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Many of us think that by the time Windows 9 or 10 arrives the desktop would disappear. But according to the following MSDN blog, Microsoft considers desktop important and intends to keep desktop for the foreseeable future: Link Removed But this blog is an year old and within an year we...

Not sure this is the place to ask this question but here goes. What will the "Cloud" thing do to us Desktop and Laptop owners in the future? Will life go on as usual or will we incur additional cost for new computers, laptops and programs?

Now, after recent events we're starting to think that cows in general have hired a highly efficient new PR agency. The trend-setting animal forced her way into a sports clothing store in Austria yet was dismayed at the lack of adequate options for a creature of her size. The incident was...

IBM Declares the End of the PC Era | PCWorld

We live in a time when the costs of things like gas and gold have soared, just as a laundry list of everyday expenses such as coffee, rent, health care, used cars, and bacon are approaching or have already reached all-time high prices. But not everything’s getting more expensive. Here are 10...

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Google says it's currently seeing 500,000 Android phone activations every single day, meaning that their devices actually outpace those running Apple software. Read Full Story: Google: 500k Android Phone Activations Daily / Infopackets.com

Word on the street is that Microsoft's going to rush Windows 8 to market to compete with the iPad. Can they rush it so fast it travels back in time?! (This story is viewable exclusively by Macworld Insider members.) Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft's "Windows 8" and Apple’s Mac OS X franchise face a mobile-centric, "post-PC" world the only way they can: by embracing apps and other mobile features. Link Removed

Microsoft held its first major unveiling of what's in store with Windows 8 at the D9 conference this week. Windows 8 looks bold. It looks slick. It looks impressively innovative. But, it also looks like it will be a major battle to convince business users to embrace it. Source: Yahoo! News

Details on Nokia ‘s alleged phone and tablet strategy for 2012 and 2013 have emerged, suggesting that the company is indeed looking to Windows 8 for its slates and that Maemo 6 will be rolled out for one final hurrah before being effectively dropped. Arch insider Eldar Murtazin has spilt the...

Barack Obama hunting down, actually finding, and then killing Osama bin Laden spurred more knee-jerk internet reactions of people thinking they'd thought of something original since Balloon Boy was in the air. So, amidst a sea of poorly executed Waldo jokes and some really truly, horrible...

Lady Gaga may have shocked the world recently when she appeared in public with what looked like horns sticking out of her face and shoulders, but she's actually just horning in on an existing -- and, so far, very underground -- trend. Gaga recently appeared in Harper's Bazaar magazine...

A video claiming to show alien remains in a Russian UFO hotspot has become a massive worldwide hit with hundreds of thousands of followers. The movie - made by two walkers in Irkutsk in Russia's remote Siberia - shows what appears to be the badly damaged corpse of a two foot high ET half...

Although many American workers have embraced social media sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn, they are uncomfortable about sharing information about their sex lives or salaries, according to a new survey. The poll of 2,118 adults showed that slightly more than three out of four participate...

Forget Jimmy Choos - these 'Jimmy Cheese' shoes prove that stinky feet can be fabulous. Fashion student Lisa Dillon from Bath Spa University designed and made the 'Jimmy Cheese' shoes using West Country cheddar. The budding fashionista from the Department of Fashion, Textile and 3D...

DUBAI (Reuters) – Auction house Christie's will put one of the world's largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder of the Emirate's pearl diving past. The auction house is showcasing an array of pearls, diamonds, gems and gold jewelry ahead...

Link Removed due to 404 Error LONDON (Reuters) – The "three-year glitch" has replaced the "seven-year itch" as the tipping point where couples start to take each other for granted, according to a new survey. Weight gain, stinginess, toe-nail clippings on the bathroom floor and snoring are...