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Spy program snoops on cell phones
March 30, 2006
Software hides itself on phones to secretly capture data, leading one security company to label it a Trojan horse.
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Microsoft makes Zune Vista-friendly
December 20, 2006
Player now works with new operating system, thanks to software update that also adds unspecified security updates.
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Microsoft to invest $150 million in Apple
August 6, 1997
Unlikely bedfellows Bill Gates and Steve Jobs join to announce Microsoft's $150 million investment in Apple and extensive agreements.
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Microsoft patches Xbox 360
March 5, 2007
Vulnerability could have let Xbox owners run their own applications or operating systems like Linux on the console.
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Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista
July 6, 2009
Microsoft aims to make a much different first impression with Windows 7 than it did with Vista, its oft-maligned predecessor.
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Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
September 27, 2007
Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months.
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Lenovo, Microsoft extend partnership
April 18, 2006
Companies extend their working relationship to promote the Windows operating system around the world,
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The next generation of security threats
December 5, 2007
Forget widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern.
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Windows Vista available to developers
November 17, 2006
Members of MSDN and TechNet can download the final code of the new OS. Plus, some testers of Vista will get free copies.
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Beware the 'pod slurping' employee
February 15, 2006
With iPod, app creator warns, "you could probably have every business document in a medium-size firm" in 2 minutes.
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Microsoft piracy check comes calling
April 24, 2006
Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy.
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Microsoft backtracks on Vista transfer limits
November 2, 2006
Amid outcry from tech enthusiasts, Microsoft says it will allow retail Windows buyers unlimited license transfers to a different PC.
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Which company is more successful: Apple or Microsoft?
March 29, 2006
Readers weigh in on which computer company has had the bigger impact on the tech industry.
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Microsoft looks beyond Windows Server 2008
May 16, 2007
While the software giant is mum on what follows Vista on the desktop, it does lay out plans for Windows Server.
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Windows, Mac OS to run side-by-side
June 15, 2006
Parallels promises to let both OSes do their thing on a Mac at the same time, unlike Apple's BootCamp.
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Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals
March 17, 2006
Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spyware
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Vista draining laptop batteries, patience
May 4, 2007
Microsoft's attempt to improve power management in Windows Vista hasn't made up for the pretty but power-hungry Aero interface, causing battery life to suffer.
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Microsoft puts its server software to the test
June 28, 2007
Servers running an early version of company's Windows Server 2008 operating system are powering Microsoft.com.
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Microsoft trying to make Vista iPod-friendly
March 27, 2007
The software maker posts several patches, including one to resolve a problem that could leave the music players corrupted.
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Cloudy forecast for Windows Vista
May 2, 2006
The oft-delayed OS might keep you waiting just a bit longer. Also: No tokens for you.
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