Think you know Microsoft software? Think again, as the Microsoft harnesses the term as a cute tag for its new clothing line.

Google may well have announced its OS today, but it seems Microsoft has an announcement of its own coming on Monday

Installation needs to be much more streamlined, but this is a low-maintenance security solution with quality reporting

An irritating package without a future.

The company revealed on Thursday that it would be creating a new operation to remake the company's retail strategy and oversee the development of new Microsoft retail outlets.

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

From the Commodore 64 to Microsoft vs Apple, we take a look at the top 10 fights in technology history.

After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.

Apple's flagship stores continue to draw crowds, and now Microsoft is working on its own stores to "transform the PC buying experience". So what would make you visit the perfect Microsoft PC shop?

No matter how much we tell ourselves that we are rational, scientific human beings a Friday 13th still sends a tremor up some spines.

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

Microsoft have committed to spending $US80m on 'Bing' advertising against other search engines. Basically, they want to convince you that Google and Yahoo aren't worth your precious search time.

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.

Microsoft's Security Essentials is officially available from today, offering free protection against malware for any PC user with a valid copy of Windows from XP Service Pack 2 onwards.

Microsoft's announcement yesterday that it will unbundle Internet Exploder (IE) from Windows 7 in Europe has been met with widespread skepticism

Vendor details editions for Office 2010 along with application virtualisation for testing.