It’s over a year that Microsoft ceased support for its age old Windows XP, but the OS is still bringing in money for the company. The US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare…
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UK Gov: We are not going to extend Windows XP support agreement with Microsoft
The UK government has confirmed that it is not going to extend its Windows XP support agreement with Microsoft for another year. The government had signed a £5.5 million one-year deal with…
Windows XP still going on strong as Windows 7 share increases
Windows XP still has a strong foothold in the OS landscape despite it being declared dead by its maker Microsoft, new analysis has revealed. According to data released by NetMarketShare for March…
NHS still needs more time to cull Windows XP dependency, new report claims
Around 35 per cent of National Health Service Trusts working across the UK are still running the age old Windows XP operating system, seven months after life support for the OS expired,…
Windows 9 to be free for Vista, XP laggards?
This one is too good to be true and if you think that Redmond will dole out such an offer, we recommend you rethink!
Windows 8.1, Windows XP market share slipped in July
Windows versions – XP, 8 and 8.1 have lost their market share, while the Windows 7 version has gained 0.67% share.
Oracle: All versions of Java still works on Windows XP
Oracle: The end of official support for Java on Windows XP announcement has been misread as “Java no longer works on Windows XP” or “Oracle will stop Java updates from being applied on Windows XP”. These statements are not correct.
Gartner: Global PC market to revive next year; tablets to surpass PC sales
Ranjit Atwal: 2014 will be marked by a relative revival of the global PC market.
Windows XP migration ‘mismanagement’ costs ‘millions’ to New Zealand gov
Labour party MP Clare Curran: At least 40,000 computer terminals remain on the obsolete XP operating system, with individual agencies left to either shell out taxpayer dollars to Microsoft to extend support, or shrug their shoulders and hope for the best.
Microsoft: Windows XP users can still use Skype
Microsoft has decided to keep Skype for Windows XP alive, at least for another year possibly!
Windows XP security update registry hack forces Microsoft to send out warning
Want to stay secure? Upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1; don’t hack your Windows registry says Microsoft.
Windows XP registry hack lets you receive updates even past EOL
Fool your Windows XP into believing it’s POSReady 2009 and keep on receiving security updates till 2019.
China working on new Windows-like Linux OS after Windows 8 ban
China wants its citizens to adopt Linux; give away Windows.
Windows 8 forbidden for government use in China
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…
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS pegged as ‘cost-effective replacement for Windows XP’
Canonical has announced the latest Ubuntu 14.04, a Long Term Support (LTS) edition for Linux servers and desktops, claiming it to be a “cost-effective replacement for Windows XP.” The Ubuntu 14.04 release…