Chrome 15 puts IE8 in rear-view mirror, takes No. 1 spot
First time in years that a non-Microsoft browser has been top dog
Microsoft slates Windows 8 beta for late February 2012
Company’s app store to launch simultaneously, free apps only
Cyber criminals were prowling Cyber Monday
Fake UPS notices, bogus Groupon coupons, raft of other tactics deployed by bad guys
Microsoft to patch critical Windows 7 bug in ‘upside down’ update next week
No sign it will rush emergency update for kernel flaw exploited by Duqu malware
Windows XP loses record share as decline quickens
But 10 per cent of enterprises still using creaky OS have no plans to move to Windows 7
Microsoft unlikely to patch Duqu kernel bug next week
Expect a security advisory today on Windows zero-day, but no patch Nov. 8, says expert
Zero-day bugs overrated: Microsoft
Exploits of unpatched vulnerabilities account for about one-tenth of one percent of all attack activity
Adobe patches Flash bug hackers are already exploiting
XSS bug similar to June flaw that attackers used to snatch Gmail passwords
Metro apps to be sold only from Microsoft’s app store
Company reveals 70 per cent-30 per cent revenue split with developers, then scratches info from online doc
Windows XP turns 10
But for most the real XP was 2004’s Service Pack 2, says analyst
Microsoft confirms app store in Windows 8
Repeats 2008-09 strategy of dribbling out details, lists ‘App Store’ as one of 35 teams working on new OS
Android mobile malware infection spikes
‘Startup phase of mobile malware’ shows experimentation by attackers, says expert
Windows XP’s share falls below 50 per cent
Microsoft’s decade-old OS officially hits minority status
Microsoft’s top IE exec bashes Mozilla over Firefox support
But user argues Microsoft’s message of inclusivity doesn’t extend to Windows XP