Computer Security
Microsoft Security Fix Clobbers 2 Million Password Stealers (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's latest security update has detected and removed more online game password-logging software from 2 million PCs. Read more…
Crystal-ball Gazing With Bill Gates (PC World)
PC World - Over his years at Microsoft, Bill Gates gave dozens upon dozens of speeches and in many of them he would offer his vision of... Read more…
Microsoft rules out slew of Internet buys: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp's CEO said the company will not seek to make a spate of other Internet acquisitions in the wake of its failed bid for Yahoo Inc , the Financial Times reported on Friday. Read more…
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Nears Release (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The former SoftGrid software streams an application from a server in an organization's data center to a local PC as pieces of the application are needed. Read more…
Yahoo investor asks to weigh in on Microsoft offer (Reuters)
Reuters - An investor with a minority stake in Yahoo Inc on Thursday urged Microsoft Corp to take its most recent proposal for a partial investment directly to Yahoo shareholders and prove its merits. Read more…
Microsoft Buys Digital TV Ad Provider Navic Networks (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's aggressive campaign to increase its position in digital advertising took another step this week as it announced the acquisition of Navic Networks, a television advertising provider. Terms were not disclosed. Read more…
Microsoft Extends Life of MSN Music Tunes (PC World)
PC World - People who bought songs from Microsoft's now-defunct MSN Music service will get three more years to move the music to new PCs... Read more…
China Government Office Denies Microsoft Investigation (PC World)
PC World - A Chinese government office denied it was investigating Microsoft for possible antitrust violations. Read more…
Teens Charged With Loading Spyware, Changing Grades (PC World)
PC World - Two Orange County teenagers have been charged with breaking into school computers, installing spyware and altering grades. Read more…
Microsoft Scoops up TV Ad-placement Company (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is moving into the TV advertising realm with the acquisition announced on Wednesday of Navic Networks. Read more…