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..

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This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

Unlimited music downloads for a monthly fee? Virgin and Universal Music launch a new download service that could even be attractive to BitTorrent users.

Solid state storage vendors have been breaking records with a new generation of solid state drives (SSDs)..

Apple chief executive and co-founder Steve Jobs has officially returned to his position following a six-month medical leave.

From the dark old days of constant litigation, P2P network Kazaa has re-launched as a pay per month music service.

A US federal judge has issued a ruling to halt sales of the RealDVD disk-copying tool..

The Recording Industry Association of America has been awarded a $1.92 million decision against a woman accused of sharing music online..

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen is climbing on board a new browser project known as 'Rockmelt.'.

Intel and Nvidia have agreed to a deal which will end the companies' licensing battle.

iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile smartphones could be vulnerable to attack warn security experts at a US held BlackHat conference..

The formal release of Windows 7 is still months away, but the new operating system is already being given the thumbs-up by industry analysts..

Intel are reporting that their new range of 34nm SSDs will help push down the price of older drives.

Buying packs of virtual stamps to send email? Yahoo is proposing a new paid mail service as a way to sidestep spam..

Out of the HD-DVD ashes, Toshiba is reportely developing a Blu-Ray competitor according to Japanese newspaper reports.

The Mac may enjoy a largely secure existence compared to Windows PCs, but it's not immune. A new malware attack for MacOS X systems has been spotted in the wild.

Environmental activist organization Greenpeace has made IT giant Hewlett Packard its latest target..

Google's plans to develop a Chrome-based operating system will not pose any immediate threat to Microsoft, according to industry analyst Charles King..

Redmond takes second shot at iPod killer with pre-orders and pricing revealed for the new Zune HD media player..