Collaboration between Intel and Microsoft means at least an extra hour of power, vendors claim.
Windows 7 Is Broken, So What?
Anyone who's used computers knows that Windows 7 has problems. Not as many problems as Vista, perhaps, but if you are betting that Windows 7 will work perfectly you are making a sucker bet. Microsoft has never made a bug-free operating system in its entire history. That isn't going to change any time soon.
Google Kinks Microsoft's Air Supply
Last week's announcement that the city of Los Angeles was moving to Google Apps was quite a blow to Microsoft. The $7.2 million contract would have given Microsoft legitimacy in the "cloud computing" arena. Instead, Microsoft will find itself essentially paying L.A. to switch to Google.
Forget Windows 7 Service Pack 1
If you have ever seen a survey about when consumers and companies plan to move to Windows 7, there's one choice you can count on being there: "After the first service pack." I suspect that many of the people who make that choice are simply saying they are really busy and just don't want to think about the whole disruptive OS migration thing right now.
Ten Useful Windows 7 Downloads
If your company is staying with Windows then it's going to move to Windows 7 eventually. That means you need to be prepared to make the decision about when and how to migrate. Here are a few useful files and utilities on the Microsoft site to make you the Windows 7 expert in your company.
To help users understand the privacy implications of its services, Google has created a unified view of the data associated with Google Accounts.
November's patch day is about half the size of October's massive fix.
Microsoft's new OS is significantly outpacing its predecessor in terms of post-launch market impact.
In a policy paper, Microsoft affirms its support for privacy in the cloud and calls for regulatory clarity.
Microsoft chief says companies could roll out search alliance internationally once approvals are in place.
Hewlett-Packard has fired back at Cisco in the increasingly contentious race to field an overarching data-center strategy, which will enable enterprises to rein in the complexity of sprawling networks and rampant virtualization.
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