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Internet Watch Foundation welcomes ISP anti-child porn funding

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BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin Media have pledged £1m in additional funding to help clamp down on child pornography.

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Microsoft frees two million PCs from criminal botnet

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Microsoft has freed millions of computers from the grips of a banking botnet, it claims.

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Office 365 arrives on the iPhone

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Microsoft's online business productivity product makes its iPhone debut in the US.

PRISM: US tech firms push for government transparency

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Google, Facebook and Microsoft request permission to disclose number and scope of data requests.

HP wants to lead Windows XP migration for enterprises

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Execs want HP to be Microsoft’s preferred partner for upgrades to Windows 7 and 8.

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£24 PC scheme to help UK charities and benefit claimants

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Microsoft supports rollout of low-cost computer scheme across UK.

Internet giants deny granting US government 'direct access' to servers

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Companies refute Washington Post allegations, deny knowledge of PRISM.

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Windows 8.1 Preview users to reinstall all their apps

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Upgrading could be trickier than anticipated.

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Microsoft Outlook coming to RT devices with Windows 8.1

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Microsoft Office will also be bundled free with all "small screen" tablets, says Redmond.

Skills gap

TechEd 2013: Microsoft sheds light on cloud skills shortages

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Joint research from Microsoft and IDC suggests 1.7 million cloud job vacancies went unfilled in 2012.

TechEd 2013: Microsoft prescribes high-touch approach to Windows XP upgrades

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Software giant claims tablet and touch devices will "future-proof" desktop refresh projects.

TechEd 2013: Windows Azure per hour billing model canned

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Microsoft announces tranche of money saving public cloud initiatives.

TechEd 2013: Microsoft to release Windows Server and System Centre updates

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Software giant to release R2 versions of flagship server OS and datacentre management offerings.

Google and Facebook reject ‘Snooper’s Charter’

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Internet giants tell Home Secretary Theresa May what they make of the Communications Data Bill.

Windows 8.1 update to mark Start button's return

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Microsoft confirms much-missed feature will be included in the Windows 8.1 release.

Hacking

Google engineer slams Microsoft over vulnerability disclosure handling

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Microsoft confirms it's looking into flaw that could allow hackers additional privileges on target computers.

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Microsoft did not violate Google patent, says ITC

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Xbox does not infringe Moterola Mobility patents, commission rules.

Can the Windows 8.1 update win over the enterprise?

Analysis & Insight

Business users have been slow to adopt Windows 8. Could the forthcoming release of Windows 8.1 change that?

Microsoft takes aim at the iPad with Windows tablet advert

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iPad is only good for playing chopsticks, according to Redmond.

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Microsoft Surface Pro review

Reviews

The 10.6in Windows 8 hybrid tablet finally launches in the UK, but it's not worth the wait.

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