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RIM: when 35.7% margin looks bad

RIM has cash ($2.1 billion), and cash flow ($1.1 billion), and margin (33.

March 30, 2012 by Simon Bisson

GPU to the future

It’s time to state the plain truth, something that’s being hidden from us by special effects and shiny chrome: Computing as we know it is dead. We’re working with zombie operating systems that lurch in search of fresh cycles on top of the rotting corpse of Moore’s Law.

November 19, 2009 by Simon Bisson

Windows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities"

The UAC flaw, a serious issue bubbling away underneath the surface of Microsoft's next operating system, has been described as the "Pandora's box of security vulnerabilities". But what is it exactly?

June 12, 2009 by Zack Whittaker

Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green

At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption.

March 5, 2008 by Dietmar Mueller

News to know: Building PCs; Jotspot; Windows Live; iPhone skins

Notable headlines:Garett Rogers: Get ready for JotSpot in Google Docs. Techmeme discussion.

September 3, 2007 by Larry Dignan

How Microsoft can save User Account Control

For years, Windows users have been allowed to essentially ignore the responsibilities of security while having to deal with the consequences of insecurity. Windows Vista is about to introduce User Account Control - a sweeping change to the Windows security model that really works. Unfortunately, this feature risks being torpedoed by a user community that can't handle change. UAC can work, especially if Microsoft can make a few small changes before the final release of Windows Vista.

May 8, 2006 by Ed Bott

Who's minding the Net?

The different responses to the blackout and the latest Internet worms speak volumes about our preparedness for a serious attack on the cyberinfrastructure.

August 22, 2003 by Charles Cooper