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Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? The quick answer seems to be a resounding no. Source: Yahoo! News

Yesterday, Microsoft finally shared an official first peek at the upcoming Windows 8 experience for tablets. Its hardware partners, meanwhile, were busy unveiling their new wares which will allow the next version of Windows to run in its full Metro glory on a variety of computing platforms, from...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Microsoft finally charted a course for the mobile computing frontier with Windows 8. Unfortunately, the company packed all its desktop baggage into the Windows 8 hybrid-style operating system that will run on both tablets and computers. Microsoft introduced some features...

Microsoft’s biggest risk with Windows 8 revolves around the familiar themes that always haunt the company: Reverse compatibility and the need to make Windows the Swiss Army knife of computing. Source: Yahoo! News

In a recent article, analysts refuted claims that the Apple iPad had much to do with the recent PC sales slump. However, they did warn that computing tablets would become a much more significant threat within the next two years. Rather than wait for PC sales figures to dip even further, Intel...

Here's what would make the next generation of Windows based on ARM processors a game changer. Source: Yahoo! News

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A slide-out tablet running on Windows 7, you say? Not to be confused with the Samsung Sliding PC , what we have here is the Fujitsu LifeBook TH40/D that's just been announced for the Japanese market. Inside this 2.4-pound convertible laptop you'll find a 1.5GHz Oak Trail Atom Z670 , 1GB of...

Hello Win 7 x64 I think this is a form of networking but if I should be in sodtware, kindly switch me to that forum. I have watched videos and read helps about the above but to no avail. I want to be able to work on a file or folder on my win 7 x64 desktop while at my win 7 x64 laptop. On...

Microsoft has pushed out a final test build of its Windows Thin PC (WinTPC). The company dished out the Release Candidate yesterday, but the final version of WinTPC won't arrive until 30 June, said Microsoft. "Customers like the reduced footprint of WinTPC – the machines they will likely...

SETI: The search for signs of alien intelligence has had to shut down- Reference I remember running this app as a screensaver back in the day and really hope they find the 5 million or so dollars they need.

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Last summer at the Black Hat security conference, we announced a philosophical shift in how we refer to vulnerability disclosure, called "Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure" (CVD). Our intent was to focus on how coordination and collaboration are required to resolve security issues in a way...

Windows 8 leaked builds are all over the Web. The newest discoveries: the OS will have a revamped Task Manager and a way to boot Windows from USB. Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft’s new emphasis on ARM architecture in Windows 8 and IE 10 speed may indicate a new strategy for dealing aggressors like Google and Apple. Source: Yahoo! News

A few weeks ago I read somewhere that I can completely disable the swapfile(s) in Win7 if there is enough (=4Gb) physical memory. So I gave it a try and disabled all swapfiles.....and it works! Even better I feel a little speedup (especially at shutdown). So why is this recommendation...

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Computerworld - Windows 7 has passed the 10-year-old Windows XP in U.S. usage share, according to data from an Irish Web analytics company. In the first 10 days of April, Windows 7's average daily share was 32.2% as measured by StatCounter, besting XP's average of 30.7%. Link Removed

A report says Microsoft is already sending early versions of Windows 8 to PC makers so they can get ready for an expected launch in 2012. Source: Yahoo! News