It's yours for £11.50, says Microsoft – and don't you dare look at Linux
Sony’s Blu-ray has won the HD format war, but what does that mean for early adopters who chose its defeated rival, HD DVD?

Find out if SP1 will be the answer to your Vista network grumbles

Secure Windows easily by downloading and saving Updates from Microsoft's website
It will be available for download on April 29, says Microsoft
Blu-ray’s rival high-definition format is written out of Bill Gates’ farewell speech as HD DVD loses its battle
New WebSlices and Activities features revealed in Beta 1 release for developers
You've had your lot and you are already buying enough, says Microsoft
Anti-trust penalty spoils 'biggest ever' launch of flagship enterprise products
Committee finalises amended spec for final vote on Microsoft's new documents formats
Combined business seen as better able to compete with Google for online advertising

Release candidate of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP now available to download
Release Candidate 1 code available for testing before launch in early 2008
Streets paved with gold for winners of online battle of mapping services
Online/offline hybrid applications suite financed partly by £200m Microsoft paid for email service
Licensing uncompetitive - and don't use Office 2007 until it works with free rivals, says Becta
Open-source promotion increases pressure on Microsoft after IBM's launch of Symphony suiite

The final Halo game will break all games sales records
European Commission wins nine-year battle with software giant

HDMI and storage boost for the popular console
aQuantive acquisition brings it into $40bn market
Sneaky upgrade for Premium version

But no word on similar move in Britain
Microsoft accused of manipulating ISO standards process
New black console boasting 120GB hard disk drive arrives in August