Microsoft Corp. will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to users running the older IE6 and IE7 browsers next week, …
Unified communications start-up aims to challenge Microsoft, Skype, Google
Dutch start-up Perzonae Unified Communications is working on a service that will combine e-mail, instant messaging and, later, calls and …
Leaked HP memo details XP reprieve until 2010, report says
Microsoft Corp. acknowledged today that it has “broadened the options” for PC makers to continue offering the eight-year-old Windows XP …
Dell keeps new Vostro laptops free of bloatware
Dell Inc. today added three new models to its Vostro line of small-business laptops, continuing a two-year-old policy under which …
5 best router and switch features you never use
It's been said that Microsoft Word users only exploit 10% of the software's capabilities. The same might be true of …
Sun improves its virtualization offering with VDI Software 3
While we wait around to find out what's going on with the supposed IBM acquisition of Sun, it appears as …
Intel, Microsoft look away as beefed-up netbooks blur lines
Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp.'s attempts to confine netbooks to the low end of the market to protect mainstream notebook …
Sun unveils virtual desktop storage upgrades
Sun is overhauling its virtual desktop software with new features that reduce storage needs by creating clones of virtual machines, …
Lenovo offers workstations with Intel’s Nehalem chips
Lenovo became the second major PC maker to announce workstations based on Intel's upcoming quad-core Nehalem chips, which are due …
Microsoft proud of first ‘post-Gates’ OS: Ballmer
Windows 7 is the first operating system that Microsoft Corp. has developed away from the watchful eye of Bill Gates, …
Microsoft launches IE8 final code today
Microsoft Corp. will release Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) at 9 a.m. PT today, beating its biggest rival, Mozilla Corp., in …
Symantec launches cloud-based storage service for the masses
Symantec Corp. formally unveiled its cloud-based storage service, Norton Online Backup, marketing it as a consumer product for managing up …
Microsoft slashes software leasing prices
In an attempt to retain recession-hit companies seeking to opt out of their software maintenance contracts, Microsoft Corp. is wooing …
Dell launches its first rugged touch-screen laptop
Dell is expected to launch the tough Latitude E6400 XFR laptop with a touch screen, which the company claims can …
Sun’s stellar NAS in a can
Not so long ago, we tested the Sun Fire X4500 Storage Server, aka Thumper, which was a dual-CPU, dual-core Opteron-based …
Netbooks: All About the New Ultraportables
The term netbook, coined by Intel, conveys little useful information about this category of machines. Sure, they all have wireless …
Western Digital unveils remotely accessible NAS server
Western Digital Corp. today introduced a new home edition of its network-attached storage (NAS) server that offers continuous data protection, …
Nvidia collaborates with Microsoft to make premium, low-cost PCs
In an effort to deliver an outstanding computing experience on small, low power PCs, Nvidia announces that Nvidia ION has …
HP unveils blade PCs and Citrix virtualization bundle
HP is unveiling the fourth generation of its blade PC line and bundling the devices with Citrix XenDesktop 3 virtualization …
Hacker challenge takes aim at browsers, smartphones
A hacking contest that has grabbed headlines two years running will take aim next month at browsers and smartphones, according …