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• Windows faces new competition: Itself

  In the past year, Microsoft appears to have done just what it asked a court not to make it do: fragment Windows.

• Getting Palm in sync

  David Nagel, the new head of Palm's OS business, is being counted on to kick-start the company's flagging sales. Can he deliver?

• Should you set your sights on Windows XP?

  Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

• Is Apple Mac's popularity creating insecurity?

  Macs are still less likely than PCs to be exploited by malware, but Apple's rising popularity and Wednesday's discovery of a Mac-targeted Trojan could spell the beginning of the end for the Mac security haven.

• Is the Palm OS missing the multimedia boat?

  The Palm OS may be losing its mojo with software developers.

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• Intel readies next handheld chips

  Intel is adding to its arsenal of processors for portable devices by developing an XScale-based processor, code-named Bulverde, for handheld computers.

• Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

  In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

• Scaling up with mobile connectivity

  As your business grows, more and more of your network users are likely to want to connect remotely with a growing diversity of devices. The problem is how to make e-mail and other corporate resources accessible to those who need them while maintaining control and security.

• Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

  Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

• Apple and Microsoft out of sync

  Apple Computer has released the final version of its iSync synchronisation software, in what could be seen as an attempt to trump new software coming next week from Microsoft.

Reviews (19)

• Longhorn goes beyond search

  Microsoft will build multiple search solutions into the next version of Windows. Is it enough?

• Windows faces new competition: Itself

  In the past year, Microsoft appears to have done just what it asked a court not to make it do: fragment Windows.

• Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

  Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.

• Palm OS update will be slow going

  Users and developers of Palm OS 5 shouldn't expect to see a big change overnight, according to company unit PalmSource.

• Picking a handheld OS

  If you're pondering a PDA, take a quick peek at our purchaser's guide to the pocket OS scene.

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