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Tracking Apple's Leopard: It's pretty fast

A sales update on the new Mac OS.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.18

Opera's misguided antitrust charges against Microsoft

Reliving the last decade, the Norwegian browser make asks a court to order that Microsoft "unbundle" Internet Explorer from its operating system and comply with Web standards.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.13

Ask.com's privacy "eraser" misses a few spots

The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.11

Microsoft kills Vista's anti-piracy kill switch

No longer will the operating system switch to "reduced functionality mode" if it thinks you're running a stolen version.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.04

Zune 2.0: Microsoft's new line of music players

If at first you don't succeed...

2007.10.03

Microsoft loses bid to make Office an official standard

An international standards body rejects the Office file format as an "open" standard that can be used by governments around the world.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.09.04

PS3 sales fall short of Sony's high hopes

Despite its predictions of an end to the slump, Sony's Playstation 3 game console is still in third place, trailing XBox and Wii.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.24

After losing to Google, "tasteful" nude site sues Microsoft

The publisher of Perfect 10 claims search engines should pay him damages for linking to illegal copies of his pictures of naked women.

2007.08.09

A cheaper XBox gets a high-def digital port

Lucky gamers who've recently purchased new lower-priced XBoxes find their systems capable of digital video output to high-definition TVs.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.09

First PS3, now XBox: The prices, they just keep falling

Microsoft cuts the price of its XBox 360 model by $50, a response to Sony's adjustment of the Playstation 3's tag.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.07

Microsoft on Mac gains: Apple's not even close

Executives say that soon Windows will be on 1 billion computers.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.27

We are playing Wii, and a little PS3

New video game numbers show a pickup in sales of Sony's high-priced console. But it's the Wii everyone really loves.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.24

What's the most private search engine of them all?

Ask, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all announced new efforts to bolster privacy on their sites. Here's a run-down of what each says it will do with your data.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.23

Peter Moore leaves Microsoft. (Long live Peter Moore.)

The XBox head says he wants to spend more time with his family. It looks like he's telling the truth, too.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.19

Microsoft touts new Halo -- and takes on Wii, too?

At the big game convention in L.A., Microsoft announces the special Halo edition Xbox console, plus some controllers that may be aimed at Nintendo's hot system.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.11

What's it like to work at Google? Ask a Microserf

A former Google employee tells all to his new colleagues at Microsoft. Allegedly.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.06.27