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…
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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…
Microsoft Security Essentials misses 39% of malware in Dennis test
The latest tests from Dennis Publishing’s security labs saw Microsoft Security Essentials fail to detect 39% of the real-world malware thrown at it.
Red Hat’s pockets bulging on strong Linux, JBoss sales
Enterprise Linux vendor Red Hat posted strong financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal 2014 on Thursday, with earnings that beat both analysts’ estimates and the company’s own…
Why Microsoft Had No Choice But To Buy Nokia’s Smartphone Business In One Chart
Microsoft is set to close on a deal to purchase the vast majority of Nokia’s handset business in the first quarter of 2014. The deal will see the software giant…
Microsoft pulls latest Surface Pro 2 update following user complaints
Microsoft has some trouble on its hands with the latest Surface Pro 2 firmware update. The company has abruptly pulled the update after reports of failed installations (and battery issues…
Samsung offered $1 billion by Microsoft to produce WP devices
Having already acquired Nokia, Microsoft is now trying to motivate other global manufacturers to develop Windows Phone OS based smartphones. According to a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, Microsoft has offered…
Munich open source switch ‘completed successfully’
Munich’s switch to open source software has been successfully completed, with the vast majority of the public administration’s users now running its own version of Linux, city officials said today.