Gregg Keizer

Articles by Gregg Keizer

Apple makes it official, slates iPhone event for Oct. 4

The tech giant is expected to unveil the new iPhone 5 at its Cupertino HQ. Apple is also expecting to launch iOS 5, the next version of its mobile operating system

Metro apps to be sold only from Microsoft’s app store

The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant reveals a 70/30 revenue split with developers, then scratches the information from an online document. Plus, Microsoft is restricting Metro app distribution to ensure the software is secure and appropriate

Hackers may have stolen over 200 SSL certificates

Source say DigiNotar breach generated fraudulent certs for Mozilla, Yahoo and Tor, not just Google

Microsoft ‘ribbonizes’ Windows 8 file manager

The company showed off changes to Explorer's UI, saying it won't do compatibility mode. Microsoft has also back-ported ribbon functionality to Windows Vista two years ago to allow third-party developers to craft one interface for software targeting both Vista and Windows

Windows XP’s share falls below 50 per cent

Microsoft's decade-old OS officially hits minority status. The company has been putting the squeeze on Windows XP users of late, reminding them that the OS will be retired in less than three years and telling them to move on

Chinese officials shutter some fake Apple stores

Two stores have been closed in Kunming, but three that use Apple logos remain open. The closures were the result of a probe of more than 300 IT businesses in the city

Microsoft spells out Office for Mac bugs in Lion

No word when, or if, Microsoft will support new Lion features, like Auto Save and Versions. The most serious of the bugs crashes Communicator when Office for Mac 2011 users try to send an instant message or start an audio or video call

Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible

"Nothing is impossible," says Microsoft attorney in counter to claims that the TDL-4 botnet is untouchable. Last week, Kaspersky Labs called the TDL-4 botnet "the most sophisticated threat today"

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