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  • 24 May 2011

  • News: Microsoft CEO confirms Windows 8 will be released in 2012

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed the next version of its Windows operating system will hit shelves in 2012.

  • 23 May 2011

  • News: Say Goodbye to Wintel? What Microsoft Windows 8 Could Be

    Don't get too comfortable with Windows 7. Microsoft is already hard at work on Windows 8 (and probably Windows 9, at the very least). While it's still only in the "rumor" stage, tidbits are spilling out as to what the upcoming operating system will offer. We already knew that it would support system-on-a-chip and mobile ARM processors, which could signal a new direction for PC development, but will these be true game changers?

  • 19 May 2011

  • News: Microsoft slams Intel's Windows 8 claims

    Microsoft has slammed claims by Intel's Renée James that Microsoft will develop four different versions of Windows 8 for devices with ARM processors as "factually inaccurate and unfortunately misleading".

  • 17 May 2011

  • News: Boost a Mobile Hotspot, Extend Media Center to Other TVs

    Reader Lois just moved to an area of California where there's no cable or DSL Internet service available. (Hard to believe, right?) She considered satellite service, but learned that those options are "slow and expensive." Cleverly, she's trying a Verizon MiFi mobile hotspot--a great solution, but it's also proving to be slow. (Lois notes that she gets only two bars on her call phone, so obviously she's in an area with poor cell-tower coverage.) Ultimately, she's "tired of paying for [a] less than quality product."

  • 16 May 2011

  • News: NTT DoCoMo plans pocket-size Windows 7 device

    Japan's NTT DoCoMo plans to launch what it calls the world's smallest Windows 7 computer in the next two months.

  • 04 May 2011

  • News: Windows Thin PC Extends Value of Legacy Hardware

    Microsoft announced this week that the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) is now available, and that it expects that WinTPC will be officially released sometime this quarter. WinTPC is no substitute for Windows 7, but it will enable Microsoft customers to continue using older hardware in new ways.

  • 03 May 2011

  • News: Windows Thin PC nears final release

    Microsoft offers a stripped-down version of Windows 7 for thin clients.

  • 29 April 2011

  • News: Microsoft quarter rescued by Microsoft Office

    Xbox and enterprise software saved Microsoft from sluggish PC sales in its third fiscal quarter

  • 26 April 2011

  • News: New Windows 8 pre-beta leaked online

    While Microsoft has not announced the release date, or even the official name, of its follow-up to Windows 7, an early pre-beta version of the OS has surfaced on the Internet, the second version to appear within a month.

  • 13 April 2011

  • News: Six Windows 7 Nightmares (and How to Fix Them)

    You sit up suddenly in a cold sweat, and scream. But you're in bed, and it was just a bad dream. Sighing with relief, you get up, get dressed, go to work, and turn on your PC.

  • 12 April 2011

  • News: Tackling the Massive Microsoft Patch Tuesday

    Patch Tuesday is here, and this month is a whopper. Microsoft has unleashed 17 new security bulletins, addressing a total of 64 separate vulnerabilities. With so many patches to apply, IT admins need to understand the potential impact of each vulnerability to develop a plan of attack for applying the updates.

  • News: Leaked screenshots offer first look at Windows App Store

    A leaked set of screenshots gives us the first look at the Windows App Store being integrated into Windows 8.

  • 06 April 2011

  • News: IE9 exploit puts Windows 7 SP1 at risk

    A new exploit for IE9 bypasses all security measures in even the latest fully patched version of Windows 7, according to a French security company Vupen.

  • 04 April 2011

  • News: Manage Media on Android With Windows Media Player

    One of the most common complaints I hear about Android is that it lacks a desktop interface like iTunes. But in reality, Android devices sync easily to Windows Media Player in much the same way that the iPhone and iPad sync to iTunes, so any Windows user can transfer music between their PC and their Android phone or tablet. Here's how.

  • 04 March 2011

  • News: Windows tablet 'delayed till 2012'

    Microsoft is to delay the release of its Windows tablet for over a year, reports Bloomberg.

  • News: XP and Vista users get anti-AutoRun update

    Microsoft last week changed how it delivers an update that disables AutoRun, a Windows feature that big name worms, including Conficker and Stuxnet, have used to infect millions of PCs. The company is now pushing the update to Windows XP and Vista users automatically.

  • 17 February 2011

  • News: Dell demos Stage media-synching on Venue Pro smartphone

    Dell has heeded criticisms over devices that store but don't sync and is adding Stage multi-sync features to its entire consumer product line. PC Advisor takes a look

  • News: Dell shows off Venue Pro Windows phone

    Dell is set to bring its Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 touchscreen-slider smartphone to European markets in the next few weeks. A broadly similar Android touchscreen model will follow

  • 05 June 2008

  • News: 'Acer Windows Mobile smartphones' at Computex

    The smartphone maker Acer plans to buy is showing off three new Windows Mobile devices at Computex.

  • 02 June 2008

  • News: Mini-laptops could run Windows Mobile OS

    Mobile phone chip giant Qualcomm today showed off a mini-laptop that could cost around $299 (£150) and offer quick wireless access to the internet via 3G mobile telecommunications networks.

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