Windows

Parallels Desktop 5 software arrives

Parallels has launched a new version of its operating system virtualization software. Parallels 5 allows you to run Windows, Linux, OS/2 Warp, or whatever other operating system takes your fancy from the comfort of your Mac desktop.

The company reckons that there...

VMware Fusion 3 brings gaming to Mac, proper

VMware, the company behind the software package that allows you to run Windows on a Mac, has announced it will be launching its latest version, VMware Fusion 3, at the end of October.

According to the company, the package that launches on the 27 October will add...

Are Macs for left-handed people?

PCs and Macs are very different machines. There are probably more obvious statements than that in the world but not many. From the design of the computers, to their strengths and weaknesses, the sweeping contrasts between the two are enormous but sometimes it's the smallest...

Microsoft announces Windows Anytime Upgrade

Microsoft has announced the details of its Windows Anytime Upgrade option for Windows 7, as well as news of a Windows 7 Family Pack.

With the netbook market an influential factor, the Windows Anytime Upgrade scheme sees Microsoft offering consumers a way to...

Windows 95 put onto iPhone 3G

This is a bit silly, but quite impressive. Someone's managed to cram Microsoft's Windows 95 onto an iPhone, and get it working via the touchscreen, going as far as to play a quick game of Minesweeper.

The performance isn't the snappiest, thanks to the emulator...

Acer to launch dual-OS netbook in August

It seems that Acer's going to be launching its dual-OS netbook in August, if Chinese-language newspaper reports are correct. The previously reported machine will be packing Android and Microsoft XP.

If it goes down well, and consumer demand is very uncertain...

Boxee media centre launches for Windows

Boxee, the open source media centre software, has announced that a public alpha of its application is now available for Windows. Previously, the software only worked on Macs and Linux-based PCs.

On top of that, the platform now supports a whole load more applications...

Microsoft extends Windows XP's lifespan yet again

Oh dear, poor Microsoft. Like the software company version of Peter Andre, it just can't get away from its biggest hit - in Microsoft's case, the operating system that it created back in 2001. It's extended the lifespan of Windows XP once again, now to April 2011.

Social networking sites keep photos once they're deleted

A group of security researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that some social networking sites keep all the photos you upload and then delete.

16 websites, including Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Orkut, Blogger and Flickr had pictures uploaded to...