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Microsoft Updates Bing with ‘Visual Search’ Feature
Microsoft has updated its Bing search engine with a new feature called 'Visual Search' that allows you to browse images instead of text links.BizFeed
Windows 7 Moves People to the Cloud
. Microsoft takes cloud computing a step further by making it easier to move a different kind of resource to the cloud: people.News
Microsoft’s IE Mobile Browser Needs a Makeover
Microsoft's mobile browser has fallen behind in the browser wars, but an update is just around the corner.News
Bing 2.0, Thin Laptops Revealed at Microsoft Meeting
Microsoft employees, who attended the company meeting today, said that a new version of Bing and some very thin laptops are on the way.Security Alert
Windows File-Sharing Zero-Day Allows for PC Takeover
According to a new security advisory from Microsoft, an SMB bug that can be targeted to cause a crash can also be used to take control of a vulnerable PC.BizFeed
Microsoft and Best Buy Gang Up On Linux
You say ‘anti-Linux', I say ‘pro-Windows'. You say ‘Linux bashing', I say ‘marketing'.Tech Inciter
Microsoft Wants Us To Organize Parties for Windows 7. Really.
Why? Because friends don't let friends keep Vista?News
Microsoft Wants People to Throw Windows 7 Launch Parties
Microsoft has teamed with House Party to help people throw Windows 7 launch parties.Tech Inciter
Microsoft Offers Free Windows 7 Trial
Don't download the trial to a production machine or be upset when you must wipe the hard drive at the end of the trial.Net Work
Five Reasons Some XP Users Should Hold Off On Windows 7
Windows 7 is a vast improvement over Vista, but the jump from XP isn't right for everyone.BizFeed
Five Reasons to Download the Windows 7 Trial Right Now
Whether you are anxiously awaiting the new operating system, or skeptical of the hype around Windows 7, here are 5 reasons you should jump on the free trial.News
Free Windows 7 Trial: A Ploy to Kill Windows Vista and XP?
Look: Yet another free Windows 7 trial — Microsoft is eager to get us all to switch.News
Microsoft, Intel Build Fast, Efficient Windows 7 Machines
Microsoft has designed the upcoming Windows 7 operating system to work better on Intel's multicore chips.BizFeed
Windows Mobile 6.5 Won’t Fix Microsoft’s Mobile Woes
Microsoft would like it to be a huge success and reclaim some of the lost smart phone market share, but the real prize lies in Microsoft embracing other mobile operating system platforms.News
Microsoft Embraces Windows Mobile 6.5’s Blandness
The updated mobile OS is coming next month. But, please, don't get too excited about its new features.News
Batman Arkham Asylum Wins Guinness World Record
Guinness calls Warner Bros Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows action adventure the most critically doted on superhero game ever.Answer Line
Avoid Windows Encryption
Belialxyn asked the Answer Line forum how to retrieve encrypted files after reinstalling WindowsNews
World Tech Update: XBox Price Drop, Anti-Windows 7 Rally, and More…
Protestors rally against Windows 7, students forgo Macs for PCs, and robots battle it out.News
Windows 7 Family Pack Available for Pre-order Early Online
UPDATE: A special Windows 7 upgrade package for households with more than one PC is now available for pre-order online ahead of schedule and at a discount.News
Analysts: Windows 7 Could Spur Enterprise PC Sales
Windows 7 could inspire businesses to begin spending money on PC upgrades again because it repairs major problems enterprise users had with Vista.Tech Inciter
Microsoft Guilty of Bad Photoshop Use, Not Racism
Some bozo should have thought twice before editing a white man's head onto replace a black body in an ad photo, but that doesn't make MS racist.News
New Sins of a Solar Empire Expansion Revealed
One of the best real-time strategy games to grace a Windows PC gets a second 'diplomatic' micro-expansion.News
Windows 7 Starter Edition Is Too Wimpy for New Netbooks
Will Nokia's Booklet run the barebones Windows 7 Starter Edition — or Home Premium, a far more capable OS that Microsoft has targeted for full-size portables?News
