Microsoft releases out-of-band patches to address issues from January’s Patch Tuesday

The special upgrade for households with more than one PC was not meant to be available for pre-order until Oct. 18

Plus, Novell’s SUSE Appliance Program and the good and bad news on phishing

IBM’s E.X.I.T.E. program encourages middle school students to explore the technology field

Further evidence of corporate traction

The pitch is simple: If your HDTV consumes less power, your electrical bill goes down

SAP doesn’t expect the ruling to affect its customers, but may still appeal.

Despite the trying business climate, not all businesses are suffering

Notebook offers a fairly standard feature set with average performance

Plus, a new Apple MacBook design? And Google versus Bing