Microsoft briefly shows online storage service
Microsoft's long-expected online backup service, once dubbed Live Drive, briefly went functional this weekend, giving users a sneak peek at some of the service's planned features before it was pulled.
Stories by Gregg Keizer
Microsoft desperate, says patent target OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org Monday called Microsoft's assertion that its open-source application suite violates 45 of its patents "a desperate act."
Microsoft fix for Automatic Updates lockup not working
Windows XP systems are still locking up during patch update attempts -- even after users deployed the fix suggested by Microsoft.
Apple fixes flaws in open-source Darwin server
Apple Thursday updated Darwin Streaming Server, an open-source version of the company's QuickTime for-pay streaming server software, to patch a pair of critical vulnerabilities.
Microsoft scrubs Windows virtualization features
A month after Microsoft pushed back the beta release of the Windows Server virtualisation software, code-named Viridian, the company has dropped several key features to make its final deadline.
Report: Microsoft signs $US1B software deal with Lenovo
On the first stop of a Chinese business delegation's U.S. spending spree, Lenovo Group Wednesday penned a deal to buy more than $US1 billion in software from Microsoft.
Hackers hijack Windows Update's downloader
Hackers are using Windows Updates' file transfer component to sneak malicious code downloads past firewalls, Symantec researchers said Thursday.
Tool may foil Office 2003 hacks with '07 security
Microsoft will release an enterprise tool that offers some of the security features in the new Office 2007 suite to protect users still running the older Office 2003 applications, a company researcher said Tuesday.
Microsoft to kick Vista's e-mail app to the curb
As it rolled out its revamped Windows Live Hotmail Monday, Microsoft also promised it would deliver replacements for the Outlook Express and Windows Mail desktop clients along with new software to integrate Web mail with the corporate Outlook program.
Mac share of surfers doubles in 8 months
The portion of people surfing the Web using a Mac has doubled in the past eight months, an Internet metrics analyst said Tuesday, and represents an audience that can't be ignored by Web application developers.
Sun lends hand on Mac OpenOffice project
Sun Microsystems has assigned company developers to work on a Mac OS X version of the open-source OpenOffice.org productivity suite.
Trojan impersonates Windows activation to snatch data
Symantec researchers Friday warned of an in-the-wild Trojan horse that poses as a Windows activation program to dupe users into entering credit card information in an attempt to reanimate their machines.
Jobs takes top CEO pay spot, makes $US646M
Steve Jobs' $US1 salary was dwarfed by $US646 million in stock compensation for 2006, Forbes magazine said Friday, ranking the Apple CEO as the highest-paid executive in the U.S.
Microsoft promises DNS patch Tuesday
Microsoft's security centre has confirmed that a patch for the already-exploited DNS server bug in Windows will be among the seven updates scheduled to release next Tuesday.
Steve Jobs promises 'Greener Apple'
Apple CEO Steve Jobs fired back at environmentalists, saying the company leads rivals such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard in eliminating toxic chemicals and ramping up recycling plans.