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Can power-conscious ARM chips paired with a RISC-friendly version (or versions) of Windows 8 capture 40% of the lucrative notebook market by 2015? read more Link Removed

Analysts parsing what Microsoft revealed of Windows 8 last week are split today on how big the company's gambling with its operating system cash cow, some saying the bet was for the farm, while others said it was the best move Microsoft could make. Link Removed

Skype buy was a Microsoft tax dodge Ballmer gets a win win scenario says analyst A financial analyst has said that Microsoft's $8.5 billion buy of Skype is a tax dodge and the US taxpayer will end up paying for half the bill. Larry Elkin, of Palisades Hudson, said that Microsoft's...

News Analysis: The new Chromebook notebooks introduced by Samsung and Acer with considerable fanfare at the Google I/O conference the week of May 9 will be available for order on June 15. But their chances of survival just aren’t all that great. Link Removed this week, Google announced that...

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...

News Analysis: Microsoft is bullish on Windows 7-based tablets. But a closer look at these tables reveals that they won't have what it takes to be a success in that market. Link Removed

Google has selected local Internet provider Sonic.net as a partner for its high-profile project to deliver ultra-fast broadband services to a select few homes in the South Bay.Sonic.net will provide customer service and perform on-site installations for the fiber optic broadband network...

Viewfinity , the innovator of application control and privilege management solutions, today released market research on recent trends related to how organizations are looking at the Windows 7 desktop refresh as an opportune time to revisit desktop control policies and increase desktop lockdown...

By Tim Conneally, Betanews It's been one year since Windows 7 launched to the world, and to celebrate the passing of the year, Microsoft has released some information about the milestones Windows 7 has passed. Most importantly among them, Microsoft announced that 240 million Windows 7 licenses...

Apple grabs half of US desktop market Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Friday, 27 November 2009 11:07 A dark day for humanity According to NPD beancounters, Apple's desktop retail share in the US market has jumped to...