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  • Low prices, Windows capture server market

    Microsoft Windows captured the lead for the first time in server operating systems during the third quarter, boosted by continued demand for inexpensive servers selling for less than US$25,000, according to a new report.

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    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a crowd in London this week that Microsoft this month will show off its new development environment for internet-based applications, dubbed "Windows Cloud".

  • Cyborg or clone? Google's Android debuts at WMC

    Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.

  • Microsoft blogger leaks 'secret' search plans

    A Microsoft employee last week removed a blog posting and apologise after revealing details about planned changes to Microsoft's Live Search.

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    The department responsible for providing services to the Australian Parliament in Canberra will soon step up its efforts to track usage patterns regarding the Parliament's popular Web site.

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    Not long to wait now! To tide you over til midnight, here's a round-up of the week's Vista hype on the eve of the operating system's launch. Featuring styrofoam, flyovers and Dell.

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    Who'll be on the Vista at midnight?

    The first copy of Windows Vista will be sold as the clock ticks over to midnight on Monday. So who's rocking up to the late-night launch?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    The cons of convergence

    Convergence can be convenient, but do we really want our phones to do everything?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Putting the IT in wit

    Let us develop an appreciation for tech's greatest comedians -- intentional or otherwise.

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    Itanium's growing pains

    Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.

Features and Case Studies (147)

  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

  • Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

    Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

  • How Service Pack 2 affects Wi-Fi

    When it comes to wireless networking, Windows XP Service Pack 2 has managed to improve ease of use but does the mega patch cause any problems with wireless connectivity?

  • Microsoft beefs up storage lineup

    Microsoft is continuing its march into the data storage realm, announcing an upgrade to its storage-focused operating system and changes to its server computer OS that are designed to improve the management of storage networks.

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    An e-mail pretending to be a Windows XP security update harbours a malicious Trojan horse that could let hackers build an "army of zombie computers."

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Reviews (225)

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

    Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.

  • First Take: Microsoft Windows Vista

    Microsoft has released the first public beta of its Windows Vista operating system. We examine the new features.

  • Images: Windows Vista beta 2

    We take a detailed look at the features of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, which include improved security options, "gadgets" and integrated search.

  • Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

    Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

  • O2 Xda II

    O2's Xda II combines a tri-band GPRS/GSM phone with Bluetooth, a digital camera, 128MB of RAM and a SDIO slot into a sleek Pocket PC-based device. Read our Australian review.

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