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Malware Causing Windows 7's 'Black Screen Of Death', Microsoft Says

mirror.co.uk | Posted 12.02.2009 | Technology


Microsoft's been looking into the black screen of death reports that have popped up in wake of a recent Windows update, and is back with its findings:...

Microsoft Investigates Windows' 'Black Screen Of Death' Problem

TechFlash.com | Posted 12.01.2009 | Technology


Microsoft says it's looking into reports that its latest security updates are causing some Windows machines to stop working and display a mostly black...

Windows: China Orders Microsoft To Stop Some Windows Sales

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology


BEIJING — A Beijing court has ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling some versions of its Windows operating system in China in a licensing disp...

Simon Aldous: Windows 7 'Inspired' By Mac, Microsoft Manager Admits

Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | Technology


In an interview with PCR, Simon Aldous, Microsoft's partner group manager, went on the record acknowledging that Microsoft's new Windows 7 software wa...

Microsoft Ad FAILS: A Look At The Worst Microsoft Commercials (VIDEO)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology


Microsoft's tried to put its unfortunate "Vista" chapter behind it with the launch of Windows 7 -- but has it put an end to bad ads? This Slate video...

Windows 7 Review: Everything You Need To Know About Microsoft's Vista Upgrade (PHOTOS, ROUNDUP)

Posted 10.22.2009 | Technology


Windows 7 is out! But should we really be excited? Will the new Microsoft upgrade really be a step-up from the nightmare that was Vista? We've got a...

Windows 7 Release: China's Pirates Hijack Microsoft's Software Debut

nytimes.com | REUTERS | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology


At shops in the bustling Xinyang market in Shanghai, fake Apple iPhones and Bose speakers were displayed alongside bootleg copies of Microsoft's Windo...

Windows 7 Release Date: October 22

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22, in time to ...

Microsoft To Release Version Of Windows 7 Next Week

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business


Microsoft Corp said on Friday a version of its long awaited Windows 7 operating system will be made available from next week....

Microsoft To Let Consumers Test Windows 7 On Friday

Reuters | Franklin Paul | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business


Microsoft Corp plans to let consumers test the next generation of its computer operating system, Windows 7, starting on Friday and said the new softwa...

Greenspan Owns Up To Bad Policy

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media


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Sony drastically cut its financial forecast, with analysts noting that its profit for the fiscal year ending in March 2009 could plunge 59% from the...

New Thin Solar Cells Allow Greater Flexibility Of Use

The New York Times | Henry Fountain | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green


Photovoltaic cells, the basic building blocks of solar panels, are more efficient and less costly than ever. But manipulating cells (which are usually...

iPhone Has Companies Clamoring To Integrate Touch Tech

The New York Times | Michael Fitzgerald | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business


Breakthroughs often beget other breakthroughs, and Apple's slick use of touch technology on its iPhone has set touch-screen makers to salivating. An i...

Another Microsoft Reorganization, Circling The Wagons 'Round Windows

Silicon Alley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business


The head of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Business (which includes the online business), Kevin Johnson, is headed to Juniper Networks. Microsoft...

Vista Or Bust: The End Of Windows XP

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business


For PC users, the countdown to Windows 7, Microsoft's next operating system, starts now. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant today is discontinui...

Users Plead Microsoft To Save Windows XP

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software m...

Windows Server 2008 Official Launches To Much Fanfare

Ars Technica | Peter Bright | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Windows Server 2008, which was released earlier this month, was officially launched today. Windows Server 2008 brings many eagerly anticipated admin-p...

Microsoft Helps Nab $900M Piracy Ring

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


SEATTLE — Near-perfect knockoffs of 21 different Microsoft programs began surfacing around the world just over a decade ago. Soon, PCs in more ...

Xmas Sales Of Xbox Could Turn Microsoft Into Growth Story Again

24/7 Wall Street | Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Christmas may come early to Microsoft (MSFT) investors. Just a year ago, it was hard to imagine that the world's largest software company would ever ...