Microsoft: Google exposed IE flaw before we could issue patch
Microsoft is investigating reports of a zero-day vulnerability impacting Internet Explorer based on how it handles CSS. The issue was discovered using cross_fuzz, a browser fuzzing tool created by a Google researcher who we...
Microsoft restores missing e-mails from Hotmail accounts
Over on the Windows Live Solution Center, a number of Windows Live Hotmail users have been complaining about missing e-mails. For the last three days, users have reported that their e-mails have been deleted from their Inbox and...
Microsoft quietly kills Office Genuine Advantage program
Late last week, Microsoft put an end to its Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) program. The Office Notifier, the OGA ActiveX control for Internet Explorer, and the OGA plug-in for Firefox have also been retired. The...
MSE 2.0 arrives with heuristic scanning, network traffic inspection
Following a four-month beta program, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2.0 has been released. The new version significantly revamps the heuristic scanning engine, adds Windows Firewall integration as well as network traffic in...
Bing for iPhone gets major overhaul, minor tweaks for Android
Microsoft has updated its Bing for Mobile apps for iPhone and Android with a bigger focus on streamlining how mobile users discover relevant local information. Separately, the software giant has updated m.bing.com with "th...
December 2010 Patch Tuesday will come with most bulletins ever
According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue 17 Security Bulletins addressing 40 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, December 14. It will also host a webcast to address customer questions the following day.
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Microsoft Lync 2010 arrives, succeeds Office Communicator
Microsoft today launched Lync 2010, the next generation of Office Communications Server (OCS). Unlike OCS, Lync manages various forms of communication from one UI: instant messages, voice calls, video calls, meetings, and ...
Microsoft releases service pack blocker for Windows 7 SP1
Microsoft has updated the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit to include Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. As has been the case with previous service packs, soon after SP1 hits the RTM milestone,...
Dell moves 25k employees from BlackBerry to Windows Phone 7
Dell is shifting 25,000 of its employees, or one-quarter of its work force, from Research in Motion's BlackBerry to its own Windows Phone 7-powered Venue Pro. The company is still in discussions with T-Mobile USA, the carrier fo...
Windows Phone 7 to rival iPad for developer attention in 2011
Developers say they are most interested in Android, Windows Phone 7, and the iPad as platforms for their mobile apps in 2011, according to a report titled "State of the Apps Industry Snapshot" released today...
November 2010 Patch Tuesday: three bulletins
According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue three Security Bulletins addressing 11 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, November 9. It will also host a webcast to address customer questions the following day....
UniBrows: new add-on puts IE6 in your IE8
Browsium, a Washington-based startup composed of ex-Microsoft employees and partners, is planning to release an add-on that lets customers run the most-hated version of Internet Explorer within a more modern Microsoft brows...
