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  • News: 'Chinese eBay' aims for global domination

    The company known as "China's eBay" will aim for expansion abroad in the long term, but first it wants more foreign products sold on its platform in China, it said Saturday.

  • News: Microsoft: Windows 7 upgrades to take 20 hours

    Some "in-place" upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take users over 20 hours to complete, according to Microsoft.

  • News: Novell tool means more enterprise apps for iPhone

    A new developer tool from Novell will mean that the Apple iPhone gets more applications for enterprise users.

  • News: XP or Vista? Stats show what users really want

    Think you know what Windows users want and use their PC for? Think again. We use a new tool to investigate just what PC's in the real-world are used for.

  • News: The 7 best ways to back up your PC

    Nobody likes backing up, but one day it'll save your bacon. Here are the seven most efficient methods of protecting your data, no matter what your situation.

  • News: Microsoft forms new open-source foundation

    Microsoft has founded and is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects.

  • News: Russia drops Windows XP antimonopoly case

    Russia has dropped an antimonopoly case against Microsoft that was brought over the company's decision to withdraw its XP OS from the market.

  • News: Mobile cloud subscribers to number 1 billion by 2014

    The number of mobile cloud computing subscribers worldwide will grow rapidly over the next five years, rising from 42.8 million subscribers in 2008, to just over 998 million in 2014.

  • News: EU to probe Oracle-Sun deal further

    Oracle's planned takeover of Sun Microsystems will be subject to a deeper investigation by the European Commission, following "serious concerns" over the effect of the merger on competition.

  • News: Five 'critical' Windows fixes coming next week

    Microsoft today said it will deliver five security updates on Tuesday, all affecting Windows and all ranked "critical," the company's highest threat rating.

  • News: Throw a party and get Windows 7 Ultimate free

    A new version of Windows is not typically a reason to throw a party, but Microsoft is hoping people will do just that to celebrate Windows 7, and has teamed with House Party to help them do so.

  • News: Microsoft allowed to continue selling Word, for now

    A federal appeals court late today granted Microsoft's request to suspend an injunction that would have barred the company from selling its Word software next month.

  • News: Tutorial: Build your own website

    Creating a website used to be a pretty scary task, only to be approached by those with an in-depth knowledge of HTML and a creative mind. These days, a number of companies offer online services that help you to easily design and produce your own website, and many will even host it for you, too. Here, we demonstrate the process using Moonfruit.

  • How-Tos: How to secure your PC for free

    Although you can never eradicate the threat of malware when probing the web's dark recesses, slapping on as many layers of security as possible will make you less of a target. Here, we show you how to pile on the protection for free.

  • News: Manga Studio tutorial: Life in cartoon motion

    We don't believe drawing on a PC should be limited to dull presentations. Here, we show you how to create your very own comic strip using Manga Studio Debut 4.0.

  • News: Users finally ditching XP for Vista & Windows 7

    Windows XP's share of the operating system recorded a record fall in August

  • News: Windows 7 Embedded OS released to testers

    Microsoft on Tuesday released a test preview of its Windows 7-based OS for embedded devices.

  • Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010

    Checkpoint Software has released a super-secure of version of ZoneAlarm security suite. ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 is billed as the company's first program to offer full hard disk encryption.

  • Opinion: 5 favourite Excel tips

    Whether you're using Microsoft Excel 2008 or 2004, you need some tricks up your sleeve for easing day-to-day tasks, such as entering data or custom sorting, as well as for special situations, such as using colours not included on the Standard palette.

  • News: The 10 most stupid iPhone apps

    The Apple iTunes app store offers a host of programs that can do everything from turning your iPhone into a gaming console and a TV remote to software that helps your scout out the best restaurants.