Tag Archives: Windows

Jan
10

OnLive Desktop brings Windows to iPad

OnLive Desktop iPad OnLive, the streaming gaming company, is making a new introduction to its cloud solutions in the form of a Windows desktop app for the iPad. The app provides access to Windows.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Apple News: iPad, iPhone, iPod and Mac OSX, iPad News
Jan
04

Microsoft targets Comet over Windows recovery CDs

Microsoft Logo Microsoft has set its lawyers on Comet in the UK over the alleged production of counterfeit recovery CDs for Windows PCs. The software giant filed a complaint against Comet, accusing the.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Computer News: Hardware, Tablet PC's, Computing
Sep
09

Microsoft scam operating in UK

windows-7 A new scam is operating in which a crook poses as a Microsoft official on the phone and then takes control of people’s computers whilst talking to them. Richmond Trading Standards.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Computer News: Hardware, Tablet PC's, Computing
Jun
16

Kinect SDK for Windows beta due out today

Back in April at the MIX11 event, Microsoft announced that a Kinect software development kit (SDK) was going to be made available for Windows. Indeed it was supposed to be released last month, but that didn’t happen. However, you won’t have to wait much longer,.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Computer News: Hardware, Tablet PC's, Computing
Jun
03

Java most resposible for Windows hacking

Vulnerabilities in the Java software platform are the main cause of infections to Windows PC, causing 70% of recorded incidents. That’s according to Microsoft after collating data from their Windows Safety Scanner, a free anti-malware tool the company provides. It follows a wave of malware.. more
Posted in All Tech News, IT Security News
May
29

Skype login problems solved, Mac hotfix released

We reported on Friday about the problems which hit Skype users across the world. Some had trouble signing on to the service due to a corruption which hit just a “small percentage” of users, the company claimed. The problem was evident across all computer platforms,.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Internet News: Broadband, Telecoms, Social Networks, ISP's
May
27

The Skype is falling – service crashes, Microsoft cops flak

Skype hit trouble yesterday as some users across the world found they had trouble logging on to the service. Immediate finger pointing began as Microsoft has only just acquired Skype a couple of weeks back. Many (some admittedly joking) observed that perhaps MS was already.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Internet News: Broadband, Telecoms, Social Networks, ISP's
Apr
29

Microsoft profits up a third, but now behind Apple

Microsoft has just announced its third quarter results, and while reasonably healthy on the whole, there are weaker areas, and they don’t measure up to Apple’s latest fiscal figures. Revenue for the quarter which ended in March was $16.4 billion, up 13% year-on-year, and net.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Computer News: Hardware, Tablet PC's, Computing
Apr
14

Microsoft announces Kinect for Windows SDK

Over at the MIX11 event in Las Vegas, Microsoft has announced that the Kinect for Windows software development kit will be released next month. To be precise, the beta SDK will be unleashed on May 16th, allowing developers to fully get to grips with the.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Gaming News: PC, Xbox, PS3 & Nintendo
Apr
12

Users warned of Windows Support Centre scam

A group of cyber criminals claiming to be from the Windows Support Centre are calling a number of individuals in the UK by phone, offering to remove viruses from their computer remotely. The group claims that the user’s system has automatically filed an error report.. more
Posted in IT Security News