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Microsoft mulling 'Instant On' feature for Windows Microsoft is considering giving its Windows client OS the capability to be turned on very rapidly by allowing users only limited access to the OS, a concept it's calling "Instant On," according to a survey Microsoft conducted. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Dell, Intel cut out Microsoft Dell, Intel, and their partners announced this week new technologies that represent major leaps forward for mobility. The companies seem to have discovered the secret to making such bold leaps: Cut Microsoft out of the deal. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft adds Facebook-like qualities to Windows Live xMicrosoft aims to turn its Windows Live portal into something more like a social-networking site with features it will add to the next major update of its online services and applications.Windows Live users wil Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft releases next wave of Windows Live services Microsoft has released a new wave of Windows Live services that adds more social-networking qualities to its set of online services.The company unveiled last month a plan to add Facebook-like qualities to its se Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft confirms testing of 'Albany' low-cost Office suite Microsoft on Friday confirmed it is planning to release a subscription-based "value box" of low-end productivity software code-named Albany, and has sent an early version of the product to thousands of beta participants for private testing. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft vows Windows 7 will fix Vista mistakes Microsoft on Tuesday for the first time publicly demonstrated Windows 7, the next major release of its OS for PCs that Microsoft insists will reflect lessons learned from the widely panned Windows Vista.Microsof Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft urges users not to misunderstand UAC, other Vista features In its continued attempt to convince business customers to adopt Vista, Microsoft has outlined and tried to explain some of what it calls the OS's most "misunderstood" features in a document posted to -- then mysteriously removed from -- its Web site last week. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to improve Vista's problematic UAC in Windows 7 Microsoft plans to improve the much-maligned UAC (user account control) feature in the next version of its Windows client OS, acknowledging that the new security feature it built into Windows Vista has caused unnecessary problems for users. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft makes C++, Visual Basic 6.0 moves In separate moves, Microsoft has released its Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack but discontinued extended support for the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE.The feature pack had been available in a beta release since January, said Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Economic woes, AMD splits, Microsoft developments Not all of this week's news involved global financial turmoil: while IT budgets are being cut and AMD is breaking itself up, a security tool was released for Firefox that prevents "clickjacking" and Microsoft said that Windows 7 will fix issues in Vista's user account Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: Moving to Windows 7 easy for device makers Hardware and device makers that hadn't developed drivers compatible with Windows Vista when it was released shouldn't have the same problem with Windows 7, a Microsoft product manager said Wednesday.Microsoft is Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft eyes Visual Studio advancements Microsoft's Visual Studio software development system is getting a makeover.With the planned Visual Studio 2010 software development environment, Microsoft intends to offer a new editor based on the company's Wi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft postpones Windows 7 public beta Microsoft postponed the roll-out of the Windows 7 beta Friday, citing "very heavy traffic" on its Web site.The company did not offer a new schedule for delivering the beta of its newest operating system. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft releases feature-complete code for Hyper-V Microsoft has finished most of the major work on its Hyper-V virtualization technology and expects it will be available for Windows Server 2008 on schedule in August, the company said Wednesday.A feature-com Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: Don't misunderstand UAC, other Vista features In its continued attempt to convince business customers to adopt Vista, Microsoft has outlined and tried to explain some of what it calls the OS's most "misunderstood" features in a document posted to -- then mysteriously removed from -- its Web site this week. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft kills more third-party ActiveX controls Microsoft Wednesday issued "kill bit" updates for ActiveX controls from HP and a Washington state developer, the third time it's disabled third-party add-ons in the last four months.One security researcher linke Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's IE8 Beta 2 hogs memory, says researcher Microsoft's latest version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) requires more than double the system memory of its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox, and spawns nearly six times the number of processor threads, a performance researcher said today. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft PDC to feature various technologies Microsoft bills its upcoming Professional Developers Conference as a gathering of developers and architects and a chance to understand the future of Microsoft's platform. From this backdrop, the Los Angeles conference, which begins on October 26, is set to feature ins Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to kick off 2009 with single security fix After being forced to rush out an emergency patch for its Internet Explorer browser last month, Microsoft plans to release just one security update in its first patch release of 2009.The update will be a critica Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft says Live Migration slated for 2010 Microsoft on Monday said the Live Migration feature for its hypervisor technology is slated for delivery with the next version of Windows Server, which is likely to be delivered in 2010.The feature, which was pu Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |