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30 May 2009
News: The 20 best games that never were

For every game that becomes a must-have title, there are hundreds that never see the light of day. From obscure titles to black sheep in well-established franchises, we've rounded up the 20 most famous games that were never made publicly available.
29 May 2009
News: Microsoft court case to push 'crapware' onto PCs

The European Union's antitrust case against Microsoft over Internet Explorer could be a nightmare for small- and medium-sized computer makers and set a dangerous precedent, according to a longtime trade group ally of Microsoft.
28 May 2009
News: Microsoft mucks up Windows 7 beta expiration

Microsoft has issued an amendment to its Windows 7 beta testing program stating that users who downloaded the software will be able to continue using it until July.
News: Yahoo CEO considers acquisition by Microsoft

Yahoo's CEO said yesterday she was open to discussing a Microsoft acquisition, provided the deal were sweet.
27 May 2009
News: Windows Vista SP2 available for download

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is now available for download.
26 May 2009
News: Microsoft sets Windows 7 netbook specs

According to reports Microsoft will limit sales of some editions of Windows 7 to systems with screens no larger than 10.2in running a low-powered single-core processor running no faster than 2GHz.
News: HTC to sell Google Android smartphone

China's first mobile phone based on Google's Android software will go on sale next month in a deal between China Mobile and Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC).
News: Nokia opens doors to Ovi app store

Nokia's Ovi app store has finally been made publicly available.
News: ACT: IE antitrust case 'will harm consumers'

The European Commission claims it is acting in the interests of consumers in pursuing an antitrust ruling against Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer into the Windows OS, but unbundling them would be a nightmare for independent software developers, said Jonathan Zuck, president of the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), on Monday.
News: IBM: Vista the best recruiter for Linux

According to a senior IBM executive, Microsoft's Vista launch was the best recruiter for Linux on the desktop.
News: Apple iPhone to get direct TV downloads?

With the next version of Apple's iPhone 3.0 software update set for launch next month, more supposed details are leaking out about what the iPhone and iPod touch software might include.
23 May 2009
News: In pictures: Google's Street View trike

Google announced this week it planned to photograph tourist attractions in the UK that are located in rural or hard to reach areas with its Street View trike.
22 May 2009
News: Google Chrome gets 30% speed boost

Google has upgraded its Chrome 2.0 from being in beta to its final version ready for download and general use
News: Windows 7 pricing coming next month

Windows 7 pricing will be announced next month according to TechARP.com, the Malaysian website which has accurately predicted past company moves.
21 May 2009
News: Microsoft to kill Office 2000 in July

Microsoft has reminded Office 2000 users that it will discontinue security updates for the aged suite in less than two months as it drops all support for the software.
News: Mozilla browser add-ons will personalise the web

Mozilla has unveiled an open source project that it hopes will help web users personalise the internet using add-ons for its Firefox browser.
News: Microsoft maintains Vista SP2 no-show

Although Microsoft quietly delivered Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to TechNet and MSDN subscribers last week, the company has still has not made the upgrade available to other users.
19 May 2009
News: Microsoft and Linux in legal partnership

In an unusual twist, Microsoft and Linux have joined forces in a legal tussle. The companies jointly sent a letter expressing their common disagreement with advice regarding software law that a group plans to send to judges.
News: Pirate Office 2010 copies available online

Pirated copies labelled as the Technical Preview of Microsoft's Office 2010 have leaked to the internet.
18 May 2009
Video: Microsoft: Vista testers should switch to Windows 7 RC

Microsoft says users testing Vista should abandon that effort for the Windows 7 release candidate