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UK students outsource IT coursework to India
News GATES GETS A PIE IN THE EYE! Bill Gates caught on camera Plus don't miss out on Gates getting creamed… UK IT students are hiring coders in India to complete their coursework for as... [25 Jun 2008]
Photos: When tech chiefs rock out...
Photo Bill Gates' recent CES appearance with ex-Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash (above) is one in a long line of memorable musical moments involving tech executives, rock/pop stars and technology trade shows. [22 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.02.07
Round-Up Also attending the launch were indie-pop band The Feeling who played a few tunes for the thronging crowd within the British Library. But the Round-Up's favourite was undoubtedly an enquiry which began:... [02 Feb 2007]
Photos of the month - January 2007
Photo Also on hand for the launch were pop band The Feeling and Doug Richard of BBC 2 show Dragon's Den fame. Microsoft's long-awaited Vista operating system finally got its consumer launch in London with Bill... [31 Jan 2007]
Gates wows Vegas with Vista keynote
News Gates was joined on stage by pop superstar Justin Timberlake and MTV Music Group president Van Toffler to talk up the MTV-created Urge music service, which will use Microsoft's... [05 Jan 2006]
Gates: We'll give away anti-spyware software
News Typically, spyware generates pop-up ads or keeps track of people's web surfing. Gates acknowledged that the threat appeared on the company's radar over the last year and said the company... [16 Feb 2005]
Sony and Apple get together for barbed love-in
News However, it didn't stop Jobs taking a gentle pop at the Japanese electronics giant. Rumour has it Apple head honcho Steve Jobs tried to woo a top Sony exec over an iTunes union and Microsoft top dog Bill... [12 Jan 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Managed security services
Cheat Sheet There is a lot of concern in the industry about the possible repercussions of handing control of security to a third party, but this isn't like leaving your kids with a shady man at the school gates while you... [24 Sep 2004]
Microsoft: Linux is a threat, it may mean prices cuts and less business for us
News For a company thought to have a cash mountain of some $60bn, such worries might seem premature but Redmond has been on a cost-cutting drive that saw sundries from fizzy pop to laundered towels for staff go, as CEO Steve... [03 Sep 2004]
Windows XP SP 2... ready at last!
News In addition to the security center and firewall, SP2 adds a pop-up ad blocker in Internet Explorer and updated support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologies. Microsoft Chairman Bill... [09 Aug 2004]
Windows XP Service Pack 2: What you'll get and when you'll get it
News And while MSN has had pop-up blocking in place for some time, SP2 will take things a step further. Adware and spyware writers' favourite tricks will be banned by the pack: Microsoft have promised no more... [13 May 2004]
Gates: 'We're seeing the second internet bubble'
News At one point, Gates made the audience of pin-striped executives laugh by showing a commercial of himself and other MSN executives discovering a hot new technology, a "pop and fresh" toaster, and becoming... [29 Mar 2004]
Pop-ups "commercial suicide" for firms
News MSN announced earlier this month that it would be phasing out pop-ups and pop-unders across its sites worldwide and Bill Gates has been showing off the new security features in the... [25 Feb 2004]
Gates shows off Service Pack 2 security
News Among the enhancements that will be part of Service Pack 2 will be an expanded firewall and a pop-up ad blocker within Internet Explorer. Other fundamental changes in Windows will be the addition of an... [25 Feb 2004]
Gates shows off new MSN family
News The software also includes safety features such as parental controls, antivirus software, a firewall, a pop-up blocker, spyware detection and spam filters. Company Chairman Bill Gates... [08 Jan 2004]