Hey Google, you better watch out because Microsoft is about to launch another search engine, this time called bing.com. According to the promo video (there’s a link to it in the article) it looks interesting – Read on…
Hey Google, you better watch out because Microsoft is about to launch another search engine, this time called bing.com. According to the promo video (there’s a link to it in the article) it looks interesting – Read on…
According to Microsoft insider Paul Thurrott’s blog, Microsoft has decided to do a U-turn and will now remove the “3 app cap” they placed on Windows 7 Starter Edition. Read on…
Thinking of getting your new netbook with Windows 7 installed? You MIGHT want to think again!
Microsoft are taking a massive gamble, by shipping a heavily restricted version on Windows 7 on new netbooks. The Windows 7 ‘starter’ OS will only allow you to (wait for it) run THREE applications at a time and will have many other features stripped! To use the operating system properly, you will have to take your newly-purchased netbook, surf over to Microsoft and go pay them some more money!
Microsoft has confirmed that anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 pre-installed, will be able to get a free downgrade; to either Vista or XP.
There are multiple reports that the conficker / cornflicker worm is set to strike infected machines on 1st April 2009. This is NOT an April fool joke!
If you are NOT using a Windows-based PC you will be fine. Conficker, like most virus’ is Windows only. However, if you run a Windows based PC and you do not use anti-virus software, (like a lot of people) there’s a simple test you can do, to see if your machine has been infected – READ ON…
There have already been dozens of fixes and improvements made to the Windows 7 beta ; according to Microsoft's Engineering Windows blog. They list 36 improvements, which will be in the RC (release candidate.) This disproves the often mentioned rumour that the Windows 7 feature-set is 'frozen.' Windows ...
Windows 7 beta testers will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the operating system, by testing the Windows 7 update feature (from 24th February.) This only applies to people running the build 7000 beta and the update will not be automatic; you will need to manually ...
Microsoft has announced that it's offering a reward of $250,000, to help find the creator of the Downadup/Conficker virus. The virus, a worm that's been infecting systems since last October, has infected as many as 12 million systems; according to Arbor Networks. George Stathakopulos, of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group told BBC ...
If you are running Internet Explorer 7, you should download the latest Microsoft update immediately. Yesterday's Internet Explorer vulnerabilities were give an Exploitability Index value of 1, which translates to "Consistent exploit code likely." More details can be found in the Microsoft Security Bulletin. However, the key thing is to get your Windows ...
Microsoft have said that there WILL be an upgrade option, for Windows XP users wanting to buy Windows 7. However, it's not an upgrade in the usual sense of the word! Windows 7 upgrade from XP - NOT really an upgrade According to a post on The Register, a Microsoft spokesman has said: “I ...
