Microsoft has warned of a vulnerability found across the range of desktop and server Windows offerings that could potentially allow an attacker to run malicious scripts through a web page. The vulnerability, which was first reported on Friday by the […]
Netgear CEO lashes out at Jobs, Microsoft
The CEO of home networking giant Netgear has hit out at Apple chief Steve Jobs and his company’s ”closed” approach to products. Speaking in Sydney, Australia, Patrick Lo said Apple’s ”closed and proprietary products” would soon be overtaken by open […]
Windows @ 25: 25 things you didn’t know about the Microsoft OS
V3.co.uk celebrates 25 years of Windows with 25 amazing facts covering the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Jerry Seinfeld and Brian Eno It’s 25 years since Microsoft launched the first version of Windows, and what started out in November 1985 as […]
Call me MCAD: Microsoft announces new developer certification
In February, at the VS Live! conference in San Francisco, Microsoft announced some anticipated changes to its developer certification program. These changes updated the company’s certification offerings for the new .NET development platform and included a new “MCSD Junior” certification, […]
Yes, You Should Upgrade to Win 7
You can still use XP apps. If you need Windows 7 speeds but have applications that only run on eight-year-old Windows XP, XP Mode can save you. This free, downloadable add-on for the Pro, Enterprise, and Ultimate versions of Windows […]
Microsoft Sells 240M Windows 7 Licenses in One Year
Friday marks the one-year anniversary of Microsoft’s Windows 7, and the software giant revealed today that it has sold 240 million Windows 7 licenses since its release. Brandon LeBlanc, a Microsoft spokesman, said in a blog post that those numbers […]
Microsoft Launches Windows Live Essentials 2011
On Thursday, Microsoft announced final availability of Windows Live Essentials 2011, Microsoft’s suite of consumer apps designed to complement Windows. Microsoft vice president of Windows Live engineering Chris Jones announced the final release on the Inside Windows Live blog. Best […]
12 Tips to Speed Up Windows 7
Sure, Windows 7 is much faster than slowpoke Vista, but there’s still room for improvement. Here are a dozen tricks that can make Windows 7 faster. Windows 7One of the main virtues of Windows 7 is its speed—especially when compared […]
Happy 20th Birthday, Windows 3.0
Before version 3, it was hard to take Windows seriously. After version 3 it was hard not to. May 22, 1990 saw the release of Microsoft Windows 3.0. In many ways it was the turning point for Windows, the version […]
Microsoft, New York City Ink Licensing, Cloud Computing Deal
Microsoft and the city of New York have inked a licensing deal that will consolidate its various licenses into one and provide city officials with access to Microsoft’s cloud-computing features. New York previously had 40 different licenses for Microsoft products […]