Chrome sings 'When I'm 64' on Windows
Google yesterday released a 64-bit Windows version of its Chrome browser, touting it as a performance and stability improvement over the six-year-old 32-bit edition.In early June, Google promoted the...
View ArticleMicrosoft purges 1,500 copycat, fraudulent Windows 8.1 apps
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has begun clamping down on sham Windows Store apps that try to dupe users into paying for free software."Most of the developers behind apps that are found to...
View ArticleDid Microsoft help seed the market for Windows Store scam apps?
Microsoft has finally begun cleaning out the Windows Store by killing 1,500 scams and copycat apps. But by turning the other way when bad apps were uploaded, and maybe even paying for them, Microsoft...
View ArticleChina orders Microsoft to explain Windows, Office practices within 20 days
Chinese antitrust regulators today ordered Microsoft to explain compatibility and bundling issues with its software and gave the U.S. company 20 days to comply.The brief announcement on the website of...
View ArticleIE users in no rush to discard old versions after Microsoft's...
Users of Internet Explorer (IE) were in no hurry last month to discard older versions, even after Microsoft told them that their browsers will drop off the support list in early 2016. In a surprise...
View ArticleMicrosoft rolls out Delve information and people discovery tool for Office 365
Microsoft has begun a months-long rollout of Delve, the first Office 365 application that taps into the suite's Office Graph machine learning capabilities and maps connections between co-workers,...
View ArticleAdobe fixes critical flaws in Flash Player, delays Reader and Acrobat updates
Adobe Systems released a critical security update for Flash Player that fixes 12 security vulnerabilities, but pushed back its planned patches for Reader and Acrobat by a week. The Flash Player...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patch Tuesday thwarts nosey malware
Cyberattackers curious about the contents of users' hard drives will now have a tougher time finding that information, thanks to a new patch that Microsoft issued Tuesday in the latest round of "Patch...
View ArticleMicrosoft pulls OneDrive for Business patch issued Tuesday
Microsoft yesterday pulled another patch, this one released Tuesday, that was meant to fix OneDrive for Business, the online storage service for employees running Office 365.On Wednesday, Microsoft...
View ArticleMicrosoft knocks iOS 8 install requirements, ups OneDrive free space
Microsoft yesterday levered the news that some iPhone owners had to delete content before installing the new iOS 8 with an offer to nearly double the free space for its OneDrive cloud storage...
View ArticleMicrosoft streamlines free Office for students deal
Microsoft yesterday made it easier for school and university students to obtain a free subscription to Office 365 by sidestepping institutional IT and going to the self-serve line.A year ago, the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 end of support looms
Despite years of lead-time, many businesses had to scramble this year when Microsoft ended support for its incredibly popular Windows XP desktop operating system. The disruption caused by the end of...
View ArticleMicrosoft unveils 'spiritual successor' to Windows 7 by going to 10
Microsoft today unveiled the successor to its failed Windows 8 at an event in San Francisco, putting the Steven Sinofsky era behind it by, if nothing else, naming the new OS "Windows 10." "Windows is...
View ArticleWith Windows 10, a contrite Microsoft tries to atone for Windows 8
Humbled by businesses' dislike for Windows 8, Microsoft has issued a mea culpa, offered the world a first peek at Windows 10 and pledged that the new OS will delight IT executives. But the true test...
View Article12 things to know about Windows 10
Microsoft gave the first look at its Windows 10 operating system on Tuesday, a major release that will span all hardware from PCs to phones and try to address the ills that have dogged Windows 8. The...
View ArticleWindows 10 download is 'incredible... empowering... amazing'
The Windows 10 download is melting the internets: Build 9841 Technical Preview is up and running. Wait... So what happened to version 9? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers make a rockumentary. Not to mention:...
View Article7 things to remember if you're trying out the Windows 10 preview
Microsoft has kicked off the Windows 10 public testing period, but the company wants the fearless enthusiasts willing to participate in the Insider Program to be aware of a number of things before...
View ArticleWill Windows 10 TP's spooky data collection make the final version?
Windows 10 Technical Preview stealthily collects lots of user data and transmits the information to Microsoft, leading some to wonder whether or not the OS will shed these practices once the testing...
View ArticleMicrosoft tightens integration between Outlook Web App and OneDrive for Business
Microsoft wants to promote the use of OneDrive for Business among Office 365 customers, so it's building links between the work cloud storage service and Outlook Web App (OWA), the suite's...
View ArticleMicrosoft slates critical Windows, IE fixes for next week
Microsoft today said it will release nine security updates next week, twice the number of last month, with fixes slated for Internet Explorer (IE), Windows, SharePoint Server and Web app developer...
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