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    The Windows 8 FAQ

    What you need to know to understand all the commotion about Microsoft’s new OS Windows 8 launches Friday, and even if you haven’t been paying attention it’s still not too late to catch up on the essentials of what’s new and significant about the operating system. Here are some frequently […]

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    Windows RT tablets and hybrids coming soon

    Microsoft, Asus, Lenovo and Samsung are launching tablets with Microsoft’s Windows RT Microsoft will open the floodgates for Windows RT tablets at a release event Oct. 26 in New York City. The Surface tablet from Microsoft will be available on launch, with more tablets from Asus, Dell, Samsung, Lenovo and […]

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    What if Windows 8 flops?

    Then Windows 7 gets a longer life, Microsoft presses on Microsoft launches Windows 8 later this month after a year of gradually making the new operating system more and more available, hoping for a big hit that will drive sales this holiday season and beyond, and giving the company new […]

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    Windows 7: 10 top tools for power users

    Windows 7 works fine out of the box, but why settle for ‘fine’? From an all-in-one system utility to an enhanced clipboard, these 10 tools can give Windows 7 — and your productivity — a serious boost.   Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com   Bins Windows […]

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    Rumor: Microsoft’s building its own Windows 8 smartphone

    Called Microsoft Surface, it’s due out next year, stories say In a move that would help it compete against the iPhone, Microsoft is rumored to be making its own smartphone that will run on Windows Phone 8, which would again put the company in competition with its hardware partners. The […]

  • Report: Microsoft to Address Browser Ballot Concerns

    Microsoft is reportedly willing to implement changes that would satisfy concerns about the software giant’s browser ballot effort. European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in a Saturday speech that Steve Ballmer “has given me assurances that they will comply immediately regardless of the conclusion of the anti trust probe,” according to […]

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    Windows 8 Consumer Preview embraces the KISS principle

    The Windows 8 Consumer Preview released February 29, 2012, is the new poster child for the keep-it-simple-stupid philosophy. On February 29, 2012, Microsoft made the Windows 8 Consumer Preview available to everyone as a free download. Of course, I downloaded and installed it to a PC right away to see […]

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    Undo, ReOpen closed Window, Applications in Windows

    We all admire and use reopen last closed tabs on our favorite modern browsers. It comes really handy when we accidentally close a running browser tab or realize immediately after closing it that you missed something. What if it was possible to ReOpen closed explorer windows, Applications. Thanks to UndoClose, […]

  • Microsoft, PreEmptive Team to Deliver Exception Analytics to Visual Studio 2012

    Microsoft partners with PreEmptive Solutions to deliver exception analytics to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 right out of the box. Microsoft and PreEmptive Solutions announced that PreEmptive Analytics and Dotfuscator CE will be included in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 to provide exception analytics for developers using […]

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    Windows 8 Update: Ballmer redefines the PC

    Also: Windows 8 for games, final Office will be an upgrade to Windows RT Just as the world is coming to grips with the post-PC era the CEO of PC software behemoth Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, seems to be trying to prolong the age by redefining the iconic business machine to […]