Microsoft has fixed a critical error with it one patch released on Tuesday. And fixed 4 flaws with two patches.
The critical bulletin affects Microsoft XML Core Services and Internet Explorer, while the “important” bulletin affects Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol. Both affect all versions of Windows. Starting last month, Microsoft is sharing the technical [...]

Windows 7 was showcased with key features on Tuesday’s Conference.
Attendees to PDC 2008 received pre-beta copies of Windows 7 on DVD, as well as a 160GB Western Digital portable hard drive packed with code.
In addition to the Ultimate Edition of Windows 7 the hard drive also comes with, among other things:
•.NET Micro Framework development kit [...]

High-Definition video streaming efforts for PC’s? Yes Microsoft and Akamai Technologies are teaming up for this, as these two companies announced on Tuesday.
Akamai plans to release a beta service, AdaptiveEdge Streaming for Microsoft Silverlight, early next year to select media customers. It will run on Windows Server 2008 with Microsoft’s Silverlight media player.
The move [...]

Microsoft is finally putting Office apps Word, Excel, and PowerPoint online, but not killing the traditional versions. In other words new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that can run from within a standard Web browser.  It’s about time Microsoft got with the program here. Online apps offer several advantages over software apps, which Google [...]

Microsoft has developed Xbox LIVE with the Xbox 360 60GB LIVE Starter Pack.
Everything you need to get up and running is included: a spacious 60 GB Hard Drive, Headset, 3-month LIVE Gold subscription, and Ethernet cable. Save your games and profiles, along with a host of downloadable content: Xbox LIVE Arcade and Xbox Original titles, [...]

Microsoft has gone ahead and released it security patch on Monday for the software which will be available publicly on Tuesday at the company’s Professional Developer Conference.
Microsoft will be providing attendees of PDC 2008 on Tuesday with a pre-beta version of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista.
“A security issue has been identified that could [...]

Windows Vista SP2 will be out next week as sources close to Microsoft has stated.
This new version will support Blu-ray drives among other enhancements.
According to Windows executive Mike Nash, in his blog he stated,”Because we’ve adopted a single serviceability model, these improvements are integrated into a single service pack covering both Windows Vista (client) and [...]

Microsoft issued a patch for a  “Critical” security flaw in Windows.
The vulnerability can result in a remote code execution, in which malicious attackers could take control of a user’s computer to launch code.
The most vulnerable versions of Windows are XP, 2000 and Server 2003. Vista and Server 2008 are also vulnerable, but not as badly. [...]

Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 Released? Not yet. Microsoft Office Service Pack team has made an announcement stating that Office 2007 SP2 will be out in 2009.
Even though the exact date is not yet predictable, it could fall in between February and April 2009. Microsoft is gearing up to invite a group of select testers to [...]

U Rank is a newly launched prototype. The project from Microsoft Research is still in development, so bugs are to be expected. It looks like it could develop into a useful tool for group research projects particularly. For individual users, it automatically saves searches privately, and you can choose to share your customized results with [...]