Microsoft Accused Of Buying Manufacturer Support For Windows Phone
Microsoft has allegedly paid big money to several leading mobile OEMs in order to secure support for its burgeoning Windows Phone 8 OS. In a Tweet, blogger Eldar Murtazin claimed…
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Meet COS, The Chinese Government’s Contender To Battle iOS & Android
The government of China is not too fond of foreign mobile operating systems like iOS and Android, so the country cooked up its own homegrown solution: A Linux-based, open-source operating…
Microsoft Releases Update to Fix Surface Pro 2 Firmware Problems
Microsoft has issued a Surface Pro 2 update to fix glitches introduced by a December firmware release, which reduced battery life and changed how the device went into or out…
If Microsoft thinks old Tor clients are risky, why not Windows XP?
Earlier this week, Microsoft revealed that it had been going into users computers and removing outdated Tor clients. At first glance, this might seem like a crazed, misplaced attack on…
ATMs Face Deadline to Upgrade From Windows XP
Inside every ATM casing is a computer, and like all such devices, each one runs on an OS. Microsoft’s 12-year-old Windows XP dominates the ATM market, powering more than 95…
Microsoft: OK! OK! We’ll keep updating WinXP’s malware sniffer after April
Microsoft has capitulated to the legions of users who are still running Windows XP once again, by extending support for its antimalware software for the aging OS into 2015. In…
Microsoft ditching Windows 8, plans to release Windows 9
MICROSOFT is rumoured to be getting ready to give Windows 8 the boot and release a brand new Windows 9 operating system. The ill-fated software introduced just 15 months ago…
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday: January 2014
After a busy December capping off a 2013 that saw an average of about nine security bulletins per month, Microsoft is kicking off 2014 with a lighter-than-usual Patch Tuesday. There…
CES 2014: Are Intel’s “Windroid” plans making Microsoft unhappy?
Intel’s new “Dual OS” processors are capable of running Windows and Android natively on a single chip, powering a tablet or 2-in-1 device, but word has it that Microsoft is…
Analyst: Save millions, don’t renew Microsoft Enterprise Agreements
Renewing Microsoft enterprise agreements – the contracts businesses sign for bulk licensing of Microsoft products – may be an unnecessary ritual that costs businesses millions of dollars for products and…
Mozilla partners with Panasonic to bring Firefox OS to the TV, details progress on tablet and desktop versions
At CES 2014 in Las Vegas today, Mozilla announced its plans for Firefox OS this year. Having launched Firefox OS for smartphones in 2013, the company has now partnered with…
Acer cozies up to Google with new ‘droid PCs and fondleslab, Chromebook
Acer might traditionally be a Microsoft client, but the OEM is using next week’s CES to display a much deeper relationship with Google, sticking the Chocolate Factory’s Android operating system…
PC makers plan rebellion against Windows at 2014 CES, analysts say
Fearing rapidly plummeting sales of traditional laptops and desktop computers — which collapsed by as much as 10 percent in 2013 — manufacturers are planning a revolution against Microsoft and…
Google Chromebook sales increase dampens Microsoft stronghold
Google’s Chromebook devices have felt a surge in sales over the last year, denting Microsoft’s position in the PC market. The company now accounts for 21% of notebook sales in…
Google BLASTS BACK at Apple, Microsoft, Sony in Android patent WAR
Google has struck back at a patent-wielding consortium composed of industry heavy-hitters with a lawsuit seeking a judgment that neither Google nor any of its Android partners infringes on the…