Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite

Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security Offering: New anti-malware solution will broaden PC protection and help improve Windows experience.
microsoft.com 11/18/2008 — New anti-malware solution will broaden PC protection and help improve Windows experience. REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 18, 2008— To address the growing need for a PC security solution tailored to the demands of emerging markets, smaller PC form factors and ...

Improving Global Access to Core PC Protection: Q&A: Amy Barzdukas, senior director of product management, discusses Microsoft’s strategy to provide broader access to critical anti-malware protection.
microsoft.com 11/18/2008 — Q&A: Amy Barzdukas, senior director of product management, discusses Microsoft’s strategy to provide broader access to critical anti-malware protection. REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 18, 2008 — As part of its commitment to provide users with a trustworthy ...

WorldWide Telescope
worldwidetelescope.org 11/18/2008 — Microsoft® XP SP2 (minimum), Windows® Vista® (recommended) PC with Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, recommended 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended 3D accelerated card with 128 megabytes (MB) RAM; discrete graphics ...

Support - Downloads
support.apple.com 11/18/2008 — Software Update Need to update your Apple software? Learn how to use Software Update on your Mac or PC . Third-Party Downloads Find third-party downloads at Apple Downloads. Older Software Downloads Software released prior to Jan 1, 1998 in the US ...

NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia Pictures movies [update]
joystiq.com 11/19/2008 — [Original headline: "NXE Netflix streaming queues suddenly gimped"] Our Netflix streaming queues just got considerably shorter on the eve of the NXE launch. Acting on a tip, we popped into our Netflix account and sure enough, our "Instant Queue" ...

Microsoft's new "I'm a dork" store — The Open Road

Microsoft offering free security program in 2009 — TechBlog

Microsoft to deliver free anti-malware to Windows users — Hardware 2.0

Live OneCare is Dead, But Life Comes to 'Morro' — Microsoft Watch

Microsoft Morro: New no-cost consumer security — D' Technology Weblog

Microsoft Co-Prez Warned Colleagues 'Vista Capable' Was Misleading — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 11/18/2008
Senior executives inside the software maker questioned a decision to lower hardware specs for Vista PCs, e-mails show.

Progress in Interoperability — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 11/18/2008
At VoiceCon San Francisco last week, I had a chance to speak with Jim Burton about his role as intermediary in the talks between Microsoft and IBM on presence federation. Thinking about that conversation now, I kind of wonder if maybe Jim shouldn't ...

Dell taps game box, Nvidia for supercomputing — CNET News - Business Tech 11/18/2008
The 'Stallion' Visualization Cluster. (Credit: Dell) Democratize IT. A banal catch phrase until you see off-the-shelf gaming boxes from PC maker Dell being used for visual supercomputing. CEO Michael Dell showed the "Stallion" ...

JPR Says that the Gaming PC Market is Larger than Thought — I4U News 11/18/2008
According to JPR, the market for gaming PCs is larger than it was previously believed to be. The firm said today that the estimated worldwide PC gaming hardware shipments for the enthusiast segment has a worldwide CAGR of 9%. The performance segment ...

Microsoft Morro Anti Virus and Security Software to be free — I4U News 11/19/2008
Microsoft announced to release a free security software suite in 2009 codenamed Morro to address the growing need for a PC security solution tailored to the demands of emerging markets, smaller PC form factors and rapid increases in the incidence of ...