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  • Ex-Microsoft CTO: patent 'problem' is a myth

    Not only have fears of a patent crisis been greatly exaggerated, but the US patent system is functioning quite well, Microsoft's former chief technologist said on Tuesday.

  • Microsoft reverses position on gay rights

    After weeks of controversy over the issue, Microsoft has decided to return to a position of legislative support for gay and lesbian rights, at both the state and federal level.

  • EU passes tough new piracy law

    The European Parliament passed controversial legislation Tuesday aimed at cracking down on copyright pirates, ranging from DVD counterfeiters to illicit Viagra sellers online.

  • IE flaws used to spread pop-up toolbar

    An adware purveyor has apparently used two previously unknown security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to install a toolbar on victims' computers that triggers pop-up ads, researchers said this week.

  • Security group tackles vulnerability disclosure

    A security coalition has published draft guidelines for issuing bug alerts, a bid to temper a hot debate over when and how alerts should be released.

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  • Bill Gates and other communists

    Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.

  • Microsoft's bounty hunter

    Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers "ought to think twice before they hit the send button."

  • Microsoft's role in ID theft

    Peter Cullen, the company's chief privacy strategist, explains how Sender ID can take a bite out of spam and phishing.

  • Microsoft sets up virus-hunting fund

    Microsoft will work with law enforcement to track down writers of worms, viruses and other malicious code, and is ponying up US$5 million to fund the search.

  • PC or people -- who's the boss?

    Newly hired Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton sees big changes coming in how you and your computer interact.

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Reviews (2)

  • Microsoft to abandon standalone IE

    The software giant is phasing out standalone versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser, according to statements attributed to IE's program manager on its Web site.

  • Motorola MPx200

    Heavyweights Motorola and Microsoft unite to produce the MPx200; a sleek, all-black clamshell smart phone. Read our Australian review.

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