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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22. http://www.physorg.com/news163176465.html Technology Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:48:19 EST news163176465 (AP) -- Small new "netbook" computers from Acer Inc. will come with Google Inc.'s Android operating system if buyers desire, instead of Windows from Microsoft Corp. http://www.physorg.com/news163163962.html Electronics Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:20:14 EST news163163962 (AP) -- Cuba criticized Microsoft on Friday for blocking its Messenger instant messaging service on the island and in other countries under U.S. sanctions, calling it yet another example of Washington's "harsh" treatment of Havana. http://www.physorg.com/news162884295.html Technology Sat, 30 May 2009 06:39:21 EST news162884295 User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites including Facebook after people have deleted them, British researchers said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news162113863.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 08:38:13 EST news162113863 If you're shopping for a computer now, it may feel like purgatory. http://www.physorg.com/news162064683.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 18:58:50 EST news162064683 (PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual WiFi will enable Windows 7 and future operating systems to see a single WLAN adapter as multiple WLAN adapters by the operating system. This feature is available in Windows 7 RC1, however because there are no hardware drivers to support this, the feature remains inactive. http://www.physorg.com/news161875105.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 14:19:01 EST news161875105 After Microsoft and Intel, the next big US technology giant to find itself in the sights of EU competition regulators may be Google with its ubiquitous Internet search engine and online ad business. http://www.physorg.com/news161442321.html Technology Wed, 13 May 2009 14:05:51 EST news161442321 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says the next version of Windows will go on sale in time for the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news161271929.html Technology Mon, 11 May 2009 14:45:47 EST news161271929 Microsoft said Thursday that cybercriminals are already hawking booby-trapped versions of just-released Windows 7 operating system software. http://www.physorg.com/news160942189.html Technology Thu, 07 May 2009 19:10:23 EST news160942189 (AP) -- When you're surfing the Web, editing photos, listening to MP3s and tweeting, it's easy to run out of real estate on your computer display. If only you had a little extra screen - like a digital kid brother - that could show an auxiliary program like a Twitter application. http://www.physorg.com/news160847174.html Electronics Wed, 06 May 2009 16:47:24 EST news160847174 A nearly-final version of Windows 7 is making its world debut, giving people a chance to tell Microsoft what they love or hate about the new-generation operating system. http://www.physorg.com/news160671985.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 16:07:33 EST news160671985 Microsoft said Thursday that a nearly-final version of its next-generation Windows 7 operating system will be publicly released on May 5. http://www.physorg.com/news160375527.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 05:46:12 EST news160375527 Samsung Electronics today announced the N110 and N120 as the newest additions to their mini notebook lineup. The N110 and N120 are both currently available through Samsung.com and online retailers with an MSRP of $469 and $459, respectively. http://www.physorg.com/news160234343.html Electronics Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:33:18 EST news160234343 US software giant Microsoft is in talks with Verizon Wireless to launch a touch-screen cellphone early next year in a bid to compete with Apple's iPhone, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news160163952.html Electronics Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:59:41 EST news160163952 (PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has decided to give Windows 7 users a tool that will allow them to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine. The tool is free with Windows 7 but will only be available to users of Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise Editions. http://www.physorg.com/news160140483.html Technology Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:28:54 EST news160140483 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its quarterly revenue fell from the previous year for the first time in its 23-year history as a public company, and its profit fell more sharply than Wall Street was expecting. http://www.physorg.com/news159723398.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:36:56 EST news159723398 (AP) -- To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people all over the world who tried different versions of the software. http://www.physorg.com/news159372461.html Technology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:08:15 EST news159372461 (AP) -- Julie Larson-Green hopes you'll like Windows 7. If not, well, now you and a billion other people know whom to blame. http://www.physorg.com/news159365441.html Technology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:11:38 EST news159365441 (AP) -- The Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to extend its watch over some of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices for a second time, saying it needs an extra year and a half to make sure Microsoft's antitrust compliance passes muster. http://www.physorg.com/news159121288.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:23:13 EST news159121288 (AP) -- The dreaded Conficker computer worm is stirring. Security experts say the worm's authors appear to be trying to build a big moneymaker, but not a cyber weapon of mass destruction as many people feared. http://www.physorg.com/news158517032.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:31:36 EST news158517032 A federal jury ordered US software giant Microsoft on Wednesday to pay 388 million dollars to Uniloc for infringing on an anti-piracy software patent held by the Singapore- and US-based company. http://www.physorg.com/news158479784.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:10:13 EST news158479784 Microsoft is introducing a new low-price, entry-level server for small businesses with fewer than 15 employees as a way to introduce them to the company's broader server-software line and address falling server-hardware prices. http://www.physorg.com/news157918006.html Technology Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:07:18 EST news157918006 (AP) -- Verizon Wireless considers Linux-based software a possible long-term contender for use on its phones, but doesn't view it as a "preferred" solution, the carrier's head said. http://www.physorg.com/news157829284.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:46 EST news157829284 (AP) -- I procrastinated for nearly two weeks before installing Microsoft Corp.'s new Web browser. http://www.physorg.com/news157819550.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:46:29 EST news157819550 (AP) -- Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, launched its awaited one-stop shop for add-on applications on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news157782598.html Electronics Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:31:10 EST news157782598 Leading US computer maker Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it is studying the possibility of building machines based on Google-backed Android operating systems. http://www.physorg.com/news157746404.html Technology Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:27:54 EST news157746404 (AP) -- The Conficker worm, a nasty computer infection that has poisoned millions of PCs, will start ramping up its efforts Wednesday to use those machines for cybercrimes. It's unclear whether everyday PC users will even notice, but this is as good an excuse as any to make sure your computer is clean. http://www.physorg.com/news157728313.html Technology Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:26:20 EST news157728313 The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on Monday to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm. http://www.physorg.com/news157655763.html Technology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:17:21 EST news157655763 (AP) -- Apple's Macintosh computers may be cool, but Windows PCs are easier on the wallet. http://www.physorg.com/news157311636.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:41:19 EST news157311636 Is someone sneaking around in front of the window trying to break in? Windows and doors are now being sensitized to suspicious movements: they can detect whether and how quickly something is moving. If it is a person, the system sounds an alarm. http://www.physorg.com/news156523102.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:38:52 EST news156523102