Matt Berger

The hands of Microsoft Corp.'s programmers may be outpacing the hands of its legal critics, as the software giant prepares to ship the final version of Windows XP just as its antitrust case heads to a new trial court.

Amid ongoing criticism and challenges from privacy groups, Microsoft Corp. is close to printing up a new Passport, the authentication system that is at the centre of its Internet initiative .Net.

A federal appeals court Friday ruled against software maker Microsoft Corp.'s attempt to delay its antitrust battle from heading to a new trial court.

Amid ongoing criticism and challenges from privacy groups, Microsoft Corp. is close to printing up a new Passport, the authentication system that is at the centre of its Internet initiative .Net.

Some PC makers are preparing to ship computers and laptops running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system a month ahead of the expected October release date, two major manufacturers confirmed Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling that it illegally used its monopoly power in the market for PC operating systems to harm rivals.

Intel Corp. is expected to cut the price of its fastest microprocessor by more than 50 per cent, one financial analyst company said Monday

Microsoft Corp. plans to push back the next major release of its operating system, codenamed "Blackcomb," to 2005, because it fears that technology it plans to include in the release could bring it further into conflict with antitrust regulators, various industry analysts said.