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Windows 7 surpasses Windows XP’s market share
10/13/2011, When it comes to the lion’s share of operating systems that run on personal computers, Microsoft’s Windows takes the cake – and has done so for more than a decade and a half already. The thing is this, with a [...]
Windows 8 app store set to open doors
09/13/2011, Microsoft knows that it does not hurt to follow a business model of another company if it proved to be successful, and certainly no one would want to dispute the effectiveness of the App Store or iTunes from Apple. Well, [...]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday is a critical one
05/05/2011, The dangers of your computer or device getting hacked is more real each and every single day, no doubt about it. Sony has had its hands full that’s for sure, and Microsoft wants to do everything within their power so [...]
Windows 7 doing just great at 1.5 years of age
04/24/2011, When Microsoft launched Windows 7 a good 18 months ago, many people were skeptical and wondering whether the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system would be able to live up to expectations, considering just how problematic (relatively speaking, of course) [...]
Microsoft does away with Autorun feature in new update
02/09/2011, The Autorun feature is definitely a love it or hate it situation, and has proven to be more irritating than helpful. Introduced originally when Windows 95 hit the scene more than a decade ago, Autorun intends to help beginners navigate [...]
Windows 8 spotted in NDA presentation
01/19/2011, Windows 7 has been one of the big success stories for Microsoft recently after the disappointing Vista run, so it is with enthusiasm and curiousity that we look forward to Windows 8, keeping our fingers crossed that it will be [...]
Windows 8 explores possibilities of adaptive, full 3D Wind interface
12/08/2010, Windows 7 isn’t even halfway through its life cycle just yet, and here we have more news of Windows 8 – apparently, when it ships, there is a possibility of it featuring a radical revision of the interface for higher-end [...]
Windows 7 hit 240 million landmark
10/21/2010, Today is a historic day for Microsoft, as the number of Windows 7 licenses sold has surpassed the 240 million mark, making it the fastest selling operating system in history. As of September, Windows 7 was found to be running [...]
Windows 8 roadmap leaked
06/28/2010, What you see above is a purportedly leaked slideshow that shows off Microsoft’s potential game plan for Windows 8. It was unconceivable a decade plus ago to see Microsoft and Apple being closely related in some aspects, but this leaked [...]
Google Ditches Microsoft Windows Internally Due to Security Concerns
05/31/2010, This might sound like a drastic move to many, but according to reports, Google is more or less abandoning the use of Microsoft’s Windows operating system by its staff, with one of the main reasons behind the move being that [...]
Dropbox For Windows Mobile On Its Way
04/19/2010, iPhone users have been enjoying the wonders of Dropbox for some time now, and Android users are well on their way to getting the experience too. If you’re a Windows Mobile user, you might feel more than a little left [...]
Toshiba Preparing Android And Windows Tablets
04/15/2010, Toshiba has confirmed that it’s planning to offer several devices, dubbed “slates” that will be powered by Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating systems. The Android-powered device will most likely be competing with Apple’s iPad, especially when you take [...]
Windows notebook to get Mac-like scrolling and gestures
03/18/2010, TouchPad Gesture: ChiralScroll™ for vertical scrolling from Synaptics, Inc. on Vimeo. Even if you are a die-hard Windows fan, chances are pretty good that once you have had a go at the two-finger scrolls and three-finger gestures on a MacBook, [...]
