Security watchers have discovered a virus strain that compromises VMware virtual machines as well as infecting Mac OS X and Windows computers and Windows Mobile devices. It demonstrates previously unseen…
Though Windows 8 is winning rave reviews for its touch-friendly tablet experience, many feel that the operating system’s “Modern-style” UI makes life more difficult for PC users. Count usability expert…
TrustWave SpiderLabs uncovered a key called “UserPasswordHint” during wider research into how the Redmond operating system stores password hashes. Subsequent studies showed it was easy to extract and decode password…
Earlier this week, Microsoft stopped publishing new apps and updates to existing apps after uncovering an issue with its new digital certificates. The glitch only affected phones that upgraded to…
Microsoft is reprising its buy-a-PC-get-a-free-Xbox-360 deal, just in time for back-to-school shopping. The deal goes something like this: You buy a Windows 7 PC valued at a minimum of $699…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s market value climbed past $623 billion on Monday, surpassing the record set by Microsoft Corp during the heyday of technology stocks in 1999.
While Microsoft is attempting to woo developers to build applications for its Windows Phone 8 platform, there will certainly be omissions when the platform launches in October. The BBC have…
Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility unit said it filed a new patent-infringement case against Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming that features on some Apple devices, including the Siri voice-recognition program, infringe…
New MacBook Pro owners may want to start looking into word processor alternatives due to issues viewing Microsoft Office 2011 on a retina display.
With the upcoming release of Office 2013, Microsoft is finally offering full support for the Open XML document standard, a format that Redmond itself created and has been promoting for…
Disney-owned Jobs-derived animation outfit Pixar has open-sourced some of its production software.
According to research firm IDC, Android devices made up a whopping 68.1% of all smartphone shipments in Q2 2012. That calculates to 104.8 million of the 154 million smartphones that…
SCO has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet its maker. It’s joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-company. With apologies to Monty Python’s Dead Parrot…
For the second month running, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Advanced Notification includes nine bulletins. This month, five are rated ‘critical’ and four ‘important’.
Android is great on smartphones and tablets, but it could work on the desktop? One critical missing part has been multi-user support, but thanks to clues in the code we…