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Green Party: Vista means more dead PCs
News The UK Green Party has claimed that Microsoft's latest operating system, Vista, could lead to a mass upgrade of PCs that will result in old machines being dumped in landfill sites. Speaking ahead of the official UK consumer launch of Vista on...
30 January 2007, 9:14
Vista party kicks off in New York
News Microsoft wrapped up development of Windows Vista three months ago, but the company's marketing machine is just kicking into high gear. Frostbite sure is an occupational hazard today," said a camera operator who was part of the sizeable audience of...
30 January 2007, 9:12
Vista delay a boon for Mac sales
News If there's one company that stands to benefit from the delay of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, it's Apple, analysts have said. The Vista delay is most likely to be felt by those trying to sell into the consumer market, a space Apple...
24 March 2006, 9:13
Vista delayed until 2007
News Microsoft announced a delay of Windows Vista on Tuesday that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale until January. However, Microsoft said that a delay of a few weeks in Vista's schedule meant that some PC makers would be able...
22 March 2006, 10:21
Vista to be easily upgradeable
News Microsoft is planning to make it very easy for Windows Vista owners to upgrade to a pricier version of the operating system. With Vista, which is due to go on sale later this year, Microsoft is adding a second option.
7 March 2006, 10:58
Vista launch lifts PC sales
News After five weeks of sluggish PC sales, US retailers received a big boost during the first week of Vista's launch, according to a report released on Thursday by Current Analysis. Current Analysis also noted that during Vista's debut week PC unit...
9 February 2007, 9:00
Microsoft: Vista does support Turbo Memory
News Microsoft has denied Sony's claim that the current release of Vista supports neither Intel's Turbo Memory technology nor hybrid hard drives. The spat between the companies arose after Sony revealed to CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet.co.uk that it...
8 June 2007, 11:22
Vista users to get free Wi-Fi
News Early adopters of Windows Vista will be able to get three months of free Wi-Fi access with hotzone operator The Cloud. American Vista users can take advantage of a similar deal, with T-Mobile as the operator.
2 February 2007, 8:23
Vista to connect to Xbox Live in May
News Windows Vista gamers, like Xbox 360 players, on 8 May will be able to collect achievements and tally a 'Gamerscore', list friends, and send text and voice messages. Following the May events, Microsoft's FASA Studio in June plans to release a first...
15 March 2007, 11:14
Vista hacked in live demonstration
News While Microsoft talked up Windows Vista security at Black Hat, a researcher in another room demonstrated how to hack the operating system. Joanna Rutkowska, a Polish researcher at Singapore-based COSEINC, showed on Thursday that it is possible to...
7 August 2006, 10:30
Vista upgrade workaround exposed
News An IT professional claims to have discovered a way of upgrading to a full version of Vista from scratch, while only paying the cost of an upgrade for an earlier version of Windows. As part of the Vista launch, Microsoft is offering Windows users a...
15 February 2007, 11:11
Vista pushes HD Photo centre stage
News Microsoft is looking to supplant the ubiquitous JPEG with an image format of its own -- and it's hoping the debut of Windows Vista will help do the job. First, Microsoft built HD Photo support into Windows Vista, consumer versions of which go on...
29 January 2007, 10:44
Vista to launch in NY with human billboard
News Microsoft will kick off its Windows Vista launch activities with a human billboard in downtown New York. Among those on hand for the marketing stunt will be around 80 families that extensively tested Vista.
25 January 2007, 9:39
Vista creates a puzzling buzz
News The game is expected to conclude before Vista's 30 January consumer launch. Despite that opening splash during CES, however, some question whether anyone will remember the link between the game and Vista.
15 January 2007, 10:13
Photos: Vista's battery woes
News Early testers are finding Vista laptops get less battery life than the same machines running Windows XP. To maximise battery life, Microsoft recommends using the Vista Basic theme, which turns off fancy graphics, such as the Flip3D navigation...
5 June 2006, 10:01
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