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Microsoft pulls Vista SP1 update

February 20, 2008 The company retracts a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after some customers complain of problems. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., blog, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, PC

Can Seagate steer hybrid-drive market?

October 8, 2007 Price and industry standardization remain barriers to widespread adoption, but the biggest hard-drive maker could force competitors to keep pace. TAGS: Seagate Technology, notebook computer, flash memory, hard drive, semiconductor, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, battery, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

CES 2008: Gadgets and glitz in Las Vegas

January 11, 2008 special coverage CNET reporters bring you the action from the gadget convention that draws technology's heavy hitters, gadget lovers, and more celebrities each year. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, Cadillac, Las Vegas, reporter, Comcast Corp., gadget, Blu-ray, robot, CEO, Microsoft Xbox, handheld, Intel, hard drive, battery, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Vista service pack coming in '08

August 29, 2007 Software maker plans first update to Vista for first quarter of next year, while third and final XP service pack is due before June.Vista SP1: Small things come in big packages TAGS: service pack, beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, desktop search, BIOS, Microsoft Windows XP, general manager, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

Microsoft announces Xbox 360 Elite

March 28, 2007 Newest member of Xbox family comes with HDMI capabilities and a 120GB hard drive.Photos: The Xbox 360 Elite TAGS: Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, QA, HDMI, console, hard drive, video game, Microsoft Corp., video

Microsoft reveals more about Live Drive

August 24, 2006 An exec provides some details about Microsoft's plans for a free online storage service, Live Drive. TAGS: online storage, Sydney, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Google Inc., hard drive, PC

Next-gen console specs at a glance

May 10, 2006 Pricing and availability for the rival game consoles: Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. TAGS: GPU, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, console, HD-DVD, ATI Technologies, IBM PowerPC, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Blu-ray, game console, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, pricing, hard drive, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Samsung hybrid hard drive works while it sleeps

April 25, 2005 The typical hard drive spins constantly. But by buffering a drive with flash memory, it can sleep most of the time. TAGS: Samsung Electronics, Spansion Inc., flash memory, NAND, hard drive, notebook computer, battery, Microsoft Corp., Intel

Microsoft puts multisearch tool on show

July 29, 2004 Software giant demos prototype technology that can search both the Internet and a PC's hard drive. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, search technology, desktop search, hard drive, MSN, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft partner confirms Xbox hard drive fate

March 5, 2004 The head of Israel-based flash memory maker M-Systems, Microsoft's new hardware partner for the Xbox, confirms that the next version of the game console will not have a hard drive. TAGS: M-Systems Inc., game console, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Xbox, Israel, console, hard drive, game company, flash memory, agreement, Microsoft Corp., CD

Microsoft fixes date for desktop search tool

October 22, 2004 Execs announce firmer launch date for software that digs through e-mail and files alike, after Google puts out its own program. TAGS: desktop search, financial analyst, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSN, hard drive, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft licenses Vista for 'diskless' PCs

April 2, 2007 Redmond changes contract terms for corporate version of Vista, making way for PCs whose hard drive lives in a data center. TAGS: data center, Microsoft Windows Vista, virtual machine, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, server

Patent offers clue in mystery of Xbox hard drive

April 7, 2004 Microsoft may not be planning to ditch the hard drive in its game console after all, judging from a new patent covering the way the Xbox saves game data. TAGS: M-Systems Inc., patent, Microsoft Xbox, game console, disk drive, console, hard drive, Microsoft Corp., games

Microsoft: BitLocker key to safe disk disposal

April 26, 2006 Says businesses using Vista with its hard drive encryption technology will have easy, safe way to dispose hard disks. TAGS: encryption technology, back door, MessageLabs Ltd., hard drive, risk, encryption, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security

HP touts energy-efficient PCs

March 12, 2007 Three new machines meet the latest standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. TAGS: HP, power supply, DVD/CD-RW, Intel Core Duo, AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, hard drive, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft offers $5 windfall for errant software

February 25, 2005 In the depths of its licensing agreement, Redmond promises a wee bit of compensation if its anti-spyware tool messes up your hard drive. TAGS: EULA, anti-spyware, damage, Microsoft Corp., agreement, hard drive

Coming soon: The 8-terabyte desktop

February 28, 2006 Eight terabytes of data storage? That's like 8,000 pick-up trucks filled with books. But VoodooPC says you'll like it. TAGS: home entertainment, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, hard drive, PC, video, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Putting Vista in the fast lane

August 8, 2005 With the next version of Windows, Microsoft tackles an age-old problem: how to keep PCs running like new. TAGS: co-author, Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious software, spyware, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Corp.

This week in Longhorn

April 29, 2005 Bill Gates shows off beta of next Windows but acknowledges many key features will not be evident until later test versions. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, beta, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., memory, hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP, battery, Microsoft Windows, PC

Next Xbox to skip hard drive?

February 25, 2004 Flash memory maker M-Systems announces a contract to make storage cards for future versions of the Xbox, reinforcing speculation that Microsoft may dump the console's hard drive. TAGS: M-Systems Inc., Microsoft Xbox, memory company, online storage, speculation, hard drive, console, contract, flash memory, research company, Microsoft Corp., PC