Windows is installing “surprise updates” against the wishes of some users, who have expressly set up the operating system not …
Microsoft to end Windows 7 RC downloads Aug. 15
Microsoft will turn off the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) tap on Aug. 15, the company said. “The [Release Candidate] …
Fujitsu to offer Windows 7 upgrades but not for free
Fujitsu will charge for Windows 7 upgrade vouchers when it begins offering them shortly to people that buy a PC …
Emulation or Virtualization?
Emulation is what we do when we try to make one system behave like or imitate a different system. We …
Microsoft's Windows 7-to-XP downgrade plan a 'real mess,' says analyst
As expected, Microsoft will let computer makers sell PCs with the aged Windows XP for six months after it releases …
Dell smartphone rumors
As everyone knows, Dell is late to the smartphone party. Very late. In fact, it hasn't even arrived yet and …
Consumer portable PCs limit volume decline
Worldwide PC shipments fell 6.8% in the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09), about 1.4% better than expected but still the …
Nortel customers upbeat but anxious
Nortel customers remain optimistic despite the company's precarious situation, officials of Nortel's largest enterprise user group said last week. Speaking …
NetApp enhances partner program
NetApp today announced new enhancements to the NetApp Partner Program, formerly known as the VIP Program. The renamed NetApp Partner …
Microsoft sets record with monster Windows, IE, Office update
Microsoft issued 10 security updates that patched a record 31 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Excel, Word, Windows Search …
Microsoft could cut Windows 7 list price to $100
Microsoft could drop the price of Windows 7 to around $100 when it announces retail prices later this month, according …
Cisco dual band entertainment router
Cisco today announced the Linksys by Cisco Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WRT320N), designed for consumers to create a media enabled …
Adobe will deliver its first quarterly patches on Tuesday
Adobe Systems will deliver its first set of quarterly patches next Tuesday as the company seeks to improve how it …
Windows Server 2008 R2 to be released in October
Microsoft said that its latest server product, Windows Server 2008 R2, will be broadly available on Oct. 22, the same …
Red Hat virtual desktop technology heads into beta tests
Side-by-side Windows displays might be the last thing you would expect to see taking center stage at Red Hat's booth …
OpenSolaris 2009.06 filled with major virtualization, storage upgrades
Sun made available the OpenSolaris 2009.06 operating system, which included for the first time Sun's Crossbow technology for creating virtual …
Never mind the netbook, here comes the smartbook
If you still blanche at the term “netbook” for being an ungainly piece of vendor-speak, then prepare to be nauseated …
Windows 7 public previews slow Vista's growth
Windows Vista's market share growth has slowed since Microsoft released public versions of Vista's successor, Windows 7, according to data …
Windows 7 users panic when Microsoft gives wrong auto-reboot date
A mistake by Microsoft sent some users into a panic when they received an e-mail that told them their copies …
Microsoft: Vista’s enterprise momentum will ‘accrue’ for Windows 7
Despite Windows Vista's widespread reputation as a resounding failure, it is actually more popular with big businesses than predecessor Windows …