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# forwhatitsworth There are plenty of rumors circulating about Windows, from Windows 8 being distributed via special invites, Internet Explorer 9 rollout being pushed back to June, and Microsoft researching NFC technology for future Windows Phone 7 phones. More*» Source: Yahoo! News

The mobile phone is becoming the most popular consumer camera. While the benefits are quite clear, the mobile scenario presents several challenges. It is not always easy to capture good photos. Image-processing tools can improve photos after capture, but there are few tools tailored to on-phone...

The video below is A concept shown by Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer. It shows a new “bubble” interface that Microsoft has been working on that is interesting From DailyTech.com Bubbles are auto-generated in various categories (personal, entertainment, gaming...

As I watch the Tablet Revolution, 2011 Edition unfold, I'm struck by the similarities to the first go-round of tablets a decade ago. As before, PC manufacturers are largely focusing on vertical markets in enterprise applications for Windows-based tablets. Link Removed - Invalid URL

As I watch the Tablet Revolution, 2011 Edition unfold, I'm struck by the similarities to the first go-round of tablets a decade ago. As before, PC manufacturers are largely focusing on vertical markets in enterprise applications for Windows-based tablets. But this time, in doing so, the industry...

Few days ago on Neowin posted that Windows 7 Market share has just reached 25% in the first 14 months since it's release. Windows XP has once again slipped down and this time much lower slide that before, XP has lost 8% since last time bringing it down to 50% with Windows Vista following XP in a...

Time to have your say about PC customer support British consumers are buying up laptops and desktop PCs in their droves. Never mind the credit crunch; almost 40 percent of respondents to PC Advisor's annual reader survey say they've bought a desktop PC in the past two years, proving that keeping...

Windows 7 fans are joining smartphone users in bringing personal tastes into the workplace and demanding enterprises respond. IT should embrace this, advises Forrester. Link Removed

UK Government CTO predicts a shift to the cloud. More...

Windows 7 fans are joining smartphone users in bringing personal tastes into the workplace and demanding enterprises respond. IT should embrace this, advises Forrester. Link Removed

While Windows 7 is running on only one out of every 10 PCs at North American and European businesses,that percentage will grow considerably in the coming year, according to a new report from... More...

Link Removed Ensuring that applications work well with Windows Power Management is a vital step in providing a solid end user experience and reducing IT energy costs. Key advantages of following the guidance and best practices are: Extended battery life for users of mobile computers...

Not everyone is interested in upgrading to Windows 7 -- at least not right away. Computerworld 's survey respondents who said they have no plans to upgrade reported that they just don't anticipate enough benefit, particularly in these tough economic times , to warrant the cost of migration. More...

Link Removed How does one print from a cloud-based OS like Google's Chrome when you can't install a local printer driver? Google is getting closer toward the answer. The company is in the midst of developing a Google Cloud Print system that would allow Chrome OS users to send documents from...

is it CableLabs? the ones who claim that only certain PC's can be "Certified" Digital Cable ready? Digital cable ready doesn't mean anything other than a small flag has been added to a BIOS that enables OCUR. from everything I've read, it can be added to any BIOS. Is it ATI the one and...