The company insists that its Passport authentication system can keep customers' financial data safe. But an open-source programmer is pointing out holes in that assertion.
Companies are actioning plans to better monetise their dealings with you moving forward.
Microsoft is in talks to acquire five percent of social-networking site Facebook, according to the Wall Street Journal.
An open-source rival to a Microsoft identity tool has been in limbo for months, awaiting the software giant's go-ahead on certain patent-related issues.
Though Microsoft has made leaps in security over the years, even more challenges lie ahead as additional devices go online, company executives said Tuesday.
With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.
Although Office and Windows continue to produce vast revenue and profits for Microsoft, some of the company's other well-known consumer titles are generating only a trickle of business.
After five years without a major update to Windows, Microsoft will find plenty of willing buyers for Longhorn next year. Or will it?
New anti-spam technology standards are on the way that promise to hit spammers where it hurts the most -- their wallets.
If you have employees using Hotmail to exchange confidential corporate information, you should be especially concerned with these new Microsoft .NET Passport flaws.
ASUS enters the local smartphone arena with a bang -- the P525 quad-band PDA looks to be a great companion for the mobile professional.
An incremental upgrade to the Atom, the Atom Exec is an incredibly feature-rich, well-designed smartphone.
Starting Oct. 1, Microsoft will move many of its most popular enterprise packages--including Office--to a new subscription system that could raise the price 33 to 107 percent.
The Palm TX is a full-featured handheld perfect for a broad range of users.
This is a beautifully simple looking phone cleverly disguising a rich feature set.
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