Computers
Evidence T-Mobile is inching closer to a 3G rollout
Several pieces of evidence were found this week pointing to T-Mobile's launch of a 3G network in select markets today. However, it appears today's launch is only an early step toward a complete UMTS network. Read more…
Microsoft snags key Photoshop developer from Adobe
Microsoft has hired Mark Hamburg, a 17-year-veteran of Adobe's Photoshop product and most recently its new Lightroom product. Read more…
Vista SP1 available via Automatic Update
Microsoft has made Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) available via Automatic Update, and it will download automatically to Vista PCs that have the automatic update feature of the OS turned on. Previously, Vista was available to customers via Windows Update, but people had to specifically download it. Not all customers will receive Vista SP1 im... Read more…
Deja vu: MSDN and TechNet subscribers get XP SP3 "early"
After numerous complaints from TechNet and MSDN subscribers that they would be receiving Windows XP Service Pack 3 RTM three days after it hit Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, and reports that the final build had also hit torrent sites before a legitimate download link was handed out, Microsoft gave in. Despite plans for a May ... Read more…
As Windows XP Deadline Looms, OEMs Turn To Vista Downgrade Rights
Microsoft may be preparing to discontinue sales of Windows XP, but some OEMs have found a way to circumvent the software giant's June 30 deadline. In yet another sign of the market's resistance to Windows Vista, Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, and Sony on Wednesday all confirmed plans to exercise the downgrade rights Microsoft offers with OEM versi... Read more…
Microsoft mistakes Skype for a Trojan
Users of Microsoft Windows Live OneCare may have found their antivirus protection a little too proactive. Over the weekend, OneCare informed some Skype users that the popular voice-over-IP application was infected with the Trojan Win32/Vundo.gen!D. Not true, says Skype, which noted that Microsoft has since repaired its overzealous signature file. ... Read more…
Finally, More Windows Ultimate Extras
One of the big selling points for Windows Vista Ultimate, aside from its integration of the features of Vista Home Premium, Enterprise, and Business in a single (expensive) Vista edition, has been the promise of exclusive content packs, known as Windows Vista Ultimate Extras. Unfortunately, these bonus applications have been very slow in arriving. ... Read more…
Windows Vista Delivers Richer, Safer User Experience
Stylish, versatile Windows Vista powers a new wave of eye-catching PCs, with Service Pack 1 making consumers digital experiences more reliable and secure than ever. Through Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker in Windows Vista, consumers can easily view, organize and edit digital photographs and create their own home movies. With Win... Read more…
Microsoft: Vista SP1 Demand Behind XP SP3 Delay
Microsoft on Tuesday said that due to "high customer demand" for Vista service pack 1, MSDN and TechNet subscribers will have to wait longer than the general public to get their hands on Windows XP service pack 3. In an email to ChannelWeb, a spokesperson said Microsoft expects to make XP SP3 available for download to TechNet and MSDN subscribers o... Read more…
Microsoft Plans MSDN Revamp
Don't look now, but Microsoft is finally working to tune up its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site. The effort promises to resolve long-running frustrations developers have encountered working with the online library and resource. Redmond Developer News has learned that Microsoft has assembled a task force to determine how it can improve MS... Read more…
