AFP - The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urged personal computer owners to immediately fix a dangerous vulnerabililty in Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

A young director has been selected to bring the Microsoft Xbox video game, Halo, to the big screen. Neill Blomkamp, a tech-savvy South African, will take the helm. Blomkamp is best known for his short film Alive in Joburg, a futuristic movie where aliens land in South Africa....

The sale of modified versions of Xbox 360 have reportedly taken off since the release of firmware modifications for the console, allowing booting of backup copies of games. Microsoft said it is confident that the DVD-ROM firmware hacks will be sufficiently countered by Xbox Live updates and does...

A Filipino businessman of Chinese-descent, was sentenced up to seven years in prison after a Philippine court convicted him for violating the intellectual property rights of software makers Microsoft and Adobe Systems. Judge Antonio Eugenio Jr., of Branch 24 of the Manila Regional Trial Court,...

AFP - Advanced mobile technology for monitoring medical patients emerged as the top idea as six finalists were named at a technology contest being held here for students from around the world.

PC Magazine - The two new versions could represent Apple's strongest challenge yet to enterprise solutions such as those offered by WebEx and Microsoft.

Reuters - A rights group accused Western Internet companies on Thursday of complicity with censorship in China and called on Microsoft Corp. , Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. to resist Beijing's demands.

Microsoft has released another round of software patches and updates, fixing critical flaws in both the Windows Operating System and its flagship Office Suite. Microsoft says the update addresses two flaws in the PowerPoint application, the presentation program popular among businesses and...

AP - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation took its support of AIDS-related research and care to a new level Wednesday, announcing a $500 million grant to an international fund that provides AIDS assistance in poor countries.

Reuters - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Wednesday it was giving $500 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, by far its biggest grant to the fund, which says it sorely lacks cash.

Dominant player Microsoft Corp., on Tuesday released over a dozen patches or security bulletins to correct flaws in its Windows operating system and three Office suites. Microsoft regularly releases security update on a monthly basis to cover bugs in its software....

PC Magazine - In a further expansion of its anti-piracy program, Microsoft is building more 'Genuine' checks directly into Windows Vista, and is expanding the program to target not just consumers, but PC makers and system builders.

AP - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released 12 security fixes for its Windows operating system and Office business software.

TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. said that it is dropping any plans to update its Virtual PC virtualization software to enable it to work on Apple's new Intel-based Macs.

AP - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released 12 security fixes for its Windows operating system and Office business software.

At the DVD Forum in Los Angeles Monday, Microsoft took the wraps off its upcoming external High Definition DVD drive for the Xbox 360 game console. When laid flat, the device is about half the width of the console and nearly as high. The software giant said Xbox will handle all the audio and...

PC Magazine - The Redmond software maker is seeking ways to make amends to its business customers who are covered by volume-license agreements and who have been negatively impacted by the multiple delays in Windows Vista and Microsoft Office.

The National Foreign Trade Council sues Illinois, saying sanctions the state imposed against Sudan are unconstitutional. Businesses that are part of the NFTC include Boeing Co., Caterpillar Inc., Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., Microsoft Corp., Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and...

Microsoft ensured its support for the robotics applications development with the introduction of Robotics Studio August 2006 on August 4. The company announced on its website its intention to "bundle the software solution with various samples and tutorials meant to act as guidelines and examples...

A Norwegian freelance writer and journalist, Bjoern Benkow, has admitted he fabricated interviews with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and talk show host Oprah Winfrey. The writer admitted in a statement that the interviews, published in Norwegian and Swedish media, were partially concocted...