Games will look better, and it's backwards compatible with DirectX 10, but XP users need not apply. More details here..

Search giant ready to cough up $200m.

Still a 'niche' technology, says analyst.

Are the Wii MotionPlus and iPhone examples of how we'll be using PCs in years to come? Experts say the humble input device is being usurped by touch screens and facial recognition.

Windows Vista and Office 2007 are pulling in the big bucks, but the numbers show Microsoft's online services business is yet to take off financially.

Vista sucessor due January 2010 - and Microsoft is assuring the world that this time, there won't be pesky "incompatibility" problems..

Here you go Eee haters - Splashtop and Vista will run side by side, and this time it's not just for cheap mini notebooks..

Taking the lead from Apple, Microsoft says Windows will go touch-based.

Well, sort of. The search firm pledges 'a bit more' openness, though the search algorithms are still the crown jewels.