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Reports out of the All Things Digital Conference in California and the Computex show in Asia say Microsoft (MSFT) showed off its Windows 8 operating systems for use on tablet computers in recent sessions of the meetings. The operating system is Microsofts challenge to Apples (AAPL) iPad and...

SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft Corp. Windows president Steven Sinofsky previewed a touchscreen version of the operating system that can work on tablets, offering a glimpse of his company’s response to Apple Inc.’s iPad. Windows 8 resembles Microsoft’s software for mobile phones and uses “tiles,” rather...

Microsoft today said that the next version of Windows will not be out this fall, making 2012 a better candidate. Will Apple be on iOS 6 by then? Link Removed

Just hours after Apple updated a security update to protect Mac users against a rash of scareware attacks, a new variant began circulating that completely bypasses the malware-blocking measure. The trojan arrives in a file called mdinstall.pkg and installs MacGuard, a malicious application...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.--Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said a "gang of four" rules technology today: Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook. The four companies are "exploiting platform strategies" to create enormous value both for consumers and shareholders, he said here today at...

Samsung has fired back at Apple with a motion that would require the company to turn over advance copies of the "final, commercial versions" of the company's unannounced next-generation iPhone and iPad by June 13, 2011. Apple and Samsung are locked in a heated dispute over whether Samsung's...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have misspoken when he said Windows 8 was coming in 2012, but now we hear MS will definitely demo a Windows 8 tablet PC next week. So its anti-Apple plans will get their first real public airing--just don't expect Ballmer to be there. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer...

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Microsoft is preparing a features promotion blitz for its newest platforms ahead of Apple's developer conference in two weeks. But fresh iOS and Mac OS version will release before Windows. Is it better to be first to marketing or first to market? Link Removed Link...

The tech world is abuzz again with worries about shortages of popular products, this time because of an explosion at a Chinese factory that killed two people. An industry analyst says Friday's horrific explosion at the Foxconn Chengdu plant will lead to shortages of Apple iPads. Foxconn...

Microsoft wants developers to use Bing Maps in their iPhone and iPad apps, and has given them a tool to help. It's yet another example of how Microsoft is hedging its bets in mobile by supporting Apple's popular platform, even as it tries to get iPhone developers to port their apps to...

Does the name Eldar Murtazin ring any bells? Well, it should as Murtazin is the chap who got hands on with the Nokia N8 ages before it hit the shops, foretold that the Motorola Xoom would be the launchpad for Honeycomb and also revealed details of the Microsoft and Nokia partnership days before...

The upcoming Windows app store has been an open secret for awhile now, but with every new build of Windows 8, we get a better idea what it'll be like. Source: Yahoo! News

In light of the legal wrangling that is going on between Microsoft and Apple over the trademarking of ‘App Store’ one might be lead to believe that the rumors of a Windows App Store were more than just hot air. It turns out that might just be the case. Reports are coming out today that [...] No...

It could be almost a year before we finally get our hands on Windows 8. In the meantime, early release versions of the operating system have been seeded to developers, and a ton of hidden feature have been discovered in the code. Source: Yahoo! News

# forwhatitsworth Windows 8 adds a feature that lets you use your preferences from any computer, Apple releases a white, slightly thicker iPhone 4, and Hulu Plus is coming to the Xbox 360 tomorrow. More*» Source: Yahoo! News

Apple has been turning in hot quarter after hot quarter , blowing away expectations . Apple's operating system, iOS, the platform underlying iPhones, iPods, and iPads, seems to be taking over the world. More...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Sony, a laggard in the booming tablet market, launched its first tablet computers in an ambitious attempt to grab the second spot in the market created and dominated by Apple's iPad. The gadgets will use an operating system based on Google's Android 3.0...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple is reportedly launching the white iPhone on Wednesday, according to MacRumors. The phone has been delayed for months; as TheStreet reported in July, the reason for the delay is an issue with the paint that causes light to leak into the camera, distorting photos...

Everyone has an app store today after the success Apple had with the App Store for the iPhone. After the massive success of Apple, it was a guarantee that just about all other makers were going to jump in with their own offerings. So far, the massively popular ones are still run by Apple and...

Supersite </br/> Here's what I've learned from installing Windows 7 on a modern Mac: The promises, the pitfalls, and the reality of combining Apple's wonderful hardware with Microsoft's superior OS. ... More...