Africa to the fore at Microsoft

Microsoft and Huawei have collaborated to launch a smartphone designed for Africa users, particularly university students, developers and first-time smartphone users. This is part of the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, a new effort through which the company will...

Microsoft tipped as Dell investor

Plans for Dell to go private may have gained new momentum with the news that Microsoft could back move. The New York Times reports that Microsoft could invest between $1-billion and $3-billion in the $20-billion private equity deal. The private equity bid is being led...

Back-to-school PC scams

In the market for some new technology as school-going or student children enter a new school year? Users must make sure they are not inadvertently buying illegal software with their beautiful new computers or laptops. That’s the warning from Microsoft South Africa’s...
60m downloads for Windows 8

60m downloads for Windows 8

More than 60-million licences of Windows 8 have been sold since its launch in October 2012.  Windows chief marketing officer and chief financial officer Tami Reller yesterday made the announcement at a JP Morgan Tech Forum hosted at International CES in Las Vegas. The...

First Patch Tuesday of 2013

Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of 2013 fixes two critical vulnerabilities and five important vulnerabilities. Sophos’ Chester Wisniewski says the first critical vulnerability, MS13-001, is a flaw in the Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 print spooler service...