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Microsoft: Don't knock Vista 'til you've tried it
News After months of searching for ways to defend its often-maligned Windows operating system, Microsoft turned to Vista's sceptics for help. Microsoft got together a sample of Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista and asked them for... [24 Jul 2008]
Orange plots Eee PC mobile broadband coup
News Small business users have not been forgotten, but Orange reckons their hardware needs are a bit more hardcore as it is offering three HP laptops, complete with Windows Vista: the HP 6730s (Intel Celeron), HP 6730s (Intel Core 2 Duo) and HP 6730b... [23 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Vista has only been about for 18 months but talk has already turned to Windows 7 with shaky video shots of the OS in development emerging on the internet. Microsoft has said it plans to launch Windows 7 approximately three years after Vista - in... [07 Jul 2008]
Anti-malware: Top of the list for Internet Explorer 8
News Most of the new features require systems to be running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows XP SP3. Finally, site developers can request killbits from Microsoft which can be sent via Windows Update to terminate risky or outdated components. [03 Jul 2008]
Time finally runs out for Windows XP
News Microsoft is sticking to its plan to cease providing PC makers with XP to preload on new PCs after 30 June, as Microsoft is now letting customers know via a letter it has posted to its Windows XP and Windows Vista websites. [25 Jun 2008]
Microsoft takes embedded OS in new direction
News Devices based on NavReady can also be used as a secondary screen for many Vista PCs that have Windows Sideshow functionality. Microsoft has released Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, its first embedded operating system to be specifically optimised... [17 Jun 2008]
Clock is ticking on Windows XP
News Despite a brief "save XP" movement (and continued criticism of Windows Vista from many corners), it appears Microsoft is not going to change the deadline, which is now just two weeks away. Windows Vista SP1 finally a go [16 Jun 2008]
IBM sings a Symphony to rival Office
News Symphony 1.0 is now available as a standalone package, running on Windows Vista and XP, as well as on major Linux versions including Suse and Red Hat. An IBM statement said: "A growing number of businesses are considering decisions to renew their... [09 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News Although it hasn't said much about its plans for a Vista-based successor to its Windows XP-based embedded operating system, Microsoft is already working on one. Unlike the 2009 release of Windows Embedded, the Quebec product will make use of a... [06 Jun 2008]
Watch out business - Vista's after you
News The company on Wednesday released a whitepaper targeted at the many businesses that have chosen to stick with Windows XP instead of moving to Vista. Nash says the release of Vista Service Pack 1 has improved Windows security, improved driver... [05 Jun 2008]
Windows exec plugs Vista's "green agenda"
News Eighteen months after its launch, Windows Vista is growing in popularity because of its low power requirements and good security, a senior UK manager for Microsoft has claimed. Speaking at a round-table in London last week, John Curran, director of... [27 May 2008]
Power down PCs to save millions, gov't told
News Separately, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has opted to upgrade its 10,000 PCs to Windows Vista, which includes a PC hibernating feature. The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is urging public sector workers to turn off... [22 May 2008]
Vista security under scrutiny, again
News In an attempt to reinforce its claim that Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, PC Tools released statistics this week, collected over the six months since last November, from customers using its ThreatFire security software. [21 May 2008]
Firefox 3 RC1 unleashed for feedback
News Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) features tweaks to the user interface across all operating systems - Windows Vista and XP, Mac OS X and Linux - as well as "fixes and improvements to platform features, to improve security, web compatibility and... [20 May 2008]
Developers snub Vista for XP
News A survey has found an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system. Windows Vista SP1 finally a go [19 May 2008]
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