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  • 13 April 2011

  • News: Six Windows 7 Nightmares (and How to Fix Them)

    You sit up suddenly in a cold sweat, and scream. But you're in bed, and it was just a bad dream. Sighing with relief, you get up, get dressed, go to work, and turn on your PC.

  • 12 April 2011

  • News: Tackling the Massive Microsoft Patch Tuesday

    Patch Tuesday is here, and this month is a whopper. Microsoft has unleashed 17 new security bulletins, addressing a total of 64 separate vulnerabilities. With so many patches to apply, IT admins need to understand the potential impact of each vulnerability to develop a plan of attack for applying the updates.

  • News: Leaked screenshots offer first look at Windows App Store

    A leaked set of screenshots gives us the first look at the Windows App Store being integrated into Windows 8.

  • 06 April 2011

  • News: IE9 exploit puts Windows 7 SP1 at risk

    A new exploit for IE9 bypasses all security measures in even the latest fully patched version of Windows 7, according to a French security company Vupen.

  • 04 April 2011

  • News: Manage Media on Android With Windows Media Player

    One of the most common complaints I hear about Android is that it lacks a desktop interface like iTunes. But in reality, Android devices sync easily to Windows Media Player in much the same way that the iPhone and iPad sync to iTunes, so any Windows user can transfer music between their PC and their Android phone or tablet. Here's how.

  • 04 March 2011

  • News: Windows tablet 'delayed till 2012'

    Microsoft is to delay the release of its Windows tablet for over a year, reports Bloomberg.

  • News: XP and Vista users get anti-AutoRun update

    Microsoft last week changed how it delivers an update that disables AutoRun, a Windows feature that big name worms, including Conficker and Stuxnet, have used to infect millions of PCs. The company is now pushing the update to Windows XP and Vista users automatically.

  • 17 February 2011

  • News: Dell demos Stage media-synching on Venue Pro smartphone

    Dell has heeded criticisms over devices that store but don't sync and is adding Stage multi-sync features to its entire consumer product line. PC Advisor takes a look

  • News: Dell shows off Venue Pro Windows phone

    Dell is set to bring its Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 touchscreen-slider smartphone to European markets in the next few weeks. A broadly similar Android touchscreen model will follow

  • 05 June 2008

  • News: 'Acer Windows Mobile smartphones' at Computex

    The smartphone maker Acer plans to buy is showing off three new Windows Mobile devices at Computex.

  • 02 June 2008

  • News: Mini-laptops could run Windows Mobile OS

    Mobile phone chip giant Qualcomm today showed off a mini-laptop that could cost around $299 (£150) and offer quick wireless access to the internet via 3G mobile telecommunications networks.

  • 30 May 2008

  • News: Asus laptops bypass Windows at start-up

    Asus is trying out its Express Gate Linux software in laptops, a bid to make multimedia files and internet access a snap for users

  • 23 May 2008

  • News: Intel Atom-based MSI Wind to hit US in June

    The MSI Wind, the ultra-low cost laptop that runs on Intel's 1.6GHz Atom processor will be available is the US from June this year.

  • 25 July 2007

  • News: Could Windows 7 use touchscreen tech?

    Windows Vista's successor – Windows 7 – is scheduled to be with us in 2010, and analysts are already speculating about the new features Microsoft will introduce

  • 20 July 2007

  • News: 20 Windows features we love to hate

    Windows Vista is great, right? Well, we all use it. But we'd like to ditch UAC (user access controls) - and what's with Aero? And as you'll see, it's not a new thing. Here then, is our loving tribute to Microsoft's OS' biggest flops and flaws, from Windows 95's Active Desktop onwards.

  • 19 July 2007

  • News: Mystery over Windows Vista SP1 beta

    A beta version of the first service pack for Windows Vista is due over the next few days, according to sources close to Microsoft.

  • 16 July 2007

  • News: Security exposed: Is Google the new Microsoft?

    The ubiquity of Microsoft's Windows OS and Office suite have made the software giant the number one target for security threats over the past ten years. But all that could be about to change. Search giant Google is facing new scrutiny as it diversifies its products and moves further into the business environment.

  • 21 June 2007

  • News: Google demands Windows Vista changes

    Google wants federal and state regulators to press Microsoft to make more changes to Windows Vista's desktop search and indexing tool.

  • 01 June 2007

  • News: Microsoft killing Vista betas today

    Free Windows Vista previews are coming to an end with Microsoft to force beta versions to reboot every two hours before crippling them completely in August

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