Popular search engines continue to direct users to Web sites that serve up malware, researchers say, largely because of techniques that can fool search rankings.
- By William Jackson
- 02/29/2012
IBM's researchers have set records for conducting error-free, basic computations with the use of microfabrication techniques to create the superconducting chips.
- By Henry Kenyon
- 02/29/2012
Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud service is still in the process of recovering after a lengthy outage that affected multiple countries took it offline today.
South American and European law enforcement agencies arrested 25 individuals believed to be members of hacktivist group Anonymous on Tuesday.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 02/28/2012
Microsoft today unveiled a beta of a new service for IT professionals that can scan Windows systems for problems.
Windows Phone's hardware will undergo additional support for more languages, Microsoft said today during the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.
Microsoft announced yesterday that it has partnered with secured and managed mobile enterprise company Good Technology to bring encrypted e-mail services to Windows Phone 7.5.
Microsoft released two free tools this month that are designed to help IT pros troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients.
A beta of the Skype app for Windows Phone is now available for download.
Nokia is now the leading Windows Phone smartphone supplier, according to a market research report by Strategy Analytics.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/27/2012
Microsoft is working on a better touch enabling its next-generation productivity suite, code-named "Office 15."
A complaint by Microsoft was filed with the European Commission on Wednesday about standard-essential patents licensing terms set by Motorola Mobility.
- By Gladys Rama, Kurt Mackie
- 02/24/2012
President Obama's administration has presented legislation to protect online privacy that includes a consumer bill of rights and a standardized Do-Not-Track feature for browsers.
- By William Jackson
- 02/24/2012
A new agreement will call for app developers to provide clear information on their individual privacy policies before their products are downloaded.
Microsoft announced that it's timing its Windows 8 Consumer Preview release with the availability of Visual Studio 11 beta and NET Framework 4.5 beta. set for release Feb. 29.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 02/23/2012
Microsoft will be providing users with more options for preferred languages in Windows 8.
An anonymous analysis of the leaked pcAnywhere source code shows that the software had undergone little change over the past decade.
Both Indiana and Ohio will be the first states to link its in-state academic research networks to the 100-gigabits/sec cross-country network being built by Internet2 and the Energy Department.
- By William Jackson
- 02/21/2012
According to Microsoft, Google circumnavigates Internet Explorer's P3P Privacy Protection feature to track cookies of users.
Microsoft this month clarified its lifecycle support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 consumer products, indicating five-year "extended support" dates.