Microsoft has just announced the version of IE that will be in Windows Vista, nick-named “Internet Explorer 7+”. The IE blog wrote:
“With the release of Windows Vista Beta 2, I want to announce that we will be naming the version of IE7 in Windows Vista “Internet Explorer 7+”. While all versions of IE7 are built [...]

This year’s expo takes no prisoners and leaves no holds barred
Every year, the Electronic Entertainment Expo takes over the video gaming world for a week, setting the tone for the year to come. This year, the E3 expo took off with a bang and never looked back, leaving every gamer in a fever pitch.
This year [...]

Just as it is doing with Windows Vista, Microsoft announced this week at WinHEC it would add an Ultimate Edition to its Office 2007 lineup. The retail package is intended for customers who don’t want to deal with the hassle of choosing specific Office components they may need, as it includes everything for $679 USD.
Office [...]

Nintendo has pledged that its new Wii gaming console will not be priced above $US250 ($332) when it ships worldwide in the fourth quarter of this year.
The gaming console, which made its debut at the E3 gaming convention earlier this month, will go head to head with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 which hit the shelves in [...]

Security vulnerability affects company’s Enterprise Edition version 10 and greater.
Researchers at eEye Digital Security have discovered a serious flaw in Symantec’s enterprise antivirus software that could be used by hackers to create a self-replicating “worm” attack against Symantec users.
Because Symantec has not yet confirmed the existence of the problem, much less patched it, eEye is [...]

MICROSOFT’S dominance of the computer software market came under attack today after PC giant Dell and internet search engine Google reached a landmark deal.
Under the terms of the agreement, millions of Dell computers will come supplied from the factory with Google software already installed, including several PC applications, a Google toolbar and a co-branded homepage. [...]

Bill Gates kicked off the Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) by announcing the second beta versions of Windows Vista, Windows Server (Longhorn) and Office 2007. Then, in what passed as a rock ‘n’ roll moment, he presented a slightly bemused customer with a framed edition of the betas on gold-coloured DVDs.
Microsoft is a hive [...]

Microsoft’s Shane Kim sees opportunity in getting people who don’t know an X-box from a PlayStation turned on to the joys of gaming. And he sees content as the key.
“The real opportunity for everyone is to figure out how to introduce interactive entertainment to the masses, the people who don’t participate today even on a [...]

The developer of the Morpheus file-sharing system, StreamCast Networks, has filed a lawsuit claiming more than $4 billion damages against eBay, its internet telephony subsidiary Skype and Skype and Kazaa founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, among others. StreamCast alleges in the suit that it was never the given a promised first right of refusal [...]

Microsoft plans to unveil on Wednesday the latest test version of its Windows Live Local online mapping and local search service, which now tells users how traffic is flowing along specific routes and integrates with the company’s Outlook application, Microsoft officials said.
Windows Live Local lets users search for local businesses, obtain driving directions and locate [...]