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• SP3: A Little Windows Vista For Windows XP
  Wednesday 30 April 2008 – 03:20 in Hardware
  Redmond (CA) - Windows XP users can now officially download the latest service pack for their operating system, which essentially covers all updates released for the operating system since the availability of SP2.
• Study Finds Macs Cost 2X Windows PCs
  Thursday 7 August 2008 – 01:00
  A new study released by NPD Group today says that the average price for Macs are twice as expensive as those for the "average PC." According to NPD’s study the average price for a Windows laptop has dropped from $877 to just $700 today. Although at this
• Windows 2000/XP fall through Wi-Fi flaw
  Monday 16 January 2006 – 11:00
  Hackers have exposed details of a previously undocumented flaw in Microsoft's handling of Wi-Fi which affects users of Windows 2000 and XP.
• Windows Crashes During Olympic Ceremony
  Tuesday 12 August 2008 – 08:00
  Microsoft Windows never lets us down when it comes to BSOD amusement and at the 2008 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremonies it strikes again With 70 million viewers watching, a record for non-U.S. Olympic Summer Games viewership, how many people do you think
• Bot spreads through antivirus, Windows flaws
  Tuesday 28 November 2006 – 09:07
  University security experts warned administrators on Monday that a bot program has started to spread by exploiting five patched Microsoft vulnerabilities and a six-month-old flaw in Symantec's antivirus software.
• Windows 64-bit Edition now not likely before Q4
  Thursday 8 April 2004 – 05:02
  It looks like Microsoft won't be in a position to launch a 64-bit Edition of Windows for anybody's 64-bit chippery any time before Q4.
• Windows-based handhelds down, but not out
  Monday 13 December 1999 – 10:43
  Despite defections by some manufacturers and the growing success of rival Palm Computing, makers of Microsoft Windows CE-based handheld devices plan to release several new products next year.
• Microsoft: We'll talk about the next Windows when we are ready
  Tuesday 13 February 2007 – 08:55
  Microsoft has issued a statement on reports that the successor of Windows Vista will be released in 2009.
• Windows-powered Media Players hit Amazon
  Friday 9 July 2004 – 05:14
  Microsoft says handheld digital entertainment devices running its Portable Media Center software can now be ordered from Web retailer Amazon.com - although the gadgets won't be delivered until late August at the earliest.
• "Millenium" Windows to add music, photo options
  Wednesday 28 July 1999 – 07:10
  Microsoft next consumer version of Windows will feature tightly integrated support for digital music, digital photography and online services.
• Vista's Virtual PC Express to run Windows within Windows
  Monday 27 February 2006 – 11:33
  A Microsoft spokesperson told TG Daily this afternoon that Virtual PC Express, a feature of Microsoft's new Enterprise and Ultimate versions, will be designed to run older editions of Windows as a subsystem. This may help businesses with the problem of carrying on legacy applications they can't afford to part with, though it may require some retail XP customers to purchase new licenses.
• Study Claims Windows Usage Market Share Could Soon Fall Below 90%
  Thursday 3 July 2008 – 11:30
  Chicago (IL) - A new study released by Net Applications indicates that a decreasing percentage of the Internet population is using Windows as their operating system.
• Windows 7 previewed with MinWin
  Monday 22 October 2007 – 10:37 in Graphics
  Eric Traut, a distinguished Microsoft engineer, was on hand last week to give a preview of upcoming virtualization techniques, hypervisors and the like. However, one of the more interesting aspects of the presentation was a short segment on Windows 7.
• Windows, Unix Upgrades Hit Patrol
  Friday 7 February 2003 – 03:31
  BMC Software Inc.'s Patrol for both Windows and Unix servers got a face lift recently in a pair of new releases that better exploit the Windows look and feel and emphasize a streamlined workflow.
• Microsoft to launch Windows CE 6.0 in H1 2007
  Wednesday 21 June 2006 – 04:22
  Microsoft will officially launch its Windows CE 6.0 OS for embedded and mobile devices in the first half of 2007.