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29 February 2012
News: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Keyboard Shortcuts

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is now available for public download, and it offers a very different experience from what Windows users are accustomed to. However, while the operating system is optimized for touchscreen input, that doesn't mean Microsoft forgot about users who are confined to traditional keyboards and mice.
News: Microsoft launches Windows 8 Consumer Preview: full details

Full details of Microsoft's launch of the Consumer Preview of Windows 8. The Windows Store, which will be the marketplace for acquiring applications for Windows 8, launched today too, with free apps for all.
News: Where to download Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available to download from Microsoft
27 February 2012
News: Nokia launches new Windows phones

Nokia today at MWC unveiled the Nokia Lumia 610, what it describes as a 'cheaper smartphone' using Microsoft's Windows Phone software.
14 February 2012
News: Microsoft changes Windows logo

Microsoft is taking a leap of faith by changing its famous red, green, blue and yellow flag for a strait-laced 2D logo.
News: Windows 8 logo - same as Windows 1.0

If you think the new Windows 8 logo is a revolutionary move away from the original Windows logo you are wrong. Very wrong.
13 February 2012
News: Fast Firefox faceoff: Nightly vs. Pale Moon vs. Waterfox

Although computers running the 64-bit version of Windows 7 have become more common, there aren't many Windows-compatible browsers compiled to run on 64-bit processors. (The exception for now has been Internet Explorer 9.)
09 February 2012
News: Windows 8 public beta to be released on February 29?

The public beta of Windows 8, the latest iteration of Microsoft's operating system, could be made available on February 29.
28 January 2012
News: Mac pundits heap praise on 'brave' Microsoft

"Graceful." "Elegant." Microsoft??! Three leading Mac luminaries risked certain death by lauding Microsoft's brave new Metro interface during a Macworld Expo panel session.
19 January 2012
News: ZTE unveils Tania Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone

ZTE has unveiled the Tania, its first smartphone to run the Windows Phone 7.5 platform.
10 January 2012
Video: Video: CES 2012: In final keynote Microsoft's Ballmer talks about Windows 8, future of Kinect

While many anticipated Bill Gates making a surprise appearance at the final keynote he was nowhere to be seen, except in a short video that chronicled the company’s 15 years of keynotes.
Video: Video: CES 2012: Microsoft recaps 15 years in two minutes, autotunes Bill Gates

During its last CES keynote Microsoft recapped 15 years of presentations by setting Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer to music.
06 January 2012
News: PC Advisor's most commented stories of the week – 6th January 2012

There's been plenty of technology stories hitting the news this week, from the fact PC users are deserting Windows XP in favour of Windows 7, to Anonymous threatening Sony.
04 January 2012
News: Microsoft claims Comet sold 94,000 pirated Windows discs

Microsoft has launched legal action against UK high-street retailer Comet for creating and selling 94,000 pirated copies of Windows recovery CDs.
03 January 2012
News: 7 Quick Windows 7 Fixes

1. Open Apps the Easy Way
21 December 2011
News: New zero-day vulnerability in Windows 7 64-bit may allow remote code execution

Microsoft is currently investigating reports of a zero-day vulnerability in Windows 7 64-bit that leads to crashes and could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.
20 December 2011
News: Windows 8 will offer picture passwords

Microsoft has revealed Windows 8 will allow consumers to log on to their PCs With picture passwords.
14 December 2011
News: Introducing Windows Server 8: The InfoWorld special report

Microsoft rolls out one of its most significant updates with the next version of Windows Server 8; find out what it means for your company
13 December 2011
News: Tech stories of 2011: Jobs, Android and Anonymous rank in top 10

In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars shaped competition in tablets and smartphones, hacktivists attacked a widening array of political and corporate targets, repressive regimes unplugged citizens from the Internet, and the U.S. government moved to block the giant merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. With the passing of Steve Jobs, the world lost a technology icon who redefined the computer, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. These are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 technology stories of the year:
07 December 2011
News: Microsoft to preview Windows app store next year

Microsoft is to offer the first looks at the app store integrated into Windows 8, the next iteration of the operating system, early next year.

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