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Windows 11: Here's how to get Microsoft's free operating system update

And this is how to make the most of the Windows 11 upgrade after six years of Windows 10.

November 26, 2021 by Liam Tung

News to know: L.A. goes Google; AMD-Galleon; Cisco-ScanSafe; Ubuntu; Amazon RDS

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.

October 27, 2009 by Sam Diaz

Microsoft considered banning virtualizing all versions of Vista

Over on the Seattle PI website is an interesting article which looks at why Mac users won't be able to get their hands on Vista unless they buy the more expensive versions of Vista. But buried in that article is an interesting bombshell - Microsoft considered banning virtualizing all versions of Vista.

February 23, 2007 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

News to know: Microsoft bug disclosure; Apple Airport security; XP SP3; AMD woe

Notable headlines:Ryan Naraine: Responsible disclosure, the Microsoft way.George Ou: Microsoft fights with researcher over Full Disclosure.

April 9, 2007 by Larry Dignan

Microsoft's fitness band: What kinds of software and services are inside?

Microsoft's fitness band may be the first device to leverage the coming Windows 10 Internet of Things operating system, as well as a number of brand-new Azure cloud services.

November 3, 2014 by Mary Jo Foley

News to know: IE 8; TI; VMware; Cloud computing

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January 26, 2009 by Larry Dignan

Tech Ticker: Google reacts to "fake news" criticism; Office Depot reportedly using fake viruses to sell "protection"

This week's headlines: A report claims Google plans to change its search results to avoid publicizing fake news sites. An investigation found that Office Depot repair technicians are selling unneeded security plans to meet sales goals. Also, tech publishing giant IDG is reportedly in talks to sell itself to a Chinese group.

November 19, 2016 by Ed Bott

Can 'cubicle envy' help the Vista upgrade cycle?

While Microsoft tries to convince enterprises to upgrade to Vista with presentations about total cost of ownership, the real trigger for an upgrade cycle may come from employees a few rungs below the CIO. That's a major takeaway of a research note from Cowen & Co.

December 4, 2006 by Larry Dignan

Disagreement over impact of Vista's analog hole

The fundamental problem here is that Microsoft "extended" speech to be able to control the Operating System and Applications without considering the full security implications. If Microsoft had merely assigned a user-defined password with an automatic lockout after a certain amount of idle time, it would have made the generic attack impossible but they failed do that. So I'm asking Microsoft to reconsider their stance that "there is little if any need to worry" and implement some sort of safety mechanism rather than relying on the user to be self vigilant.

February 1, 2007 by George Ou

Five industries for Microsoft's Kinect for Windows

Here's a look at five industries likely to dive head first into Kinect development.

January 9, 2012 by Larry Dignan