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 Windows 2 Comments

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

Windows 7 to beat XP to be the No.1 desktop OS

05 Jun, 2012, 9:36 am IST Aaron Almeida Windows 2 Comments

It is no news that Windows XP is the most favored operating system the world over and its stability is the reason it currently sits at top spot as the number More

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

Windows XP to be Discontinued in Jan 2008

15 Apr, 2007, 3:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan

Microsoft says Windows XP will no longer be available to consumers, from January 31, 2008, to leverage sales of Vista. More

MS Unveils New Image Format, HD Photo

09 Mar, 2007, 1:43 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan

Microsoft announces a new file format for end-to-end digital photography, HD Photo at Photo Marketing Association '07. More

Microsoft Sold 350m Licenses of Windows 7 in 18 months

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

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

Microsoft to Release 12 Security Bugfixes

09 Feb, 2007, 12:30 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Microsoft will release 12 security patches next week as part of its monthly security rollout. More

Logitech Unveils Game Controller With Built-in Fan

23 Aug, 2006, 10:30 am IST Sharon Khare

Logitech has unveiled a new game controller with an innovative built-in fan-based cooling system, designed to keep the hands of gamers cool and dry - ... 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 Releases Windows Live One Care

24 Jan, 2007, 11:33 am IST Priyanka Pradhan

Microsoft announces the debut of Windows Live OneCare in 16 countries, on January 30, 2007. 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

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

Dell Customer Gets Refund for Not Using XP

19 Nov, 2006, 2:00 pm IST Gaurav Seth

Dave Mitchell, a freelance programmer from UK, much to his surprise got a refund from Dell for not using or rather not wanting to use a copy of Windows XP Home. More

Microsoft Developing Entry-level XP for OLPC

06 Dec, 2006, 2:59 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani Notebooks

Negroponte has revealed that Microsoft is hard at work developing an entry level XP for the OLPC. More

Windows 7 Least Infectious: Microsoft Security Intelligence Report

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

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

Adobe Contribute 4 Gets Blogging Capability

06 Oct, 2006, 12:00 pm IST Sharon Khare

Adobe Systems has announced Contribute 4 software for users to contribute content to the Web without having to learn HTML. More

Windows Live Messenger Beta Released

09 May, 2006, 5:30 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan

There's good news for MSN users. The Windows Live Messenger Beta is now available to the public for More

Dell Once Again Offers Windows XP

20 Apr, 2007, 11:32 am IST AP

Dell said it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft's older OS and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines. More