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  • Microsoft confirms Vista OEM hack

    In response to widespread talk on blogs and forums, Microsoft has acknowledged the presence of hacks that may allow pirates to bypass the product activation security feature in its Windows Vista operating system.

  • Microsoft goes on green Vista offensive

    Microsoft has commissioned a report which claims the new power-management features in Vista can help companies "massively" reduce carbon emissions resulting from the use of desktop PCs.

  • Developer tool sheds light on Vista bugs

    Microsoft is crafting a tool that will call out potential software conflicts with a security feature in Windows Vista that lets people run the operating system with fewer user privileges.

  • Sydney welcomes new Vista

    After more than three years in the making, Windows Vista will be unveiled to corporate users on Thursday by vice president, Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, Steve Vamos.

  • Apple's Windows Safari: 3 patches, 1 million users

    Just days old, Apple's Safari for Windows is already proving it can tempt Microsoft users to flirt with a new browser, even as Cupertino unleashes its first batch of security updates.

  • Cursor flaw gives Vista security a black eye

    Microsoft's release of a "critical" patch on Tuesday poked holes in Vista's security promises, but security experts advise against discounting the new operating system.

  • Justice Dept.: Vista satisfies antitrust deal

    Microsoft's soon-to-be-released Windows Vista operating system does not appear to raise antitrust concerns, federal and state prosecutors said on Tuesday in a court filing.

  • Commission silent on details of Vista probe

    The EC is keeping quiet about its ongoing discussions with Microsoft, amid claims that some of Vista's features are anti-competitive.

  • False alarm over Windows support deadline

    Microsoft is making changes to its support Web site in an attempt to clear up confusion over its plans for the consumer editions of Windows XP.

  • XP and Vista to get new media player

    Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner.

  • CommBank peeks at Windows 7

    The Commonwealth Bank of Australia this week said it had examined Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 7 operating system but was yet to formally test the beta version.

  • Vista SP1 auto updates halted

    Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it has stopped automatic updates of Vista to Service Pack 1 in the wake of a newly discovered glitch.

  • Windows XP: The end is nigh

    After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft that of Windows XP.

  • Microsoft concocts 2010 Vista-based embedded OS

    A Vista-based successor to Microsoft's Windows XP-based Embedded system, used for retail and gaming systems, will include features such as disk encryption and anti-malware -- but its core will be seven times larger.

  • Gates: Vista's going great guns

    Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says sales of Windows Vista have been "rapid", with more than 140 million copies sold worldwide.

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