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"2014 will be marked by a relative revival of the global PC market."More

"More than $1 million has already been paid out over an unspecified time to continue support of nearly 20,000 DHB computers still using XP."More

"Every day we see the children benefitting from their exposure to, and familiarity with this technology, which is why computers are an essential part of our school curriculum."More

Manufacturing of Apple’s Mac Pro involves the use of the Windows operating system, so says the photo tweeted by CEO Tim Cook over the weekend.More

Microsoft has revealed that many new lower-cost Windows devices will come with Windows 8.1 with Bing, designed to make Windows devices cheaper to build for hardware partners.More

Microsoft will release its Windows Phone 8.1 device late next month, coinciding with the launch of Nokia’s Lumia 930.More

Surely, the bad guys haven’t just disappeared or given up on XP?More

"Microsoft is aware of limited, targeted attacks that attempt to exploit a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, and Internet Explorer 11."More

"Symantec Security Response encourages users to temporarily switch to a different Web browser until a patch is made available by the vendor."More

Microsoft's Modern Tour came to New Zealand last month, an invitation-only partner event focused on devices, Windows 8.1, Office 365 and Windows XP migrations...More

"Speaking to CIOs, there are various reasons why a business or institution continues to run Windows XP past the April deadline, and not all of these are low risk scenarios..."More

Representing the pinnacle of IT industry awards in New Zealand, the Microsoft Partner Awards is set to take place in Auckland tomorrow...More

"While the PC market remains weak... the end of XP support by Microsoft on April 8 has played a role in the easing decline of PC shipments..."More

"In other words, if you’re using Windows XP on a network protected by Palo Alto Networks, you’re covered..."More

"The approaching Windows XP end-of-life brings a tremendous opportunity for organisations of all types to rethink their approach to computing and transition to Chromebooks..."More

"While doing nothing is an option, Gartner does not believe that most organisations (or their auditors) will find this level of risk acceptable..."More

"No more security updates or technical support means that consumers and companies still running XP are now vulnerable to harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software..."More

With the end of support for Windows XP reaching its April 8 deadline, Microsoft is helping users migrate to a modern operating system such as Windows 8.1 through a free transfer tool.More

Microsoft’s decision to switch off all support for Windows XP today, some dozen years after it first made its entrance, is a momentous one.More

Michael Silver, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, offered his thoughts on the impact for organisations still running XP after the cut-off date...More

We all may have seen the reintroduction of the start button after the update to Windows 8.1, but now Microsoft has hinted at a return of a classic style start menu.More

Microsoft has this morning announced several advances to Windows including Windows Phone 8.1, including the availability of the eagerly anticipated Windows 8.1 Update.More

Microsoft is offering you a little free candy so that they can hook you on the hard stuff later...More

Microsoft evolves Windows business model to enable partners to offer lower-cost devices in the highly competitive smartphone, tablet and PC categories.More