Microsoft's technical team on Thursday reported progress on improvements to the beta version of Windows 7, assuring testers that the team really cares about user feedback.
TechNet and MSDN subscribers now have access to the Release Candidate version of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Google is the latest Web browser maker to join the plaintiff's side in a European Commission (EC) complaint against Microsoft's Internet Explorer distribution practices.
Earlier this month, BeyondTrust released a report on security threats to IT shops running Microsoft software.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/23/2009
Adobe Systems used this week's Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona to advance its effort to provide a common runtime across desktop, Web and mobile environments.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/20/2009
Microsoft got a favorable court ruling on Wednesday in an ongoing lawsuit against its past Vista Capable marketing practices.
Microsoft plans to give the Windows Mobile a facelift which includes the launch of a Web-based sync service and a developer site.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/17/2009
Redmond's February slate of security bulletins includes four patches -- two deemed "critical" and two "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/10/2009
Microsoft over the weekend acknowledged it is planning a service that will allow users of its Windows Mobile operating system to synchronize data on their devices with the Web.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/09/2009
Microsoft's antitrust past has come back to haunt it, yet again.
Microsoft has followed up on the release of its Windows 7 Beta by rolling out another build of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit.
Microsoft plans to rollout four security bulletins for this month's patch cycle on Tuesday, with two "critical" items and two "important" patches on the slate.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/05/2009
A debate erupted over the effectiveness of the user account control feature in Microsoft's beta release of Windows 7.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/05/2009
Microsoft has begun aggressively reaching out to the channel to prepare for the release of Windows 7.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/04/2009
Microsoft described its product lineup plans for its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system launch, expected in early 2010 or possibly earlier.