Thanks to a tipster we have learned Microsoft has started sending Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 invites to select testers today. Earlier this week it was revealed the company will release SP2 before Windows... More...

February 4th will mark the first time NASA beams a song directly into deep space. Quite appropriately, the song in question is The Beatles' "Across the Universe". The transmission, which will be sent at 7... More...

No sooner has the Windows Live Wave 2 suite been released than the first Wave 3 beta begins - Windows Live Messenger v9. Unlike the betas that have just finished, the Messenger v9 beta is... More...

A network engineer going by the hacker handle 'Deviant Ollam' has taken it upon himself to send care packages of a different sort to troops serving overseas, with him ditching the usual goods in favor... More...

On Friday at around 8:40 p.m. EDT, Symantec Corporation sent an e-mail with the subject "DeepSight Increased ThreatCon from 1 to 4 Alert" to enterprise customers of Symantec's DeepSight advanced alert system. ThreatCon uses a... More...

The German computer magazine CT (English translation using google translate) analyzed the new WGA Notification that is installed during Windows Update. They decided to cancel the installation and immediately after doing so the firewall reported... More...

Microsoft has sent out invitations for participation in a pre-release program dubbed the "Windows Live Beta Community". The e-mail asks its recipient to head over to the Invitations section at Microsoft Connect and input the... More...

Microsoft has sent out an e-mail entitled "IE8 Feature Survey is Now Available!" to all Tech Beta participants. The company has emphasized that the e-mail has been sent out to many but that a smaller... More...

Eric Brodish, Beta Coordinator for Microsoft has sent out invites to testers asking them to participate in a new Service Pack for Microsoft Update v6. The beta scheduled to start in the beginning of 2006... More...

Thanks SkyyPunk for this submission. The Microsoft Student Product Team has sent out invites for their upcoming beta program for Student 2006 Microsoft Student is designed to be the best homework resource... More...

Microsoft has sent a revised proposal to the European Commission for the terms under which it will license Windows protocols to competitors to comply with last year's antitrust ruling against the company, a Microsoft spokesman... More...

Microsoft are slowly selecting potential testers for their next Windows Server release, code named R2. In an email to testers today the software giant begins: "Due to the outstanding contributions you made during... More...

New racing title gets giant sendoff as game represents first time franchise has been optimized for Xbox Live. Electronic Arts has taken EA Sports title, NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup, to... More...

British publisher trade body ELSPA has sent an open letter to the UK Home Secretary, David Blunkett, expressing serious concerns over the recent media controversy related to Rockstar's Manhunt title. Media reports of a link... More...

The SCO Group plans to announce Monday that it is escalating its campaign to collect license fees from corporations using the Linux operating system, with warning letters to the companies. Supporters of Linux, including IBM... More...

Microsoft is taking Media Center further overseas, with plans to launch the PC entertainment software in China, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. The company, which is expected to announce the expansion... More...

Why travel on business when you can send your robot double? That's the idea behind Hewlett-Packard Laboratories' "travel robot." A team made up mostly of former Compaq Computer researchers has built the... More...

Thanks powerdafuture from our BPN Fourm Dear Insert Member Name, By now you may have started to hear the buzz surrounding the October 24 release of MSN® 8, the... More...

Thanks to the anonymous people who sent this in. Microsoft has sent out e-mails inviting original Windows XP beta testers to participate in the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 1 technical beta program.... More...