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Urgent Certificate Patch Issued by Microsoft to Address ‘Out-of-Band’ Foreign Certificates
It is said that Microsoft normally releases their patches and updates on the second Tuesday of every month, also known by most as being Patch Tuesday. This time however, they have apparently been forced to release another update having discovered that foreign encryption certificates for big websites, such as Google,…
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Piracy Keeps Windows XP SP3 Alive And Kicking: Still A Top Torrent Download
It is no secret that burying Windows XP is a tough task for Microsoft. Microsoft’s Windows XP is maintaining a strong market share in the global desktop market of around 25% largely due to the proliferation of piracy. This has to be the case with Microsoft’s classic OS because Microsoft…
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New Humble Bundle Offering Eight 2K Games, More to Come Next Week
The Humble Bundle is back with even more PC games, having 2K in the spotlight this time around. The bundle in question is said to currently offer up to six 2K games, with more to be added next Tuesday. People who pledge $1 are said to receive BioShock, The Bureau:…
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Microsoft’s Surface Mini Is Back In Business
With all the rumours about Microsoft’s Surface Mini it is tough to tell whether the tablet will be released or not. Just last week we heard that Surface Mini production was halted after Microsoft received negative responses from industry partners. Now we are hearing production is back on, and the…
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Microsoft Office Reportedly Heading for Android Tablets
Microsoft has launched its Office product for the iPad earlier this year, having it be a stripped-down version of the actual Microsoft Office for desktop, designed specifically for the iPad. It apparently has been released ahead of Microsoft’s own Windows tablets, which is a little ironic. Rumor now has it…
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Windows 9 Preview Will Be Available For Download Later This Year
Microsoft’s Windows 9 “Threshold” operating system, which will replace the current Windows 8.X OS, is rumoured to be made available in public preview form this fall. As we’ve mentioned already Windows 9 will get a massive overhaul to tailor the OS for two different experiences: a desktop experience and a…
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Windows 9 Will Get Customisable Start Menu, Overhaul For Desktop Users
Microsoft will reportedly make an all-out assault to tailor its next Windows operating system to the Windows 7 “stronghold”. According to Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet Microsoft is going to make Windows 9 (codename: Threshold) more desktop-friendly. Microsoft will do-away with trying to force the touch-based layout of Windows 8 onto Windows 9…
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Cortana Personal Assistant Integrated in Skype for Windows Phone
Microsoft has announced some new features coming to Skype for both Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1, namely the Skype 2.19 update, which includes video improvements, fast app resume, increased language support and improved notifications. The most interesting feature in the update however is the Cortana personal assistant. The…
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Windows 9 “Threshold” Project Gets Unofficially Confirmed
Windows Threshold is a term that refers to a major Windows update that is coming in the future. It is believed to be a codename for a Windows project and now it seems the project is “official” after Neowin managed to dig out some details about it from the LinkedIn profile of…
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Windows 9 To Be Delayed For Windows 8 Update 3
We’ve heard a fair bit about Windows 8.1 updates and Windows 9 over the past couple of weeks and today we are getting some more details on both courtesy of Tom’s Hardware’s insider sources. The sources suggest that Windows 8.1 Update 3 does exist and will be arriving in Spring 2015. Windows…
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Bing Rewards App for Windows Phone Launched, 5 Months after iOS and Android
Latest news from Microsoft point to having its Bing Rewards app being released (finally) for Windows Phone, having it come out for its own handset operating system almost 5 months after the release on Android and iOS. The company’s reward program has been around since 2010, having it be launched…
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Microsoft Still Offering Some Updates To XP Despite End Of Official Support
Microsoft has already made it fairly clear that it wants all Windows XP users to migrate to a newer OS. This is for a number of reasons including the extra revenue that will generate, the fact newer operating systems are better and easier to develop updates for. That’s why Microsoft…
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Windows 8.1 Update 2 Coming Soon, Available Through Windows Update
A new major update for Windows 8.1 is coming very soon. Windows 8.1 Update 2 (which is essentially Service Pack 2 for 8.1) will reportedly be delivered through the Windows Update mechanism. This is different from the Windows 8.1 update which had to be downloaded and installed through the Windows Store.…
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Maxthon Releases Windows PC Browser Designed for Faster Video Playback
Maxthon is a web browser for Windows, OS X and Linux, developed in China by the company Maxthon Ltd. Latest news point to the browser receiving an update aimed towards video playback, having features such as “AdSkipper” providing support for skipping through advertisements without slowing the video downloads. The company…
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XOLO Readies “World’s Lightest Smartphone” Powered by Windows
The attempt to draw as many OEMs as possible looks to be successful for Microsoft, having its Windows Phone operating system gain some ground in the smartphone and tablet sector. One of them is XOLO, a local manufacturer from India, is one of the OEMs ‘recruited’ by Microsoft. Recently, the…
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