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Windows 1.0 Celebrates 24th Birthday on Nov. 20

As Microsoft continues to tout the release of Window 7, the company is quietly celebrating the 24th birthday of Window 1.0. On Nov. 20, 1985, Microsoft released Window 1.0 (technically 1.0.1). In what some would...

Ready for Windows 7? Here's how to deploy it right

Windows 7 is right around the corner. The official release date is Oct. 22, but some PC makers will ship it before then. Most businesses skipped the poorly received Vista, choosing instead to run the now eight-year-old XP. So after holding off on a Windows upgrade for so...

Windows Computers Still Under Major Threat from Trojans

Personal computers continue to be vulnerable to Trojan threats with the "Trojan.Clicker.CM" the top infection spreading across the internet in June. The general public are either just not aware of the threat of...

US PC makers in 'stolen code' row

"A California company is considering legal action to prevent computers being shipped to China with what it says is stolen internet blocking software.Solid Oak said it found pieces of its CyberSitter programme in China's Green Dam Youth Escort screening software. China has...

Windows XP Tiny Edition

For some of you, this may be a kind of new thing to play with, or maybe you have tried it before. Windows XP Tiny is built by carefully and unofficially removing useless components that come installed together...

Critical Windows vulnerability under attack, Microsoft warns

Microsoft has warned of a critical security bug in older versions of its Windows operating system that is already being exploited in the wild to remotely execute malware on vulnerable machines. "The vulnerability...

Windows 7 to Be Free for a Year, Starting Today

As of today, adventurous PC users can download the free Windows 7 release candidate, it seems to be learning from the heinous experience of the Vista release. Redmond is making the May 5 release of Windows 7...

Google Earth 5.0 goes Under the Sea, to Mars, & Back in Time

Google Earth has just launched "Google Earth 5.0", a wonderful new ocean program said to eventually document the entire ocean floor.  It also features historical images and incredible details of Mars.  ...

Apple grabs almost 10% web share in December

Apple collected 9.6% of web traffic in December, again beating its own market share record. While Windows remained dominant, its share of the market is continuing to erode. "Net Applications' December results...

Eighth Grader's Invention Protects Birds from Unfortunate Demise

It's not every day an eighth grader comes up with an invention that is innovative and saves lives - in this case, the lives of our feathery friends. Just about anyone with windows has a story about their clear...

Windows worm numbers 'skyrocket'

Malicious program, to infect computer is killing millions of computers.In this tough times when consumers across the world is facing hard times this kind of entry by virus is really troublesome.As per latest figures approx 9 million computers are already infected." Infections...

Dell let's you choose: Windows XP or Vista on your new order

For months now, well basically once Vista launched, every Dell desktop and notebook computer you order came with Windows Vista as the operating system. Now you have an option. If you want, Dell will set your...

Microsoft 'mulling thousands of redundancies'

Microsoft are examining the prospect of making thousands of employees redundant due to the economic downturn. Up to 17% of Microsoft's global workforce could face the axe. As a US company experts warn that...

Microsoft Explores Pay-as-You-Go PC Scheme

Microsoft is looking at potential business models for a pay-as-you-go pc, wherein the user would, instead of buying the operating system, would pay for usage of the OS' capabilities." Microsoft's plan would...

2008 a great year for hi-tech crooks

Crime thrives in the hi tech world. 2008 has seen the amateur days of tempting you to open an unknown email with promises of enlarged body parts, unimaginable sexual delights or cheap mortgage money die away. Now...

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