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Software giant plans to rollout desktop notifications to PC users still on XP later this week.

BlackBerry CEO insists company is in it for the long haul, as market share slumps dramatically.

Google beefs up messaging, contacts, voice and management features.

Updated: Microsoft backtracks on decision not to grant TechNet and MSDN members early access to Windows 8.1

Microsoft takes the wraps off enterprise preview version of Windows 8.1

Microsoft hits out at negative press reports ahead of release of Windows Blue.

Android overlay could provide social media giant with smartphone testbed.

Mozilla partners with Alcatel, LG and ZTE for first wave of new OS smartphones.

Updated: Canonical brings Ubuntu OS to tablets.

Software giant confirms Windows 8 prices will go up from the end of the month.

Smartphone maker's CMO claims at least six BB10 models will drop this year.

Software giant's new authentication software will allow NHS workers to use Windows 7 and 8 machines to access patient data via Spine.

As the software giant gets set to release radically overhauled operating system, analysts share their thoughts on how they think it will sell.

Latest figures from NetMarketShare suggest Microsoft may have succeeded in ending Windows XP's stronghold on desktop PCs.

MSDN subscribers also get a look in on latest Windows OS.

Microsoft takes wraps off preview edition of next generation Windows operating system.

Sources claim Windows RT operating system could need a post-launch patch at the very least.

Software giant Microsoft warns against holding onto XP until Windows 8 drops.

QNX, Android, HTML5, WebGL, Flash and open source: BBX-OS promises to support almost everything mobile except BlackBerry.

Microsoft is accused of using a security feature to sustain market dominance with Windows 8.

Microsoft has unveiled Windows Server 8 - but is there more to this upcoming server operating system than just the new Metro user interface? Mary Bran…

Windows 8 aims to combine a touchscreen Windows Phone 7-style interface with a traditional full-power desktop. Mary Branscombe gets hands on to see if…

The eternal question: which is better, Windows or Mac OS? With the release of a new Mac OS, 10.7 Lion, David Ludlow takes another look at this age-old…