Stories by Tim Greene

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft sacks iPad in Windows 8 ad, joins forces with NFL

A new ad from Microsoft mocks iPads by comparing them a unfavorably a to tablets running Windows 8, which receive live updates on their Start screens, run office apps, display two apps at a time and support Microsoft Office applications a things iPads don't do.

By Tim Greene | 24 May, 2013 14:18

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, software, Data Center, operating systems

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft sacks iPad in Windows 8 ad, join forces with NFL

A new ad from Microsoft mocks iPads by comparing them – unfavorably – to tablets running Windows 8, which receive live updates on their Start screens, run office apps, display two apps at a time and support Microsoft Office applications – things iPads don't do.

By Tim Greene | 23 May, 2013 20:33

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Linux-based rifle scope lets beginners hit targets a quarter mile away, view results on free iPad Mini

A high-tech Texas gun designer has started shipping its first generation shooting system that combines a hunting rifle with a Linux-based scope that takes so much guesswork out of hitting targets a quarter mile away that even novices can do it.

By Tim Greene | 21 May, 2013 15:19

Tags: software, TrackingPoint

Forrester: Windows 8 faces uphill battle as corporate desktop

Windows 8 faces an uphill battle to become a standard corporate operating system because many businesses are in the midst of or have recently completed the move from Windows XP to Windows 7 and don't have the stomach for another transition anytime soon.

By Tim Greene | 17 May, 2013 12:34

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, EE, PC, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, software, Data Center, operating systems, Forrester Research

Windows 8 update: Scarcity of touchscreens is hurting Windows 8

Along with whatever other problems Windows 8 faces, Microsoft partners interested in making machines that show the operating system off to best advantage are handicapped by a short supply of touchscreens, the top Windows executive says.

By Tim Greene | 15 May, 2013 19:36

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Microsoft commits to secure coding standard

Microsoft says its coding practices and its corporate management structure both comply with an international application security standard to encourage secure software development.

By Tim Greene | 14 May, 2013 17:13

Tags: EE, Microsoft software development lifecycle, Microsoft, Microsoft secure coding standard, security, Windows, software, operating systems, Microsoft SDL ISO 27034-1

In Pictures: 10 more of the world’s coolest datacentres

From a repurposed chapel to inflatable modules, datacentres don’t fit the same mold

By Tim Greene | 10 May, 2013 10:14

Tags: datacentres, slideshows

Microsoft Patch Tuesday targets multitude of Internet Explorer faults

Microsoft is issuing critical security bulletins this Patch Tuesday that affect all versions of Internet Explorer and deal with an exploit that attackers are actively working.

By Tim Greene | 09 May, 2013 20:39

Tags: EE, Windows, 7, 10, pwn2own, Internet Explorer 6, operating systems, 9, Lumension, 8, Microsoft, security, legal, software, Microsoft security bulletins, cybercrime, Internet Explorer exploit, Microsoft Patch Tuesday May

Windows 8 update: Gates - Windows 8 is about the iPad

Windows 8 is Microsoft's best effort to catch up with Apple and grab tablet sales away from the iPad by including things iPads just don't have, according to Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

By Tim Greene | 06 May, 2013 21:30

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, Windows, Data Center, operating systems, Apple, consumer electronics, Bill Gates iPad Windows 8, Microsoft, smartphones, software, Microsoft Apple Windows 8 iPad, CNBC

Windows 8 Update: 2nd-generation Surface tablets may debut next month

Microsoft may be revealing the second generation of its Surface tablets during its developers' conference next month, according to a printed report.

By Tim Greene | 02 May, 2013 20:38

Tags: PC, Microsoft Surface market, Surface tablet, Surface free keyboards China, hardware systems, Windows 8 Surface second generation, Data Center, Microsoft Surface tablet second generation, IDC, software, Configuration / maintenance, Apple, Networking, wireless, Windows, operating systems, Microsoft, Tracker

EFF: Trust Twitter -- but not Apple or Verizon -- to protect your privacy

Verizon and MySpace scored a zero out of a possible six stars in a test of how far 18 technology service providers will go to protect user data from government data demands.

By Tim Greene | 30 April, 2013 22:06

Tags: unified communications, Apple privacy, Electronic privacy Electronic Frontier Foundation, dropbox, Networking, Verizon privacy, SpiderOak, LinkedIn, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, EFF, Google, at&t, security, Twitter privacy, twitter

Enterasys boosts productivity with Microsoft SharePoint alternative

Enterasys Networks, the Salem, N.H., maker of networking and security products, found coordinating collaboration among staff, suppliers and partners was cumbersome using Microsoft's SharePoint so went looking for a simpler way that wound up saving money by boosting efficiency.

By Tim Greene | 30 April, 2013 18:02

Tags: Enterasys Networks, unified communications, Internet-based applications and services, applications, Microsoft Project Smartsheet, Networking, enterasys, internet, Smartsheet, Microsoft, Web 2.0, software, collaboration, social media, Project management software Smartsheet, collaboration services Smartsheet

Microsoft links Skype voice, video calling to Outlook.com

Microsoft is rolling Skype in with its free Outlook.com email service, giving customers the ability to fire up VoIP calls directly from their mail inbox.

By Tim Greene | 30 April, 2013 14:08

Tags: unified communications, Outlook.com VoIP, Microsoft Outlook.com Skype, telecommunication, Networking, Windows, software, operating systems, Firefox, voice video calls Skype Outlook.com, skype, Microsoft, voip

Windows 8 Update: transition from Android to Windows Phone made easier

Microsoft figures customers will be more likely to switch from Android smartphones to Windows 8 phones if it makes it easier to find the same or similar apps for their new phone as were on their old phones.

By Tim Greene | 24 April, 2013 16:12

Tags: Quixey, EE, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Windows 8 update: Smaller, less expensive gear on tap for back-to-school

Smaller, less expensive Windows 8 devices based on upcoming Intel processors are in the offing for later this year, the company says.

By Tim Greene | 22 April, 2013 22:16

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, EE, PC, Windows 8 less expensive Haswell, Windows, hardware systems, Data Center, operating systems, Windows 8, Microsoft, Windows 8 smaller Intel, software, Windows 8 Intel Haswell, intel, windows defender

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