With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) all but completely out the door, now rumors have begun flying as to when Windows XP SP3 will go final. As if it were an office pool, tech pundits have been predicting dates for XP SP3 ranging from

Microsoft released a near-final version of its virtualization engine for Windows Server 2008 on Wednesday, possibly putting its vaunted Hyper-V hypervisor technology ahead of its current schedule. The release candidate is feature

It must have been one of the worst-kept secrets in the history of Microsoft product rollouts. As expected, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced Tuesday that it has released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) for download by consumers with Vista.

You may not be able to get an early look at the next major release of Windows – but the law can. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently submitted an early build of what has been referred to as Windows 7 to the Technical Committee (TC) – the group

Ray Ozzie has taken over the role of head visionary at Microsoft, but those looking for the "vision thing" at the company's Mix08 developer's conference in Las Vegas, might have been disappointed. Instead, the opening Mix08 keynotes in Las Vegas today,

After years of complaints that Internet Explorer doesn't properly embrace Web standards, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) late Monday announced that the next release of its browser will support standards by default. As part of the company's recently announced

Calling it the most significant launch in the company's 30-plus-year history, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially rolled out the company's latest -- and long-awaited -- server products at a gala event in Los Angeles this morning. "Today, we get to

Microsoft said that Windows Live users are back online after a problem with Windows Live ID caused a severe outage for Microsoft Live services in many parts of the world Tuesday. Many users of Microsoft Windows Live services, particularly Live Hotmail