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Video: Meet Microsoft’s New 9-Year-Old Certified Professional
Meet the girl that's being billed as India's next "Bill Gates." This 9-year-old girl is Microsoft's youngest Certified Professional.News
Microsoft May Release Windows 7 Beta at Show
Attendees at next month's annual Consumer Electronics Show could get the first public look at Windows 7.
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Another Microsoft Bug Revealed on Huge Patch Day
Along with its biggest patch release in five years, Microsoft warned on Tuesday of another potentially dangerous vulnerability in its software.News
Vista Customer Satisfaction Climbs, Microsoft Claims
Complaints that enterprise customers haven't warmed to the operating system simply aren't so, Microsoft declares.BizFeed
Macs and Malware: The Straight Dope
Whether it's a Mac or a PC, it takes more than anti-virus software to keep a computer safe.News
Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know
Eager to install Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) when it becomes available Thursday? Before you do read this guide to what you need to know.News
Windows 7 Beta Due Next Month, Microsoft Hints
The public may get to test-drive Windows 7 as soon as early 2009, although Microsoft is still being evasive about specifics.News
Chinese City Requires Net Cafes to Use Legitimate Software
A Chinese city has required local Internet cafes to replace pirated software with licensed versions.News
Vista SP2 Beta out This Week, Final Release by June
Microsoft will open its Vista SP2 beta to anyone starting on Thursday.News
Memo to Microsoft: Enough With The Bribery
Not everyone is excited about Microsoft's new Live Search instant cashback promotion announced today.News
Kumo? K’mon!
It appears Microsoft is snapping up this domain name; we track the reference into the cloud.News
Judge Orders Ballmer to Testify in ‘Vista Capable’ Case
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been ordered to testify in the 'Vista Capable' case.News
Symantec Sees Spike in Dangerous Microsoft Attacks
Symantec is warning of a 'dramatic rise' in attacks exploiting a critical Windows bug.News
Researchers Find Vulnerability in Windows Vista
A security vendor says a flaw in Windows Vista that may let an attacker run unauthorized code on a system.News
Microsoft Restyles Games For Windows Live, Adds Downloads
Microsoft's Windows-based gaming service gets a long overdue facelift and the promise of downloadable trailers, demos, and add-on game content to follow shortly.News
Is Microsoft Biting Its Own Hand with Windows Live?
Microsoft will add Facebook-like features to Windows Live over the next few months. How will Microsoft business partners feel about this?News
Microsoft Revamps Windows Live: Adds Services to Socialize, Unify Web
Microsoft has unveiled several new and revised Windows Live web services, offering tools for managing all aspects of your digital life including accounts at several popular social networking and community sites.News
Microsoft: Moving to Windows 7 Easy for Device Makers
Hardware makers that hadn't developed device drivers compatible with Vista shouldn't have the same problem with Windows 7.
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Broadband Caps Coming to AT&T
AT&T says it will enforce caps on broadband use limiting total monthly downloads of data to between 20GB to 150GB as part of a test in Reno, Nevada.News
Microsoft: Data Shows Vista More Secure Than XP
Microsoft's latest security report shows the number of vulnerabilities found in its software fell for the first half of the year.News
iTunes 8 to Vista: Give Me a B, an S, an OD
Plus: Windows Media Player and Encoder risks, and Firefox fixes.News
Microsoft Vows Windows 7 Will Fix Vista Mistakes
Microsoft showed off Windows 7 for the first time and said the OS will reflect lessons learned from Vista.News
Windows 7 First Look: A Big Fix for Vista
From new User Account Control options to performance improvements, the next version of Windows seeks to address major complaints about the previous one–and our first look at an early beta suggests that it’s on the right track.News
Microsoft Redefines the OS: Azure and Windows 7 Explained
Microsoft unleashed Windows 7 and a new 'cloud' operating system Windows Azure Monday. Here is what this news means to you.News
Live Blog: Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference Keynote
Live blog coverage from Los Angeles Convention Center where Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference keynote is taking place.News
Microsoft Brings Vista Service Pack 2 Into Beta
Microsoft is firming up its plans for Vista SP2. On Friday more details about the Vista fix came to light.
