China has announced that it has banned all government computers from using Microsoft Windows 8 operating system, citing future security concerns as reason. The Central Government Procurement Center has dealt Microsoft a…
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Microsoft working on improving Windows Live Tiles
Looks like Microsoft is keen in redesigning its Windows Live Tiles to make it more interactive and capable. A group of the company’s researchers in Asia are working on making Live Tiles…
Mozilla abandons Metro version of Firefox for Windows 8
Mozilla has culled the Metro version of its Firefox for Windows 8 citing low adoption of platform even before the version 1 of the browser was released. “Earlier this week, I asked…
Windows 8.1 overtakes Vista, Mac OS X as Windows XP maintains 29% share
Windows 8.1, after four months of its October 2013 debut, has finally managed to overtake other operating software including Windows Vista and Mac OS X recording a slow, but steady initial growth….
Windows 7, XP vulnerabilities doubled in 2013 reports Secunia
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Windows XP operating systems have rose to 102 and 99 respectively in 2013 from 50 and 49 in 2012. The share of Microsoftin the total number…
Microsoft slashes Windows 8.1 licensing fees by 70% to counter rivals
Microsoft is significantly dropping the Windows 8.1 license costs by 70 percent for PC makers, reports Bloomberg. According to the report, Microsoft is planning to cut price of Windows 8.1 license from…
Microsoft’s Tami Reller hints at possible Windows RT, Windows Phone merger
Microsoft’s executive vice president, Marketing, Tami Reller, while speaking at the Goldman Sachs tech conference revealed that Microsoft has got lot of opportunities with their Windows RT and hinted at a possible…
Microsoft sold 200 million Windows 8 licenses in 15 months
Head of Marketing at Microsoft Tami Reller has revealed the sales figures for Windows 8 stating that the latest operating system has sold 200 million licenses since its launch 15 months ago….
Firefox for Windows 8 beta arrives
Mozilla has finally announced beta version of Firefox for Windows 8. The easy to use Firefox beta has been optimised for Windows 8 user interface thanks to its tile-based Firefox start screen…
Windows XP market share increases! Wait… what?
Who would have thought that as the end-of-life of Windows XP nears, the operating system would see a surge in its market share rather than a decline? According to latest data from…
Original Microsoft Surface Pro now available for just $499 at Best Buy
Best Buy has slashed prices of the original Microsoft Surface Pro tablet by a whopping $400 thereby putting them up for sale at an attractive $499. The tablet carried a price tag…
Dell increases tablet presence in India with new Android, Windows slates
Dell has launched its new range of Android and Windows tablets in the Indian market on Monday to compete with other global rivals including Samsung, Apple and Lenovo. The new tablets will…
Chrome 32 brings Metro interface, noisy tabs, supervised users and more
Google is bringing great many new features into the stable build of Chrome 32 including the new Metro-UI interface for Windows, noisy tabs, supervised users, safe browsing, and in-browser app launcher. The…
Techie bits: Snapchat speaks up after hack; Surface Pro 2 upgraded; Facebook sued over private messages
Here is a recap of what has transpired since our last roundup of news: Snapchat has finally spoken after hackers leaked details of over 4.6 million users exploiting a vulnerability in the…
Mozilla Firefox for Windows 8 delayed again
Mozilla has once again delayed its Firefox for Windows 8 with modern-UI interface and is now expected on March 18. The modern-UI compatible Firefox was first announced in February 2012 with the…