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Intel’s faces uphill climb for mobile markets

Article From Cnet: Intel announced earnings Wednesday that were in line with expectations, but the chipmaker is facing a daunting future as mobile devices further erode the PC business and its Atom chip vies for customers. “With its new, low-end Atom processor, Bay Trail, the company is gaining traction in cheap notebooks and tablets, but […]

Microsoft Windows 8.1 on the way with new features

Since the release of Windows 8 last year Microsoft has had to face very mixed reviews by users, many of them frustrated the new touchscreen focussed UI. This has led to overall negative opinion of the new O/S not seen since the release of Vista. Many Windows 8 users have clamoured for a return of the […]

Windows XP - the end

The end is near for Windows XP warns Microsoft

Article from PCWorld: In just one year, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates for Windows XP, the second most popular operating system in the world. Microsoft issued several blog posts Monday urging businesses to get out before it was too late. “You should take action to move off of Windows XP,” […]

Why Microsoft felt they need to redesign Windows

Article from Cnet: Windows 8 has its fans and foes, but Microsoft felt the time was ripe for a new look and feel to a product used by more than 1.2 billion people. Julie Larson-Green, the new head of Windows product development, recently spoke with MIT Technology Review about the reasons behind the major changes […]

Microsoft To Retire/Kill Off Windows Live Messenger

Microsoft’s long time popular instant messaging client, Windows Live Messenger is going to be retired/killed off in favour of recently aquired Skype. Microsoft has officially confirmed that the company will discontinue Windows Live Messenger in 2013, moving all users over to Skype early in the new year. This move will include migrating Messenger’s existing 100 […]

Gmail overtakes Hotmail as world’s top e-mail service

For the first time since launched in 2004 Google’s Gmail has finally overtaken Microsoft’s Hotmail to be the top e-mail service worldwide, according to ComScore which tracks Web site traffic. Data from October 2012 shows Gmail had 287.9 million unique worldwide visitors during the period, narrowly edging out Microsoft’s Hotmail which finished with 286.2 million […]

Windows 7 expands lead over XP

Microsoft Windows 7 has increased its lead over Windows XP in October 2012. Recorded by Net Applications a detailed Web tracker, Windows 7 scored a total market share of 44.7 percent last month, a slight gain from September’s 44 percent. Over the same time, XP’s share fell from 41.2 percent to 40.7 percent. The gap […]

Microsoft’s Windows 8 biggest wild card: The hardware

Article from ZDnet: The armada of hardware designed to popularize Windows 8 is starting to surface and one thing is certain: Form factors are going to be critical for Microsoft’s latest operating system and the upgrade cadence. As most tech watchers know, Microsoft launches Windows 8 on Oct. 26. The ambitious effort is Microsoft’s attempt […]

PC Sales Expected to Decline for First Time Since 2001

Article from Nasdaq: After 11 years of growth, sales of PCs – including notebooks, netbooks and desktops — are expected to decline. This revelation comes from three different researchers. In a report by IHS iSuppli, the researcher showed that worldwide PC shipments will contract this year by 1.2 percent to 348.7 million units. In 2011, 352.8 […]

Windows 8 set for release, reviewed by Paul Allen

Microsoft is all set to release the latest version of Windows, named as Windows 8 on October 26th. The final version of Windows 8 is already available to OEM partners and Technet/MSDN subscribers of the company. A free public preview version of Windows 8 is currently available to download, experience and test for free. Much of […]