Microsoft Extends Windows 7 Family Pack to Europe
Microsoft's decision to provide a browser ballot screen for Windows 7 in Europe has enabled it to make a family-pack option to customers there.News
Snow Leopard vs. Win 7: Battle Begins August 28
5 key features of each operating system and how they stack up.Reviews
Windows 7: A Guided Tour of Its Security Improvements
PC World's "Uncle" Robert is a funny guy, but he takes a serious look at some of Window's 7's new system management and security tools.News
Bugs and Fixes: A Rare Emergency Fix From Microsoft
Problems with ActiveX controls prompt an out-of-cycle patch. Plus: Zero-day attacks on several Adobe apps, and an update to Firefox.News
Blizzard Confirms World of Warcraft ‘Cataclysm’ Expansion
Blizzard kicks off BlizzCon 2009 with new World of Warcraft expansion that adds flying mounts, two new playable races, and bumps the level cap to 85.News
Chinese ‘Tomato Garden’ Software Pirates Get Jail Terms
UPDATE: A Chinese court has sentenced four people to jail for pirating Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.News
Mac or a Netbook? Students Chose the Latter
Students are choosing PCs over Macs by a wide margin when it comes to buying laptops for college, according to a study.News
Microsoft to Backport Windows 7 ‘ribbon’ Interface to Vista
Microsoft plans to backport a new "ribbon" user interface it introduced in Windows 7 to Windows Vista.News
Windows 7: Want the Release Candidate? You’re Too Late
If you were hoping to get the Windows 7 release candidate, your chance has passed.News
Windows Mobile Needs Identity to Attack Android, iPhone
Microsoft's plans to sell several versions of Mobile Windows at once is likely to confuse the marketplace.News
Sega Teases Total War: Napoleon for Windows
Napoleon set to invade developer Creative Assembly's history-minded real-time strategy series on PCs everywhere next February.News
GDC: New CCP ‘Dust 514’ Console MMO to Feed EVE Online
Iceland-based developer CCP reveals new first-person shooter console-based MMO at GDC Europe 2009, and it plugs into Eve Online.News
The 10 Stupidest Tech Company Blunders
'This iPod thing will never catch on'–and 9 more unbelievable (in hindsight) missed tech opportunities.News
Windows 7 RC Downloads End Thursday
Microsoft is set to shut down downloads for Windows 7 Release Candidate.Tech Inciter
Will RockMelt Browser Become Facebook Operating System?
There is no reason to invest in creating a new browser unless it can do something special that also has the ability to generate revenue.News
Windows XP Users: We Still Love XP and Loathe Vista, But Windows 7 Looks Impressive
We surveyed nearly 5,000 readers who still primarily use Windows XP, and asked about their plans (if any) to upgrade to Windows Vista or Windows 7.News
iPhone Jailbreak, Palm Pre Hacks, and the Fate of Windows XP on PC World Podcast Episode 39
Join the editors of PC World for an irreverent round-table discussion of this week's hottest technology trends.News
Microsoft Windows XP: Should It Be Allowed to Live?
We're looking for a few good Windows XP users to tell us why they still use this Microsoft operating system.Security Alert
ActiveX Overhaul in Microsoft Patch Batch
Today's monthly batch of fixes shores up critical flaws for just about all Windows users, including some that are already under attack.How-To
Tips for Windows 7, Word 2007, and More
Tweak Windows and Word settings to suit your needs, switch to full-screen view, and streamline Windows patches.News
Pirated Windows 7 on Sale at China PC Bazaar
Pirated copies of Windows 7 have hit the shelves at China's electronics bazaars, months before the operating system officially goes on sale.News
Are You a Fanboy? 19 Signs to Look For
Fanboyitis is a common affliction in tech circles. Do you have it? Here are 19 telltale symptoms.News
New World of Warcraft Races, ‘Cataclysm’ Expansion Leaked?
Fansite claims 'multiple sources' confirming new expansion, two new races for mega-popular Blizzard online roleplaying game World of Warcraft.How-To