Windows 7 isn’t just getting good reviews, it’s also selling well, CEO Steve Ballmer told shareholders Thursday.
Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft’s shareholder meeting, Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a “fantastic start.”
“We’ve already sold twice as many units as any OS in a comparable time frame,” Ballmer said. “Windows 7 is simply [...]

It looks like Office Mobile 2010 was captured on a Microsoft Office Mobile website strutting its stuff. Under one of the screenshots, the Office Mobile team used a picture of what looks like the UI from the leaked renderings of Windows Mobile 7.

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Microsoft late has confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but is downplaying the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall.
In a security advisory, Microsoft acknowledged that a bug in SMB (Server Message Block), a Microsoft-made network file- and print-sharing protocol, could be used [...]

Microsoft on Friday said it is working on a fix for a vulnerability in the Server Message Block file-sharing protocol in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used to remotely crash a computer.
The software giant had said on Wednesday that it was looking at the bug, discovered by researcher [...]

After years of speculation and “proof of concept” devices, Dell officially unveiled its first entry into the smartphone market with an Android-powered device set for China and Brazil.
The Mini 3 smartphone is somewhat reminiscent of Apple’s iPhone with a full touchscreen interface, but Dell did not release full specifications for the device. The company [...]

Windows Marketplace has officially stepped into its next stage of development. There’s a new desktop client now and you can buy apps directly from your PC and later install them on your Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone.
Marketplace support for devices based on WinMo 6.1 and 6.0 is expected later this month.
Starting today you can buy [...]

Microsoft has begun the process of restoring data to Sidekick owners who have been without it since a massive outage began at the beginning of the month, the software giant said Tuesday.
In a statement, Microsoft said it has posted a tool to T-Mobile’s Web site that allows Sidekick owners to restore their address book.
Although [...]