoft sues Motorola over licensing terms
Microsoft sued Motorola on Tuesday in a Washington court, alleging that Motorola is refusing to license patents on a reasonable basis, as it promised ...
Article | 9/11/2010 Kinect hacked to work with Windows 7
Kinect, Microsoft's motion gaming accessory has been hacked -- mere days after its release.
Article | 8/11/2010 Acer releases dual Android-Windows 7 netbook
Fans of Android and Windows 7 have a reason to smile with the release of the Acer Aspire One Happy netbook that runs the two operating systems side-by...
Article | 5/11/2010 Windows 7 wanted at work: Consumer IT strikes again
If you are happy with Windows 7 on your personal laptop, but grumble every time Windows XP boots up on your work computer, it may be time to tap your ...
Article | 5/11/2010 Microsoft: All Windows 7 customers should consider desktop virtualization
Microsoft is continuing its Windows 7 marketing push with a recommendation that all customers examine desktop virtualization before moving users to th...
Article | 4/11/2010 Windows 7: One year old and just getting started
Happy birthday! Windows 7 is one year old. Microsoft has sold more than 240 million copies of Windows 7 (an average of more than seven units per secon...
Article | 3/11/2010 In-depth look at Boonana Malware
Last week a malware threat emerged that impacted both Windows and Mac OS X systems. To be fair, the attack is more social engineering than PC exploit,...
Article | 3/11/2010 Restore a Windows XP Backup in Windows 7
Reader Tom is dealing with this major hassle:
Article | 28/10/2010 What Microsoft should do with Windows 8
Microsoft is at work on its new operating system, Windows 8, which will reportedly be released in 2012. Leaks continue to focus on the project, includ...
Article | 27/10/2010 Work smarter in Windows: 55 great productivity tricks
With an ever-growing number of distractions that are fighting for your attention throughout the day, it’s more important than ever to be as productiv...
Article | 27/10/2010 Microsoft Server 2008 gets virtualisation boost
Microsoft is updating the server version of its Windows operating system to give the OS more virtualisation capabilities.
Article | 26/10/2010 Must-have Windows 7 downloads
It's hard to believe, but Windows 7 is just turning one year old. And what an impressive first year the operating system enjoyed, receiving almost uni...
Article | 26/10/2010 Microsoft may face resistance to Windows 8
Enterprises now in the midst of migrating to Windows 7 are unlikely to repeat that same work in just two years with Windows 8, an analyst said today.