Month: May 2014

Surface Pro 3 deep-dive review: Has Microsoft finally got it right?

The latest Windows 8 device is supposed to work as both a tablet and a laptop. After working with it for a week, does our reviewer agree? There’s a saying about Microsoft that I’ve heard for a long time: It takes three tries for the company to get something right. For example, it wasn’t until […]

Windows XP hack resurrects patches for retired OS

But security researcher who tried the hack isn’t sure the fixes will actually keep exploits at bay A simple hack of Windows XP tricks Microsoft’s update service into delivering patches intended for a close cousin of the aged OS, potentially extending support for some components until 2019, a security researcher confirmed today. What’s unclear is […]

Microsoft taps partners to sell Azure and take on Amazon in cloud

Microsoft has a big channel and soon it will arm them with Azure Microsoft distributors will soon be able to resell the company’s Azure cloud IaaS, Microsoft announced today in a blog. The move is welcomed by at least some Microsoft partners who are excited about the opportunity of offering customers more services. Previously Azure […]

6 reasons you’ll love Windows Phone 8.1

The mobile world’s whipping post deserves a fresh look, thanks to some compelling new features 6 reasons you’ll love Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft has struggled to get the smartphone right, with four widely panned versions of Windows Phone since 2010. But finally, its fifth version — Windows Phone 8.1, due out later this year — […]

Malicious Downloader’s calls out Microsoft

Anti-malware vendors advise about downloaders used to infect PCs Microsoft is placing makers of downloader software on observe when it sees that their softwares are getting used to infect PCs, and it is effective anti-virus vendors that maybe these downloader agenda ought to be tagged as malware. In its latest Security Intelligence Report the corporation […]

Open sources software’s are expensive than Microsoft

Microsoft cheaper to use than open source software, UK CIO says British government says every time they compare FOSS to MSFT, Redmond wins.   A UK government CIO says that every time government citizens evaluate open source and Microsoft products, Microsoft products forever come out cheaper in the long run.   Jos Creese, CIO of […]

New Technology taking control over IT shops

IT computerization worsen shift in tech expenditure A worldwide review of more than 1,000 C-level executives shows that IT group are losing power over new technology acceptance at their companies but are still held responsible for integrating the technologies securely into their company’s communications. Increasingly, expenditure and control of technology budgets are moving out of […]

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