Visual Studio.NET, in Beta 1 form

For those who like to work at the bleeding edge of software releases, a Beta 1 version of Microsoft's Visual Studio.NET is now available. It provides a preview of the official development environment for . ...more

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Jobs renews attack on Microsoft 'deal'

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has issued a second statement criticising Microsoft's offer of $1 billion to settle an anti-trust lawsuit alleging that it overcharged for its software. In the statement he said, 'The centrepiece of Microsoft's proposed $1 billion civil antitrust settlement is their donation of Microsoft software, which they value at $830 million, to our schools. We think people should know that the actual costs to Microsoft for this donated software will likely be under $1 million. ...more

BBC stockpiling Internet domain names

The BBC has stockpiled hundreds of Internet domain names apparently unrelated to its programmes or business. The MediaGuardian discovered that the corporation has registered the likes of pcforpeanuts.co. ...more

Microsoft puts $250,000 on the head of MyDoom.B author

Microsoft has added $250,000 to the MyDoom bounty pot, this time for the B version. The lastest version of MyDoom is primed to launch a DDOS attack on www.microsoft. ...more