Apple has quietly hired Kristin Paget, a former Microsoft security expert who worked as a hacker for the company to …
Windows 8 tablets not expected to be major player until 2016
The worldwide tablet market is exploding with demand as people jettison laptops for smaller, touch-based devices. But even as tablets …
Microsoft promises Surface RT support until 2017
Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after …
Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows
Mozilla this week suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for …
Steve Wozniak reveals concerns over Microsoft innovation
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, has revealed he is worried that Microsoft is becoming more creative and innovative than Apple. …
Skype for Windows Phone 8 preview available for download
Microsoft has made a preview version of Skype for Windows Phone 8 available for download, which promises better integration with …
Windows boss Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind the new OS, …
Gartner: Social engineering, big data top security priorities for 2013
The technique of using deception and manipulation to gain sufficient knowledge to dupe an unwary individual, employee or company into …
Microsoft to close Messenger and consolidate IM service on Skype
Microsoft will shut down Windows Live Messenger next year, compelling users to migrate to Skype, whose latest version can import …
Ballmer sees quick growth for Windows Phone
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday said Windows Phone will grow quickly in the global smartphone market. “We are still …