Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 4 at 6:24 pm PT
Walt answers a reader’s question on whether to wait for Windows 8 before buying a new computer.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 28, 2011 at 2:40 pm PT
Ever heard of MHTML? No? Well, Microsoft says Internet Explorer users should turn it off for a while until the company figures out how to fix this latest vulnerability in Windows.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 29, 2010 at 2:10 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on transferring files to Windows 7, the iPad’s new multi-tasking functions and an alternative tablet to the iPad.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 18, 2010 at 3:35 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on transferring files and programs to a new PC and syncing iTunes with non-Apple smartphones.
John Paczkowski in News on July 13, 2010 at 7:41 am PT
Windows XP has been around for nearly a decade. And it will be another decade before it’s finally retired for good. Microsoft has given the OS yet another reprieve.
John Paczkowski in News on June 24, 2010 at 6:54 am PT
It took nearly a decade, but it appears that Microsoft has finally developed a worthy heir to Windows XP. Evidently, Windows 7 is proving the commercial success that Windows Vista never was.
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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 29, 2010 at 4:11 pm PT
Early adopters of Windows 7 are “very satisfied” with the program, but nearly half of consumers surveyed said they saw no reason to upgrade from Windows XP, according to two reports released Monday by Forrester Research.
John Paczkowski in News on March 19, 2010 at 5:10 am PT
Now that a Texas jury has found that Windows Vista, Windows XP and Office Communicator infringe its patents, VirnetX Holding has set out to prove that a few other Microsoft products do as well. Two days after winning a $105.75 million jury verdict against the software giant, VirnetX has filed a new complaint claiming Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 infringe those patents as well.
John Paczkowski in News on February 19, 2010 at 8:26 am PT
Microsoft will begin rolling out its “No Browser Left Behind” scheme in Europe next week, offering Windows users a choice of Web browsers, as stipulated by its antitrust settlement with the European Commission.