Whether you’re a fan of Vista or not, the current Windows will soon be called a dinosaur OS. After the negative reception Vista received, Microsoft is putting a rush on Vista’s follow-up, known currently as Windows 7.
At this point Windows 7 seems to be the OS that Microsoft wanted to release as Vista, but lacked [...]

Google announced Wednesday that it is ending its effort towards a search advertising partnership with Yahoo.
After four months of struggling with advertisers and government regulators who voiced competitive and antitrust concerns about the deal, the company said in a blog post that continuing the effort is not in the best interests of Google or its [...]

Microsoft is announcing Office Web applications, lightweight versions of its main Office applications that will run in any Web browser.
The news comes during day two of its Professional Developer’s Conference, the two-year developer confab for all kinds of Microsoft platforms and products.
It also is a truly untethered release of its ubiquitous Office applications for the [...]

Chinese Internet users are outraged with Microsoft’s launch of an anti-piracy tool targeting Chinese computer users to ensure they buy genuine software.
The “Windows Genuine Advantage” program, which turns the user’s screen black if the installed software fails a validation test, is Microsoft’s latest weapon in its war on piracy in China, where the vast majority [...]