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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Gartner: Windows is collapsing

Research firm Gartner has said that Microsoft's Windows operating system will collapse under its own weight if changes aren't made. This is bound to be controversial.

April 14, 2008 | 16:52

Adobe 64-bit support a Windows exclusive

Adobe has announced that the next version of Creative Suite applications will have 64-bit support - but only on Windows.

April 7, 2008 | 09:49

XP Home availability extended

Microsoft is due to announce some time this week the extended availability of their Windows XP operating system, and it's all thanks to devices like the Asus Eee PC.

April 4, 2008 | 10:55

Nvidia drivers caused big chunk of Vista crashes

Internal Microsoft emails have revealed that Nvidia's drivers were responsible for 29 percent of crashes in Vista's early days.

March 27, 2008 | 12:19

Will the 'netbook' save Windows XP?

With the demand for low-cost, fully web capable machines set to soar massively this year, could Windows XP be given another reprieve?

March 26, 2008 | 14:07

Windows Vista SP1 Gaming Performance

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was released to the public last week and as we will be moving all of our test systems to SP1 over time, we felt it was necessary to put the new Service Pack under the microscope. Today we look at gaming performance across a range of titles.

March 25, 2008 | 14:54

Windows Vista SP1 is available for download

Microsoft has released the first Service Pack for Windows Vista. It's now available to download officially... and not just via registry hacks.

March 19, 2008 | 12:38

Microsoft reduces Vista prices

Microsoft has announced price cuts on some versions of Windows Vista. These will come into effect when SP1 sees a retail release later this year.

February 29, 2008 | 15:22

Intel blamed for Vista Capable antics

Internal Microsoft emails have revealed that the software giant lowered the Vista Capable requirements after caving in to pressure from Intel.

February 29, 2008 | 10:08

Microsoft launches 2008 server lineup

In a Los Angeles event hosted by Tom Brokaw, Microsoft officially launched its trio of new server products: Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2008.

February 28, 2008 | 13:19

Vista Capable suit given class action status

The federal judge at the centre of the "Windows Vista Capable" case has given the suit a class action status.

February 25, 2008 | 14:44

Microsoft knowingly deceived customers with Vista?

Plaintiffs in the "Windows Vista Capable" case have accused Microsoft of knowingly lying to customers in order to boost sales.

February 13, 2008 | 07:13

AMD OverDrive now a bit more official

AMD OverDrive, the multitool of overclocking software, finally gets a bit more official with the release of its own website.

February 8, 2008 | 12:00

Mac support for TrueCrypt 5.0

The latest version of open-source encryption program TrueCrypt now supports MacOS X systems as well as Linux and Windows, and comes with some lovely performance improvements.

February 7, 2008 | 07:22

Microsoft announces Vista SP1 RTM

Microsoft has announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been released to manufacturing. It'll be available via Windows Update mid-March.

February 4, 2008 | 15:35

Windows 7 build leaked?

A poster to Neowin's Windows Beta forum claims to have a pre-release build of Microsoft's next-generation operating system installed on his laptop, and offers a mini-review.

January 23, 2008 | 07:33

Best Buy 'admits' to selling trojan infected goods

A leaked memo authored by US retail behemoth Best Buy admits to selling a model of digital photo frame which includes an old Trojan.

January 18, 2008 | 11:20

Petition launched to save XP

InfoWorld has launched a petition in an attempt to convince Microsoft not to cease selling copies of Windows XP in June 2008. A laudable goal, or should the old OS be put out to pasture?

January 15, 2008 | 13:18

Homebrew WiFi-to-3G router

If you've got a Windows Mobile smartphone then you might just be interested in some software to turn it into a WiFi-to-3G router for emergency 'net connections.

January 10, 2008 | 09:18

Logitech unveils diNovo Mini keyboard

CES 2008 - For those of you who have media centres connected to your TVs, Logitech has finally listened and offered an alternative to the Windows Media Center Keyboard.

January 10, 2008 | 03:16

January brings two Windows patches

The monthly 'Patch Tuesday' update cycle for Windows has dropped a couple of high-priority security patches on our doorstep this week, one of which affects Windows Vista.

January 9, 2008 | 12:18

Netgear’s Digital Entertainer could replace HTPCs

CES 2008: Netgear's Digital Entertainer HD looks to be an incredibly smart device that could wipe out the need for an HTPC.

January 8, 2008 | 21:02

McAfee blacklists chunk of web

Security firm McAfee has unwittingly prevented users of its software from accessing large numbers of web sites thanks to a botched virus definition update.

January 3, 2008 | 10:18