With Christmas fast approaching (really), it’s time for geeks to start planning how they’re going to decorate their tree.
Once you’ve decided on the tree itself, you’ll need to work out what to hang off it.

Yes, you could stay fairly traditional and use baubles and candies, but how about decorating the tree with miniature replicas of [...]

Have you seen any ads for Windows 7 yet?
I don’t know what they look like where you are, but in Britain, Microsoft’s TV ads extend the “I’m a PC” mantra and now suggest that it’s the users who told Microsoft how to design Windows 7.

“It was my idea”.
Nice tactic, Microsoft.

Why are we not surprised at reports that the software giant is trying to discourage customers who may have heard of Linux and dare to challenge the sales staff at Best Buy, claiming that it’s difficult to install and use?
Of course, Microsoft has been dissing Macs for a long time, mainly on the basis that [...]

Here’s a pretty cool evolution of the standard computer keyboard, using flexible membranes printed with resistive carbon ink that react to changes in applied pressure due to more contact being made by the keys above.

In memory of (the nearly dead) Internet Explorer 6 comes this nifty little piece of JavaScript that will wreak havoc with your web page, turning it into a pile of unreadable junk that even Steve Ballmer would be proud of.

The IE6IFY site proudly proclaims: “After years of observation and reverse engineering I am proud to [...]

An interesting survey result came out today which showed that many Americans would like their physician to use technology to encourage them to a healthier lifestyle.
Two out of three said they’d like to receive emails that reminded them of how to live more healthily. The survey also showed that many people turn to web sites [...]

It’s a sorry state of affairs: Internet Explorer version 6x still has the largest market share of any web browser, with two in five users still using it.
Internet Explorer 7x is close behind, with Firefox version 3 claiming one in ten users and the rest straggling behind.
It’s news that’s sure to wind up web developers, [...]

Gamers know that Microsoft scored a “coup” of sorts by cornering the downloadable content for such hits as Grand Theft Auto IV and Fallout 3. The deal it struck with Rock Star Games and Bethesda is that DLCs for the two games will only be made available on the Xbox 360 — much to the [...]

Well, the wait is finally over. Microsoft has just announced the official version of Internet Explorer 8. I really believe this is something that IE needs, and this is the most “open-sourced” version it has. It has greater security features that help the typical user protect himself from the simplest to complicated vulnerabilities. [...]

Microsoft looks set to continue nipping at Google’s heels like an annoying little dog by getting you, the humble citizen, to do the hard work and help build Redmond giants answer to Street View.
In fairness, there’s a lot of technology behind GeoSynth, which will feed a huge range of geotagged photos into a Virtual Earth [...]

Halo is widely considered as the centerpiece of current console advantage. It also ushered in the online console gaming phenomenon that we’re now seeing. It’s safe to say that Halo has played a large part in making the Xbox 360 what it is today. Unfortunately, Halo is also at the center of a far less [...]

It seems that Microsoft has woken up to the fact that notebook computers are very popular and are actually outselling desktops, and that means… a new product or two.
Yes, despite the fact that other manufacturers have been doing this kind of thing for years, Microsoft has decided that it should launch a notebook cooling base. [...]

Introduction
There aren’t too many decent RTS games on this current crop of consoles, so it was no surprise that Halo Wars was destined to make a big splash – especially with the famous franchise name in the title. Set before the original trilogy, the game has you in command, in single player or cooperative, [...]

Microsoft has announced that it is officially discontinuing out of warranty support for the original Xbox, officially ending the Xbox’s eight and a half year cycle. The Xbox’s production was officially ended in 2006.
According to the official Microsoft support site, all service repairs for the original Xbox video game systems “for which the warranty [...]

OK, so everything you do seems to get analysed these days – what TV programmes you watch, where you sit on the bus, whether you carry an axe around with you or not. “Geez, it’s not like I was gonna use it, officer.”
Still, for those of us who spend an unhealthy amount of time on [...]

The Xbox 360 is continuing to show its steady and impressive sales for the month of November.
Despite the financial crisis, Microsoft was still able to sell 836,000 units for the month, amounting to an 8.6 percent increase from last year’s sales.
What’s pushing the 360 to enjoy brisk sales are its strong marketing and advertising [...]