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Microsoft issued three bulletins to fix four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office on this month’s Patch Tuesday. One bulletin was rated critical and two rated important, as reported by SC Magazine . Microsoft system centre knowledge engineer J.C. Hornbeck acknowledged that the two important patches both address DLL-preloading issues described in Security Advisory [...]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, keynoting the Mobile World Congress conference on February 14, announced a set of features that Microsoft is promising it will bring to Windows Phone 7 in 2011. Ballmer also confirmed, as expected, that the first Windows Phone 7 update, codenamed “NoDo,” will be out in early March 2011. Microsoft’s press release [...]
Microsoft said it has begun shipping the long-awaited first service pack for Windows 7 and its server sibling, Windows Server 2008 Release 2 (R2), to PC OEMs. Corporate customers will be able to get Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) as of February 22, according to several Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) blog posts Thursday. Additionally, MSDN [...]
Microsoft has said the latest version of its internet explorer web browser puts it ahead of competitors like Google and Firefox. The software giant, which is losing market share, made the bold claim as it unveiled what is known as the release candidate of IE9. This is the final test drive for the new browser [...]
Mobile phone maker Nokia says it has entered a ‘broad strategic partnership’ with Microsoft. Mobile phone maker Nokia says it has entered a ‘broad strategic partnership’ with Microsoft whose Windows Phone will now serve as the company’s main smartphone platform. As part of a new strategic plan for the world’s top mobile phone maker, which [...]
Users urged to download patch to block any attempts to use it Microsoft has issued a ‘critical’ security alert that affects 900million people using its Internet Explorer web browser. The computer giant warned of a newly-discovered flaw in Windows that could be exploited by hackers to steal personal details or take over computers. The glitch [...]
Microsoft Ireland has been receiving a number of calls from Irish consumers during the past few weeks regarding this scam, which is on-going and active in the Irish marketplace. Microsoft Ireland and the National Consumer Agency are working closely together to ensure Irish consumers are aware of the details. Consumers are receiving telephone calls from [...]
www.pcdoctorardee.com has also recieved calls from concerned customers an d reassured them that this is not the way Pc Doctor Ardee Ltd does business If someone calls you out of the blue offering to fix your computer, that isn’t good customer service – it’s a scam. IT security companies are warning Irish consumers about receiving [...]
Software giant Microsoft has reported a bigger than expected 51% annual jump in quarterly profits, helped by higher sales of its flagship Windows and Office software and the launch of the latest blockbuster Halo video game. The increase in the latest quarter’s profit was exaggerated by the deferral of some revenue in the year-ago quarter [...]
Microsoft Ireland is warning its customers about a telephone scam in which fraudsters are trying to con victims into giving their credit card details. The fraudsters, who pretend to be from the software company’s technical support department, have been ringing households in recent weeks and telling householders that their computer has been infected with a [...]