August, 2005 Issue

It's always a risky business to predict when Microsoft will ship a product, even for Microsoft.

Microsoft is talking up support for hardware-based security in Windows Vista, though only a sliver of the company's original plan will make it into the operating system.

Google is the new Microsoft, reckons author Gary Rivlin in a New York Times article provocatively titled Relax, Bill Gates; It's Google's Turn as the Villain.

Very rarely do we ever get our systems beat up so badly that we have to perform surgery on them... sometimes, you feel like you need to reinstall the whole system, or sometimes you wish you didn’t have to – and could just repair it, as is, where it sits. Well, before you do anything rash, try this handy step by step article and script to re-register your Internet Explorer and hopefully ‘clean’ it of problems. Let’s see what two quick tips can do to spare you from possible disaster.

When it comes to power management on most electronic devices, things are pretty simple. There's "off," and then there's "on."

"Police blotter" is a weekly report on the intersection of technology and the law. This episode: A Navy lieutenant loses a child porn appeal.

Publishers who have seen a bump in revenue through Google's advertising program are heaping praise on recent changes, while some advertisers complain of increased costs.

Jim Allchin, considered by many as the father of NT and the brains behind Longhorn, talks about the future of rich clients and why you should trust Microsoft to power your next PC.

Microsoft is investigating a report of a new, unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer that could expose users of the ubiquitous Web browser to attacks.

Browser loses ground to Internet Explorer. Is this the beginning of a downward trend?

Microsoft is readying at least two new products aimed at professional designers as part of an aggressive push into the graphics software market.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser has been showing signs of aging. Over the past few years, the company has made security improvements and added a pop-up blocker but not much else.

Moving to calm the scandal surrounding "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," Rockstar Games has released a patch that disables the infamous sexually oriented "Hot Coffee" scenes from its game.

Virus writers are targeting a new Microsoft tool that will be part of Windows and is set to ship as part of the next Exchange e-mail server release.

Microsoft's next OS will tax PC graphics, analysts say, and systems with integrated graphics might not display the Aero Glass interface.

It's amusing but disconcerting to me that what I write can be so widely misunderstood. In an article earlier this week about Microsoft's plans for improving the Web standards compliance in Internet Explorer (IE) 7, I repeated a recommendation I've been making to Windows users for years: Boycott IE.

As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release six security alerts for flaws in Windows.

The popular Firefox extension Greasemonkey has been re-released in a beta version that fixes the severe bug which earlier forced its developer to recommend that everyone uninstall the Web site-changing tool.

Yahoo is planning to launch on Wednesday an ad network for small Web publishers intended to strengthen its hand against rival Google, a source familiar with the plan told CNET News.com.

LAS VEGAS--When Adam Laurie stays at hotels, he says he can hack his way around paying for premium TV channels, the minibar and phone calls.

The first stage of the beta process for Internet Explorer 7 has begun—developer testing! The latest version of the world’s most popular Web browser has been released for technical evaluation, feedback, and testing by software and Web site developers.

Spider-Man publisher extends partnership with comic factory; stand-alone role-playing game featuring superheroes due in 2007.