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Windows 8: Going In-Depth With Microsoft's Massive Update to Windows Microsoft makes big changes with Windows 8, revamping the look and function, and adding support for the next generation of mobile devices.
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Windows 8: A Close-Up Look Windows 8 isn't just a minor update of the same old operating system--it's a drastic overhaul. Here's a close look at the features and interface of Microsoft's upcoming OS.
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Windows 8 Breaks Down the OS Walls That Divide Our Devices With Windows 8, Microsoft wants an Everywhere Operating System, offering access to all information and services across all your Windows 8 devices.
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Windows 8 Preview Release Downloadable Tonight Microsoft will post a Windows 8 developer preview release on its developer website.
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Are HTC and Samsung Sick of Google's Android Operating System? As Samsung releases more phones with its Bada operating system, and HTC ponders buying WebOS, what are their plans for Android?
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Tablet Wars: Will Windows 8 Give Microsoft the Edge Over Google and Apple? Microsoft's new operating system has the makings of a solid competitor, but much work lies ahead for Windows 8 tablets if they are to overtake iOS and Android offerings.
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Bitcasa Will Offer Unlimited Cloud Storage for $10 a Month The start-up also says data that users upload will be encrypted and protected on their side, which means that no one, including the company, can access it.
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Americans are Drawn to Social Networks, with Facebook Leading the Way Americans spent nearly one-quarter of their time online visiting social networks and checking blogs, and Facebook was their top destination, according to a Nielsen report.
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Tablets, Phones to Surpass PCs for Internet Use in Four Years According to research firm IDC, the number of U.S. mobile Internet users will surpass wired counterparts by 2015.
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5 Ways to Dump Your Old Handset Before the iPhone 5 Your old iPhone or smartphone could be worth a few hundred dollars. Here are some ways to convert it into a video game, gift card or cold, hard cash.
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Nintendo 3DS Add-on Joystick, 3D Video Fail to Impress Investors Nintendo's pre-Tokyo Game Show 3DS event offered few surprises and failed to offset investor pessimism.
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Six Ways Amazon Book Streaming Could Help Small Business Amazon's rumoured streaming-book service would be great for businesses, students, and educators. Here's why.
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iPhone Accessories to Take Your Phone Photography to New Levels Phone photographers, take note: You can add a fish-eye, wide-angle, or a macro lens; capture 360-degree panoramic video; or even mount DSLR lenses on your Apple iPhone with these accessories.
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AMD Breaks Overclocking Record, Leaves the Competition in the Dust What better way to show off the capabilities of a new performance processor than crushing a long standing overclocking record?
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Authors Guild Sues Universities Over Google Book Scanning The Authors Guild has sued five universities and a library partnership organization alleging copyright infringement over their use of certain digitized copies of...
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HTML5 Adoption Might Hurt Apple's Profit, Research Finds The widespread adoption of HTML5 for Web apps could cut Apple's operation profit growth by 30 percent, with Microsoft, Google and carriers benefiting, Bernstein...
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Get 200GB of Cloud Storage Free, With a Catch Symform is providing up to 200GB of free online storage space, consider these major caveats before taking advantage of it.
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Intel to Show Tablets, Ultrabooks Running Windows 8 Intel plans to show Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 on tablets based on new Atom processors, and on ultrabooks, at both the Intel Developer Forum and Microsoft's...
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Mindjet Unleashes Creativity with Online Collaboration Tools The tools and services offered by Mindjet can help virtual teams spark creativity and collaborate more efficiently online.
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Windows Phone 7, Day 12: Syncing My Outlook Contacts Is a Pain Ouch. Why is it that Apple's iOS can sync with Microsoft Outlook just fine, but syncing Outlook with Windows Phone 7 requires Tylenol and anger management skills?
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