Microsoft is rolling out changes to its search engine aimed at narrowing the gap between it and market leader Google Inc.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/27/2007
Microsoft has decided to keep its forerunner, Windows XP, in sales and OEM channels for another five months.
Want your OS config information quickly? If you're running Vista, just use SystemInfo.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/26/2007
Microsoft has released a key "extra" that had been promised for months.
Windows Home Server (WHS), Microsoft's first-ever server for home use, gets its first update today.
Isolating and solving memory errors is a snap with the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool.
Microsoft released several major updates for its Windows lineup today, including the first release candidate (RC) for Windows Server 2008 and the initial public beta for Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1.
Part 2: How to customize integrity levels for files and folders using the Windows Integrity Control.
- By Greg Shields
- 09/24/2007
A European think tank is recommending to the European Commission that computers sold abroad come without any operating system pre-loaded.
The no-cost alternatives for Microsoft Office just keep growing: IBM announced yesterday that it is now offering Lotus Symphony, a free suite of "enterprise-grade" software featuring word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications for Windows and Linux.
Google Docs, which is trying to muscle in on Microsoft's Office suite, has released its PowerPoint counterpart, known as "Google Presentations."
A European court upheld earlier ruling that Microsoft abused its monopoly position on several fronts.
Part 1: Windows Integrity Control in Vista and the upcoming Windows Server 2008
- By Greg Shields
- 09/17/2007
Microsoft's update system is changing files on both Windows XP and Windows Vista -- even if a user disables automatic updates. Microsoft, however, calls it built-in behavior and no cause for alarm.
A group of states led by California asked a federal judge Tuesday to extend court oversight of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices for five more years.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/12/2007