Microsoft has simultaneously launched education initiatives in more than 70 countries to help protect consumers and increase awareness of the risks of counterfeit software. Named Microsoft Consumer Action Day, the push...
Microsoft asks Windows 7 testers for their photo
Last night, Redmond sent out an e-mail to participants of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Program telling them about a Windows 7 Photo Contest that some of...
Microsoft wants your Windows 7 tips & tricks
Microsoft is trying to tap into the Windows tweaking community. The Microsoft TechNet Magazine is relaunching its popular Tip of the Day feature, starting with a look at the best...
Pirates offer Windows 7 on USB sticks
Pirates have been selling Windows 7 on the black market long before the operating system was officially released on October 22, 2009. That said, as far we can tell,...
How one man designed the Windows 7 boot animation
Rolf Ebeling, a senior user experience lead for the User Experience Design and Research Team for Windows, Windows Live, and Internet Explorer, is the man who designed the 105-frame Windows 7...
Microsoft says B(lack)SODs not linked to latest patches
Microsoft is denying reports of the Black Screen of Death on a number of PCs. A fraction of Windows users have been complaining their computers were locking up and displaying a...
Microsoft to switch internal focus to Windows 8 in July 2010
With another month gone (boy that one flew by), it's time to take a look at what Microsoft Careers, a great source for scraps on future Microsoft products, had to...
Microsoft investigating B(lack)SODs after Windows patches
Last week, a number of Windows users started complaining their computers were locking up and displaying a Black Screen of Death (BSOD, not to be confused with Blue Screen of Death,...
Microsoft delays open sourcing Windows 7 tool
After committing to making the source code and binaries for the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool available under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL) last week, Microsoft...
Apple Magic Mouse drivers arrive for Windows
So you spent $70 on the Apple Magic Mouse and then you realized it would only work with your Mac. Never fear! Apple last month posted Bluetooth Update 1.0 for...
Microsoft targets 2012 for Windows 8
When we first started posting news tidbits regarding Windows 8, we warned readers not to expect the operating system to arrive until 2011 at the earliest, and we noted that 2012...
Magic Mouse Drivers for Windows Magically Appear
Apple unveiled its Mighty Mouse replacement, the Magic Mouse, last month alongside new versions of the iMac, Mac mini and entry-level Macbook. The mouse was well-received, perhaps due in part to the disappointment most felt about its predecessor. Better tracking and touch gestures combined to deliver a much better experience overall.
But only for Mac users,...
