Nearly three weeks after security vendor Symantec Corp. released a free tool to clean up PCs crippled by the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) update, Microsoft Corp. issued a fix that should reestablish lost Internet and wireless connections.

Is that spin I smell? Despite earlier rumors to the contrary, Microsoft seems now to be standing firm behind a 2010 release date for the next-generation version of Windows, currently known as Windows 7. Nobody is being too specific just yet, but a letter sent by Microsoft senior vice president Bill Veghte reiterated that the new OS would ship "approximately three years after the January 2007 general availability launch date of Windows Vista."

The NHS has taken delivery of 7,500 infection-resistant keyboards, which could significantly cut the rates of hospital bugs such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile.

Five hours after Mozilla officially released Firefox 3.0, researchers found a vulnerability in the new browser.

Updated 3:12 p.m. to correct the number of the highest ranking Windows cluster

After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft, in more ways than one.

After a long-announced transition, June 30 marks the end of an era at Microsoft. Well, really it's the end of two eras.

Microsoft on Tuesday released its June 2008 security bulletin, which includes three critical, three important, and one moderate patch.

Microsoft last week set its June patch list, saying it would issue seven security updates, three of them "criticalf ," to patch Windows components such as Bluetooth, DirectX and Internet Explorer (IE).

On its next "Patch Tuesday," slated for June 10, Microsoft plans to release seven security fixes, including three critical updates.

Microsoft plans to issue seven sets of security patches next week, including critical fixes for DirectX, Internet Explorer and Bluetooth wireless software for Windows.

Microsoft on Wednesday released a white paper targeted at the many businesses that have chosen to stick with Windows XP instead of moving to Vista. It argues that Vista is more secure, reliable, and can save companies money when it comes to management and deployment.

Microsoft has announced that manufacturers will be able to sell Windows on so-called 'nettops' — that is, low-cost desktops — in another move that looks set to keep XP alive for several years yet.

Managing a massive Windows installation has already been likened to administering a colossal database. Today, Microsoft added new functions to its Installer for setup packages, that really does start treating Windows like one.

A version of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system is coming later this year for mobile internet devices and subnotebooks.

Google denied a report on Monday that phones using its Android software have been delayed until 2009.

Google has fixed security vulnerabilities related to its Grand Central telecom service and its Google.com Web site, the company said Monday.

Microsoft on Friday warned of a serious risk to people who use Safari on Windows XP or Vista, going so far as to suggest people "restrict use of Safari as a web browser until an appropriate update is available from Microsoft and/or Apple."