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Is Windows on ARM the future of the Windows operating system?

February 10, 2012 — 12:11pm ET | By
In a new blog entry posted yesterday, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows division, elaborated at length about Windows on ARM (WOA). He pointed out how WOA builds on Read more...

What are you anticipating the most in Windows 8?

February 3, 2012 — 7:03am ET | By
John Brandon of Computerworld has put together a list of 13 less-discussed features about Windows 8 that he considers worth knowing about and wrote in detail about each feature here. I think it's a Read more...

Vulnerable videoconferencing a major problem for companies

January 27, 2012 — 2:37am ET | By
Misconfigured videoconferencing systems can let hackers listen in on privileged boardroom discussions or use PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) cameras to see confidential reports left lying on conference room Read more...

Will switching to Linux enhance system security?

January 13, 2012 — 1:21pm ET | By
The control systems for U.S. military drones appear to have been switched from Windows to Linux as part of a recent upgrade. This comes in the wake of a malware attack last September that saw a Read more...

Windows 8 'factory reset' will be a boon to IT departments

January 6, 2012 — 8:57am ET | By
As part of its strategy to gradually introduce the new capabilities in Windows 8, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has taken the wraps off a couple of features that it says will either restore a PC to a Read more...

Can Microsoft's picture password replace alphanumeric passwords?

December 23, 2011 — 4:53am ET | By
As part of the company's ongoing efforts to promote new features in Windows 8, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) this week spilled the details of a new authentication system called "picture password." The Read more...

Microsoft to kill off IE6 with silent updates

December 16, 2011 — 11:57am ET | By
After repeated pleas to switch from Internet Explorer 6 and creating a website to kill it off, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has finally figured out the perfect a way to finally wipe IE6 off the face of Read more...

Windows Store could be the next big thing

December 9, 2011 — 10:49am ET | By
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) this week offered a preview of its upcoming app store for Windows 8, which will distribute Metro-style apps. At the event, the software giant revealed interesting nuggets of Read more...

Hybrid hard drive: Dead end or the future of storage?

December 2, 2011 — 8:20am ET | By
As we reported earlier this week, hard disk maker Seagate has started shipping its second-generation hybrid hard drive (HHD). For those not familiar with the Momentus XT HHD, it is essentially a Read more...

Windows 8 to eliminate reboot blues

November 18, 2011 — 10:58am ET | By
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is working to reduce the hassle stemming from the need to reboot after the installation of various security patches and software updates. As outlined by Farzana Rahman, the Read more...

Trying to stretch your battery? Check that your device drivers are installed

November 11, 2011 — 10:55am ET | By
A new blog post on Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Building Windows 8 blog did a great job of detailing the work being done to better manage power in Windows 8. Pat Stemen, a program manager on the Read more...

How hackers can use Facebook to collect information on you

November 4, 2011 — 1:52pm ET | By
Researchers from the University of British Columbia Vancouver recently conducted an experiment in which they created 102 bots to befriend Facebook users with an objective of making off with Read more...
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