A U.K. analytics firm that warned earlier this week of an information leak in Internet Explorer (IE) today rebuked Microsoft for downplaying the bug. Microsoft, however, has announced it is working on a fix, although the nature of the ...
Tags: Computer Products, Mouse Tracking, Microsoft, IE
IDG News Service - Brand-new laptop and desktop computers sold in China contain preinstalled malicious software, which has infected millions of computers around the world, according to an investigation by Microsoft revealed on Thursday. ...
FarStone Announces DriveClone - FarStone Technology, known for their refined Total Backup and Recovery software, has released Drive Clone v8.3 for Windows users. DriveClone is an easy-to-use SSD and HDD cloning tool. DriveClone ...
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Like 2009, this year is one of dueling operating system upgrades, when the two biggest OS rivals face off with new editions. We've covered both the Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion upgrades, and spelled out what's known so far about their ...
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Atop the new investigation into Microsoft's failure to give some Windows users a browser ballot screen, European Union (EU) antitrust officials are also looking into charges that Microsoft has blocked rival browser makers from harnessing ...
Tags: EU, Microsoft, browser makers, Windows 8
Microsoft yesterday clarified that Mac users will not be able to download and install a copy of Office for Mac 2011 as one of the five licenses allowed by the new Office 365 subscription plans. The news may make the subscription deals, ...
Microsoft's most significant update to Windows Azure takes the cloud platform to a different level. Rather than focus on Windows applications and bridging the gap between in-house and cloud-based IT, Microsoft is now offering Azure as ...
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Microsoft may face a huge fine for failing to offer millions of Windows users a choice of web browser, despite apologising to the European Commission (EC). A 2009 EU antitrust settlement required Microsoft to offer PC owners the ...
Tags: Microsoft, EC, huge fine, choice of web browser
Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype,Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October,according to the latest threat report from security firm GFI Software. Researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits ...
Tags: Cyber criminals, Facebook, Windows users, chameleon of internet threats
Computerworld-Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago about the then-just-released Windows 7,an analyst said today. Employees,however,have a higher-than-expected ...
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Google this week announced it had shipped a stronger Flash Player sandbox for the OS X version of Chrome,making good on an August promise to ship a Mac browser better able to ward off exploits of the Adobe software. Chrome 23,which ...
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Computerworld-Some early users of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet say they are confused or frustrated by the touch interface on the 10.6-in.display and are relying instead on the attachable keyboard with its more conventional track pad and ...
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After the European Commission on Wednesday formally objected to Microsoft regarding the company's failure to fulfill its commitment to offer Windows users a free choice of browser in settlement of an earlier antitrust case, Microsoft said ...
Last week, Microsoft and its retail partners revealed a few more details about Windows 8 pricing, clarifying what the Redmond, Wash., developer has purposefully left muddy in the months leading up to its release next week. Windows 8 may ...
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Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by as much as 182% this year, Microsoft said today. But even with that dramatic increase, Windows 7 remained two to three times less likely to fall to hacker attack than the aged Windows XP. ...
Tags: Windows 7, Malware Infection, US, Microsoft