Microsoft gambles with Windows 8
As it tries to address touch, the vendor risks alienating its bread-and-butter enterprise customers
Windows 7 posts enterprise gains, but XP retains 60 per cent share
And Macs now account for 1-in-10 corporate computers, says Forrester
Microsoft rings alarm bell on fake Windows support calls
Not a new scam, but Microsoft claims 22 per cent of people polled have gotten calls from phony support technicians
Microsoft patches critical IE9, Windows bugs
Fixes 34 flaws, including multiple ‘drive-by’ vulnerabilities, in host of products
Spear phishers sharpen skills, craft incredible attacks, say experts
But rash of targeted attacks may also mean more companies coming clean
Google to dump support for Microsoft’s IE7
As of Aug. 1, Google Apps won’t support older browsers
Windows 7’s malware infection rate climbs, XP’s falls
But Windows 7 remains nearly five times less likely to get nailed by hackers, says Microsoft
Microsoft plans critical update to Windows Server next week
Also slates fixes for PowerPoint, and will debut modified exploitability index
Microsoft defers to outside dev for stuck Windows Phone fix
Won’t fix phones updated with unofficial tool, but works with its maker, who plans to issue workaround today
Skype for Android leaks user data
Users should remove app until Skype fixes it, says security researcher
Judge tosses $625.5M patent judgment against Apple
Vacates 2010 jury verdict, says Mirror Worlds failed to prove patent violation
Google patches six serious Chrome bugs
And blacklists two more SSL certificates as Comodo break-in makes news
Microsoft: IE9 is better because it knows Windows
Microsoft’s claim of full hardware acceleration is ‘a myth,’ says Mozilla developer
Google’s Chrome untouched at Pwn2Own hack match
Scheduled attackers don’t show, or pass on exploiting sandboxed browserrnrn
Google yanks over 50 infected apps from Android Market
Could trigger remote removal to delete malicious apps from users’ phones