Windows XP turns 10, loses global usage to Windows 7

24 Oct, 2011, 12:55 pm IST Naina Khedekar Windows 1 Comments

 Windows XP has been around for a decade and unscathed by successors (read Vista). Launched in 2001, it was widely accepted even after 2006 when More

Microsoft to Patch 22 Vulnerabilities in IE, Windows

05 Aug, 2011, 10:59 am IST Karan Shah Windows

It seems that Microsoft has taken the ‘dumb’ comments a tad too seriously. More

WinXP to Blame for 75% of All Rootkit Infections

01 Aug, 2011, 12:07 pm IST Rossi Fernandes Windows 2 Comments

If you’re using Windows XP, your PC is likely to be part of the reason why rootkit infections on Windows PCs are so high. More

Happy Birthday DOS, You’re 30!

28 Jul, 2011, 10:41 am IST Rossi Fernandes Software 5 Comments

DOS or Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) as it was called back then celebrates its 30th birthday. More

After Office XP, Windows Vista to Lose SP1 Support

06 Jul, 2011, 10:16 am IST Rossi Fernandes Software 2 Comments

We talked about Office XP, the old productivity suite being discontinued and no support being made available. More

Windows 7 Least Infectious: Microsoft Security Intelligence Report

14 May, 2011, 3:14 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software

A report by Microsoft hails Windows 7 to be the least infected More

Biostar Launches The H61MH Motherboard

25 Apr, 2011, 6:35 pm IST Aaron Almeida Motherboards

Biostar H61MH based on Intel 861 chipset More

Microsoft Sold 350m Licenses of Windows 7 in 18 months

23 Apr, 2011, 2:42 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Motherboards

Windows 7 has hit the 350m mark in 18 months. More

Windows 7 Now Most Used Desktop OS

11 Apr, 2011, 10:30 am IST Rossi Fernandes Motherboards

Windows 7 takes the lead More

Pwn2Own Contest Update: IE Stays Off Patching

05 Mar, 2011, 5:25 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Web services

As per latest reports, Microsoft would stay away from patching Internet Explorer before the hacking contest. More

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on AutoRun in Windows XP and Vista

10 Feb, 2011, 12:48 pm IST Sriram Gurunathan

For better or for worse, AutoRun is now gone. More

Gaming News Roundup - 10/01/11

10 Jan, 2011, 3:16 pm IST Avinash Bali

Jurassic Park rises from the dead, Uncharted 3 will not support Move, Dragon Age 2 DLC and lots more wait for you in today's gaming roundup. More

Windows Kernel Vulnerability Haunts PCs

29 Nov, 2010, 12:56 pm IST Roshan DSilva

Microsoft undermines threat. More

Dell Says No More Windows XP Shipments After October 22nd

09 Sep, 2010, 11:57 am IST tech2 News Staff Notebooks

In preparation for Microsoft's cutoff. More

Microsoft support for Win2000, XP ends in July

11 May, 2010, 5:17 pm IST tech2 News Staff

Microsoft will end support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP this July. More

Acer Launches Dual-OS Netbook

12 Nov, 2009, 9:07 am IST tech2 News Staff

Acer has launched its dual OS netbook, the Aspire One D250, in India, that is the first to offer Android and Windows together. More

Microsoft Yanks Windows SP3 Release

30 Apr, 2008, 10:00 am IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Microsoft delays the release of its SP3 for Windows XP indefinitely due to a bug that was uncovered at the last minute. More

Microsoft to Roll Out Windows XP SP3

22 Apr, 2008, 4:49 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

The wait's ending. Microsoft will roll out SP3 for XP on April 29... More

Microsoft Extends XP Deadline Till 2010

04 Apr, 2008, 11:10 am IST AP

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will keep selling a version of Windows XP for use on a new breed of low-cost computers for at least two years longer than the system will be available for mainstream PCs. More

Microsoft to Test Windows on $100 Laptop

07 Dec, 2007, 11:39 am IST AP

Microsoft will begin testing a version of Windows XP in January on the "$100 laptop" from One Laptop Per Child. More