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Article | 26/06/2010 Microsoft updates IE9 preview, beefs up HTML5 support
Microsoft on Wednesday updated its rough-edged preview of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), adding support for several crucial HTML5 standards and boasting t...
Article | 15/06/2010 Chrome OS to achieve Windows support via 'Chromoting'
Google is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the Chrome OS--expected to hit the streets as a netbook operating system before the holidays. ...
Article | 6/06/2010 Why Google's Windows ban doesn't make sense
Google's move to ban Windows for internal use was ostensibly for security reasons. But that looks more like a convenient excuse than anything else,...
Article | 4/06/2010 Steve Ballmer: General-Purpose PC Isn't Going Away
Apple CEO Steve Jobs may believe that the personal computer--Mac and Windows PCs--will be diminish in importance in the near future, but Microsoft bos...
Article | 4/06/2010 Panda's free antivirus adds new malware blocking
Panda Security has bolstered the features available in its free antivirus product, Cloud Antivirus, adding a new behavioural engine and Windows autoru...
Article | 3/06/2010 Time to start eliminating Windows XP, Gartner says
Most organisations should start drawing up plans to eliminate Windows XP and shift workers to Windows 7, Gartner analysts are advising.
Article | 2/06/2010 Google's security excuse for dumping Windows is bogus, say analysts
If a report is accurate and Google is urging its workers to dump Windows because of security concerns, the company's rationale is bogus and disingenuo...
Article | 2/06/2010 Microsoft to Google: You're not exactly safe yourself
It looks like Google will stop using Windows internally due to security vulnerabilities in the OS. Google reportedly will switch to more secure opera...
Article | 28/05/2010 Why Microsoft should never make a Windows 7 tablet
Microsoft had planned to enter the tablet market, but recently pulled the plug on its Courier prototype. Now, critics are claiming that Microsoft must...
Article | 15/04/2010 Microsoft tweaks Windows service pack support
Microsoft yesterday modified its support policy on service packs, and will now take calls from customers running outdated editions of Windows.
Article | 9/04/2010 Microsoft slates 25-patch Windows update for next week
Microsoft today said it would deliver 11 security updates next week to patch 25 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and Exchange.
Article | 16/03/2010 CrossOver Linux 9: Run Windows apps without Windows
Some Linux users insist that anything you can do on Windows, you can do better on Linux. While there's some truth to that, many of us have Windows app...
Article | 9/03/2010 Report: Microsoft moves up Windows 7 SP1 release date
Even though Microsoft has dropped a plan to wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack, it won't deliver the update ...
Article | 5/03/2010 Microsoft plans to patch 8 Windows, Office bugs next week
Microsoft has announced it will ship two security updates on Tuesday to patch eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.
Article | 4/03/2010 New exploit technique nullifies major Windows defense
The disclosure of a new exploit technique that bypasses an important Windows security feature may result in more successful attacks against Microsoft'...