On Monday, Microsoft published a report saying there had been a drop in vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution. Apparently that was an "error" and has been corrected out of the republished report.

Okay, the "study" was a hoax. However. Is there a reason why some groups or businesses use IE and others don’t?

Microsoft’s new Blue Hat Prize is aimed at protecting Windows from attack. The winner will get $200,000 for the best "novel runtime mitigation technology designed to prevent the exploitation of memory safety vulnerabilities". Two runners up will also get prizes.

Tech companies seem to be less and less about technology and more about legal maneuvering. Since Google didn’t join the consortium buying patents from Nortel, they now owe licensing fees.

Workshare is giving away an all-expenses-paid trip to the upcoming Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Anaheim, California to one winner in its ‘Win with a Tweet’ contest. The prize includes airfare, lodging, and an all-access pass to the conference.

Though the report is still available on the AptiQuant web site, it appears the whole thing was a hoax.

For a limited time, Laplink Software, Inc. is offering its PCmover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant at a special discount to help you migrate your office from WinXP to Win7.

Operation "Shady RAT" is McAfee’s title for a five-year targeted attack on companies around the world. McAfee claims that not all victims may be aware of being hacked.

The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011 Release 2 now lets administrators control users’ BitLocker folders.

No, you aren’t imagining things. In preparation for Mango, Microsoft pushed out a new logo. This page includes some pictures of the new OS.