Microsoft Security Essentials misses 39% of malware in Dennis test
The latest tests from Dennis Publishing’s security labs saw Microsoft Security Essentials fail to detect 39% of the real-world malware thrown at it.
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Red Hat’s pockets bulging on strong Linux, JBoss sales
Enterprise Linux vendor Red Hat posted strong financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal 2014 on Thursday, with earnings that beat both analysts’ estimates and the company’s own…
Why Microsoft Had No Choice But To Buy Nokia’s Smartphone Business In One Chart
Microsoft is set to close on a deal to purchase the vast majority of Nokia’s handset business in the first quarter of 2014. The deal will see the software giant…
Microsoft pulls latest Surface Pro 2 update following user complaints
Microsoft has some trouble on its hands with the latest Surface Pro 2 firmware update. The company has abruptly pulled the update after reports of failed installations (and battery issues…
Samsung offered $1 billion by Microsoft to produce WP devices
Having already acquired Nokia, Microsoft is now trying to motivate other global manufacturers to develop Windows Phone OS based smartphones. According to a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, Microsoft has offered…
Munich open source switch ‘completed successfully’
Munich’s switch to open source software has been successfully completed, with the vast majority of the public administration’s users now running its own version of Linux, city officials said today.
Nokia’s Android phone: Good for Nokia, not so good for Microsoft
Nokia’s working on an Android phone, but it won’t ever see the light of day. The news that Nokia has been working on its own Android Phone broke last night,…
Open source ‘wasn’t available’ two years ago, says Universal Credit chief
Howard Shiplee said that the welfare project will now be using open source and web-based tech. The head of delivery for the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) flagship welfare…
Microsoft FAT patent loss endangers its Android revenue
The Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) has ruled that that Microsoft’s European Union (EU) patent EP0618540 for its File Allocation Table (FAT) or “common name space for long and…
It’s true, the START MENU is coming BACK to Windows 8, hiss sources
Microsoft’s forthcoming wave of Windows updates will streamline the OS and will even see the return of the much-missed Start menu, according to new reports. The idea appears to be…
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday: December 2013
Microsoft released eleven new security bulletins for the December Patch Tuesday, closing out 2013 with 106 security bulletins. While that tops last year’s total of 83, it is roughly in…
German court invalidates Microsoft patent used for Motorola phone sales ban
A Microsoft storage patent that was used to get a sales ban on products from Google-owned Motorola Mobility in Germany has been invalidated by the German Federal Patent Court.
Internet Explorer 11 at it again, breaks Microsoft’s own CRM software
Compatibility problems continue to plague Internet Explorer 11, with some Microsoft customers once again complaining that the company’s latest browser doesn’t work with one of its own products.
Microsoft lines up critical Windows, Office and IE fixes for next week
Microsoft today said it will ship 11 security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Exchange, including one meant to stymie active attacks…
Valve renews Linux commitment, Microsoft and Sony should worry
If Valve has its way, tomorrow’s gaming console is going to be running Linux. The Steam-gaming company has just renewed its Linux commitment by joining The Linux Foundation.