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Microsoft Says Windows Flaw Could Bring Worm Attack
Microsoft is warning that attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in the Windows operating system and that the bug could be used in a "worm" attack.News
Microsoft Plans a Stripped-Down Windows 7
Microsoft is preparing for the 2010 (or earlier) launch of Windows Vista's successor, touted as a faster, stripped-down refresh of the much-maligned OS.
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Microsoft to Rush out Emergency Windows Patch
Microsoft is releasing an emergency Windows security patch on Thursday.News
Willing to Pay a ‘Mac Tax’?
Microsoft girds for Apple's sub-$1000 laptop by claiming buyers pay a premium for coolness.News
Microsoft Plays up Hyper-V Versus VMware
Microsoft believes price, integration and timing could help Hyper-V win market share against market leader VMware.Community Scoop
Will Vista Have Its Day?
Readers debate whether Windows Vista will succeed in winning over users, trade Web tricks, and slam Comcast's broadband caps.News
Performance-improvement Integral to Windows 7, IE8
Improving performance are key development goals for Windows 7 and IE 8.News
Microsoft Tweaks Anti-piracy Check for Windows XP
Microsoft has updated anti-piracy checks for Windows XP Pro to make it more like Windows Vista.News
WSJ: Microsoft Hires Seinfeld to Bite Apple
Microsoft plans to hire comedian Jerry Seinfeld for its new marketing campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.Neil McAllister on Software
Microsoft Sends Up Trial Balloons for Windows 7
While Vista takes a beating in the press, Microsoft seems increasingly willing to disclose details of its forthcoming OS.News
Microsoft PDC, WinHEC Will Be Windows 7 Coming-out Parties
Microsoft will give developers their first in-depth look at Windows 7 at PDC and WinHEC, beginning in late October.Steve Bass’s Tips & Tweaks
Microsoft Is Giving Up on Windows
Steve Bass learns that Microsoft has had it with Windows. Plus three free tools and lots of time wasters.News
Cloud Computing: Is Midori Sour or Sweet?
A future Microsoft operating system may be entirely Web-based. Here are the pros and cons of Midori and the "cloud computing" concept.Community Scoop
End of Windows, Gas Crisis Scams, Laptop Seizures
Readers discuss Microsoft's cloud computing project, possible gas crisis scams, and laptop search and seizure policies.News
Samsung, Microsoft in Talks to Speed up SSDs on Vista
Samsung is talking to Microsoft to boost SSD performance on Windows Vista.News
Microsoft Sees Uptick in Use of 64-bit Vista
People are beginning to use 64-bit Windows Vista on PCs in favor of the 32-bit version of the OS.News
Windows Mobile Sales Lower Than Expected
Microsoft missed its target for Windows Mobile shipments in its fiscal year 2008 by 10 percent.News
Microsoft: Stodgy or Innovative? It’s All About Perception
Microsoft executives responded to many analyst questions about how it can solve negative perception problems in the market.News
What Does It Take to Get a PC With XP?
Our reporter tried to buy a computer with Windows XP preinstalled on it from the United States' nine biggest PC makers. His findings: You can get one, but be prepared to fib.Community Scoop
Gripes: Vista, iPhones in Canada, Cell Phone Laws
Readers rail against Windows Vista (as usual), iPhone pricing in Canada, and cell phone laws in California.Neil McAllister on Software
TrueCrypt 6.0 Improves Data Security Performance
The latest version of the free drive-encryption tool can shield sensitive data from prying eyes at home and abroad, now faster than ever.Community Scoop
Windows XP, Vista–and Windows 7?
Readers debate merits of XP and Vista, and speculate on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7.News