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Windows 8 Developer Preview

Windows 8 Developer Preview

Windows 8 introduces a new interface, Metro, with an 'immersive' look-and-feel that's designed to scale from smartphones to desktops. It's still pre-beta, but developers now have the tools to start creating applications and services to exploit it. Read more

13 September, 2011 by Simon Bisson

What Windows Intune means for Windows RT

...be able to install an agent on a Windows RT device beyond Windows Defender, which comes with it. Microsoft isn't talking about controlling iOS... Read more

18 April, 2012

Microsoft closes hole in antivirus software

...The vulnerability is rated 'important' for Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows Defender, Microsoft Malicious Software Removal tool, Forefront Client Security, and Forefront Endpoint... Read more

25 February, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Clicks: where did you think the data was coming from?

The furore over whether Bing should have surgically excised the clickstream from Google out of the results they get... Read more

4 February, 2011

Microsoft in deep water (IE Bug)

...main operating system even though I appear to be the administrator. My windows defender will not update and every thing I have access to on... Read more

4 November, 2010
Livre poche pour Windows 7 1.0.4

Livre poche pour Windows 7 1.0.4

...Scurisez Windows 7 : le Centre de maintenance pour la scurit, Windows Update, Windows Defender, antivirus, pare-feu... * Naviguez avec Internet Explorer 8 : utilisez les onglets... Read more

19 March, 2011

Microsoft ships Windows Defender

...steps up the software maker's competitive challenge to the security industry. Windows Defender anti-spyware is now available in English to Windows XP users... Read more

25 October, 2006 by Dawn Kawamoto

Microsoft rebrands anti-spyware tool

...The tool, designed to protect PCs against hidden software, has been renamed "Windows Defender" and is getting a new look as well as capabilities to... Read more

8 November, 2005 by Joris Evers

Windows Defender Beta 2

...t have to have administrator status on a given PC to run Windows Defender -- Microsoft wants other account holders and guests to be protected against... Read more

22 February, 2006 by Robert Vamosi
Microsoft <endeca_term>Windows Defender</endeca_term> (64-bit) 1.1.1

Microsoft Windows Defender (64-bit) 1.1.1

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25 October, 2006
Microsoft <endeca_term>Windows Defender</endeca_term> 1.1.1593

Microsoft Windows Defender 1.1.1593

Windows Defender is software that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow... Read more

15 July, 2009

Give Your Windows Computer a Career

...P4 computer busy for a Looooonnnngggg time. Do a FULL Scan in Windows Defender. I admit that my system is not typical. It has 1... Read more

14 April, 2009
10 ways to increase Vista's performance

10 ways to increase Vista's performance

Windows Vista has some great new security and functionality features, as well as a host of graphical tricks. However, if you find Vista's performance lagging, take heart: here's how to make Vista run faster. Read more

8 August, 2007 by Debra Littlejohn Shinder
Windows 7 v Ubuntu 9.10: an illustrated guide

Windows 7 v Ubuntu 9.10: an illustrated guide

...security enhancements in Windows 7. A desktop firewall and anti-spyware tool (Windows Defender) are included as standard, while a free antivirus tool (Microsoft Security... Read more

26 October, 2009 by Alan Stevens
Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Business

...presentations on the road, User Account Control security protection, Windows Security Center, Windows Defender anti-spyware, Windows Firewall, Windows Meeting Space for ad hoc wireless... Read more

25 January, 2007 by Robert Vamosi

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

4 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

5 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

6 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

10 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

10 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

11 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

13 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

13 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

14 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

17 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

20 hours ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

1 day ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

2 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

3 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

3 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street
apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

3 days ago by apexwm on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux