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Asus to ship most Eee PCs with XP

News Asus has said that around 60 per cent of its Eee PCs shipped this year will come with Windows XP pre-installed, according to reports. On Thursday, Reuters quoted Asus chairman Jonney Shih as saying: "About 60 per cent of [Eee PCs] will have the...

Tags: xp, cent, windows xp, linux

14 March 2008, 9:27

Asus Eee PCs upgrade to Intel's Atom

News However, a spokesperson for Asus told CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Monday that all versions of the Eee 900 would have XP as an option. The spokesperson added that, although an XP version of the current Eee 701 model would go on sale in...

Tags: storage, machines, processor, intel

11 March 2008, 8:53

Asus unveils Eee PC SDK

News Asus has released a software-development kit for its Eee PC, in a bid to encourage third-party application development for the popular, low-cost ultraportable. In a Wednesday statement, the Taiwanese manufacturer said the Eee PC software...

Tags: development, linux, kit, environment

28 March 2008, 9:09

Asus Eee 900 could sport touchscreen

News The upcoming second iteration of Asus's popular Eee PC could sport a touchscreen, reports have suggested. According to Digitimes, which, like Asus, is based in Taiwan, the Eee 900 may also include GPS support.

Tags: asus, gps, sale, supply

27 March 2008, 8:54

XP outperforms Vista in benchmark test

News New tests have revealed that XP with the beta Service Pack 3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with its long-awaited Service Vista, both with and without SP1, performed over two times slower than XP with

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28 November 2007, 9:27

News.blog: XP death could be postponed

News The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand that it stick around.

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25 April 2008, 10:22

Dell reintroduces XP on home systems

News Amid significant customer demand, computer maker Dell said on Thursday it has added Windows XP back as an option on some consumer PCs. The company, however, said that Dell customers have been asking for XP as part of its IdeaStorm project, which...

20 April 2007, 11:21

XP-on-Mac: We have a winner

News A Macintosh enthusiast has apparently managed to load Windows XP on an Intel Mac, nabbing a $14,000 (£8,000) prize. For some days, there has been discussion that the person who goes by the handle 'narf' had managed the technically challenging feat.

17 March 2006, 9:29

News.blog: Windows XP off the shelves from 2008

News Starting next year, you won't be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP, despite the lukewarm reception of Windows Vista. Microsoft will stop selling Windows XP to PC makers such as Dell, Lenovo and HP by 31 January, a company representative...

13 April 2007, 10:44

Windows XP SP3 to roll out at end of April

News The third and final service pack for Windows XP could be available by the end of April, according to a leaked Microsoft schedule. The alleged schedule for the release of XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) -- obtained by the Neowin Web site shows that...

Tags: schedule, pack, vista, service

17 April 2008, 9:58

Microsoft lifts shackles on IE 7 for XP

News Microsoft is to allow users of Windows XP to download Internet Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users. Explorer 7 (IE 7) without having to gain Windows Genuine Advantage authentication.

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9 October 2007, 10:50

Microsoft extends XP sales

News Bowing to pressure from customers and computer makers, Microsoft plans to keep Windows XP around a little longer. PC manufacturers were slated to have to stop selling XP after 31 However, they have successfully lobbied Microsoft to allow them to...

Tags: operating system, machines, customers, demand

28 September 2007, 10:12

Windows vulnerability reaches beyond XP

News A security flaw that could let an attacker remotely crash computers running Windows exists in several versions of the operating system, not just Windows XP. Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service...

19 July 2005, 10:01

Windows XP flaw could allow DoS attacks

News A newly discovered and as-of-yet unpatched security vulnerability in Windows XP could let an attacker remotely crash computers. Fully patched Windows XP machines -- including those with the Service Pack 2 update and the firewall enabled -- are...

18 July 2005, 10:03

Microsoft antitrust case leads to XP tweaks

News Microsoft has agreed to make modest changes to Windows XP in response to criticism from an antitrust compliance committee. Also, the filing said, disabling Internet Explorer in XP does not automatically delete user-created shortcuts pointing at the...

2 June 2005, 10:53