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10 hrs ago | Digital Trends

Connected cars are the next mobile frontier, and BlackBerry has a head start

I attended the annual BlackBerry conference this week, and had a nice chat with the folks that make their QNX operating system.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Autos

Fri May 17, 2013

NewsFactor

Should Enterprises Skip Over Windows 8?

"Windows is still the standard, but it doesn't look like Windows 8 is going to have the same penetration as Windows XP and Windows 7 had," said analyst Brad Shimmin.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Tellme, Startups, Science / Technology, Forrester Research, Advertising, Bill Gates

TechTarget

Using EMET to harden Windows XP and other legacy applications

Our organization still has a sizable number of Windows XP machines due to legacy application compatibility issues.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Microsoft, Startups, Microsoft Office

Network World

Forrester: Windows 8 faces uphill battle as corporate desktop

Windows 8 faces an uphill battle to become a standard corporate operating system because many businesses are in the midst of or have recently completed the move from Windows XP to Windows 7 and don't have the stomach for another transition anytime soon.

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Related Topix: Forrester Research, Advertising, Science / Technology, CPU

Thu May 16, 2013

O'Reilly

Konfigurieren von Windows 8 - Original Microsoft Praxistraining

Dieses Original Microsoft Praxistraining, bestehend aus Buch + E-Book, richtet sich an alle IT-Experten, die ihre Supportkenntnisse von Microsoft Windows 8 in einer Unternehmensumgebung erweitern wollen.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

BuilderAU.com.au

Five Apps for disk and file encryption in Windows

Whether you want to encrypt an entire hard drive or just a folder or a few files, using the right tool is vital.

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TheStreet.com

Microsoft Windows Phones Pass BlackBerry in Global Shipments

According to first quarter results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker when viewed by installed operating systems Google's But the third and fourth place finishers were the real news in the latest rankings.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Microsoft

ConsortiumInfo.org

Cloud must now be your first choice for big IT projects, says UK government

The Standards News Portal is updated on a daily basis to bring you the most important news about standards - how they are created, how they affect you - and who's doing what to whom.

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Related Topix: Open Source Software, Linux

The Code Project

Should I buy a new machine or just upgrade?

My dear lappy is getting a bit slow. I know the memory is minimal by today's standards; but then the machine is 7 years old.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Microsoft, Startups

Wed May 15, 2013

Lockergnome

You Can't Take My Desktop Away, Windows 8

This image is my desktop and the wallpaper is free to use by AliceXZ on deviantART .

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Science / Technology

CIO

Microsoft Takes the Offensive Against Google, and it's About Time

PC World - Google was once a humble startup with a big dream--to be the David that takes down Microsoft's Goliath.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Google, Science, Computer Science, Marketing, Science / Technology

OSNews

Windows 8.1 will be free

"Today at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston, Tami Reller shared with the audience that the update previously referred to as 'Windows Blue' will be called Windows 8.1 and will be a free update to Windows 8 for consumers through the Windows Store." They really didn't have much of a choice, but good news anyway.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Science / Technology, Dance, Pop/Rock, New-Wave, Fun

Tue May 14, 2013

TechNet Blogs

Microsoft Customer Protections for May 2013

Today, we are releasing 10 bulletins, addressing 33 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Science / Technology, Microsoft Office

Information Technology

New SPYRUS Patents Transparently Upgrade Legacy Security Solutions...

SPYRUS, Inc. announced today that Israeli patent 198362, "Method and System for Deploying Advanced Cryptographic Algorithms," has been issued to the company.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Cryptography, Science, Computer Science, Computer Security

WPTV Local News

Happy Birthday Mark Zuckerberg

Tuesday is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's birthday. He's 29. If that seems insanely young for a billionaire, remember that he co-founded Facebook when he was a teenager.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Science / Technology, Microsoft

Inside Bay Area

Microsoft Windows 8 update, codenamed Blue, will be free

A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Science / Technology, Mice

The Miami Herald

Microsoft Windows 8 update will be free

Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Science / Technology

TMCnet

ITX Design Intros Linux & Windows Based Consolidated Hosting Platforms

Web developers are often in a dilemma when choosing the right hosting platform for their web sites as both Linux and To put an end to that dilemma, ITX Design has announced a consolidated platform that will allow developers to work simultaneously on both Linux and Microsoft Windows-based hosting platforms.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Cloud Computing

Mon May 13, 2013

MacNN

Reviews: Brother HL-3170CDW LED Printer

If outdoor adventures are in your future this summer, enter to win a Bracketron Sport Case with Mount Strap from MacNN and keep that iPhone, iPod or other electronic device safe from the elements.

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Related Topix: Printers, iPhone

Softpedia

Ghotit Real Writer and Reader 2.5.0.1

Windows XP / 2003 / Vista / XP X64 / 2008 / Vista64 / 7 / 7 x64 / 2008 x64 / 2008 R2 / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / Server 2012 Ghotit Real Writer and Reader is an easy to use yet powerful software designed to help people with reading and writing difficulties such as Dyslexia or Dysgraphia.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

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