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Windows 8 aims to simplify mobile networking

The next version of the Windows operating system will make it far easier for users on the move... Read more

23 January, 2012
Ten ways Windows fails but Linux does not

Ten ways Windows fails but Linux does not

The Windows operating system suffers from a number of shortcomings that are baffling to... Read more

5 March, 2011 by Jack Wallen

Windows 8 is two years away, says Microsoft blog

...has hinted in a blog post that the next version of the Windows operating system is at least two years away from release Read more

25 October, 2010 by Ina Fried
Extending the Value of Group Policy Securely & Effectively  By Darren Mar-Elia

Extending the Value of Group Policy Securely & Effectively By Darren Mar-Elia

Group Policy is the primary mechanism within the Windows Operating System for managing security configuration. It generally does this in a... Read more

25 August, 2011
Planning for The Security Features of Windows 7

Planning for The Security Features of Windows 7

...7, Microsoft has added and extended many security capabilities in its flagship Windows operating system (OS). Deciding which features to activate as well as testing... Read more

4 May, 2011
Business Insights Webcast: Windows Deployment (Level 100)

Business Insights Webcast: Windows Deployment (Level 100)

Windows operating system deployment has evolved in all areas, making it possible to... Read more

20 October, 2010
Windows Deployment

Windows Deployment

Windows operating system deployment has evolved in all areas, making it possible to... Read more

20 October, 2010
Ten reasons why people get out of IT

Ten reasons why people get out of IT

...Windows clients. It seems that entropy has a strong hold on the Windows operating system, and every day is a battle to keep PCs and... Read more

16 April, 2011 by Jack Wallen

Windows RT faces antitrust 'vigilance' in Europe

...commission's 2009 decision on browsers. This decision applies to Microsoft's Windows operating system for PCs."For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story... Read more

17 May, 2012 by Stephen Shankland
Windows 8 Developer Preview

Windows 8 Developer Preview

...Microsoft has been showing off bits and pieces of its next-generation Windows operating system over the last few months, finally releasing a developer preview... Read more

13 September, 2011 by Simon Bisson
Sci-fi tech that came true

Sci-fi tech that came true

...introduced a software development kit to enable Kinect to work with its Windows operating system earlier this year.Photo credit: 20th Century Fox Read more

3 September, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn
Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

...said they would work to settle a dispute over whether Microsoft's Windows operating system infringed on any Apple patents.And thus came Jobs' second... Read more

25 August, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings
CrossOver 11.1

CrossOver 11.1

...and run. No rebooting, no switching to a virtual machine, and no Windows Operating System license required! CrossOver is capable of running a range of... Read more

22 May, 2012
Raise Data Recovery for NTFS 5.3

Raise Data Recovery for NTFS 5.3

...NTFS is a software application specially designed for NTFS file system of Windows operating system as a cost-efficient data recovery solution. The software works... Read more

16 May, 2012
Foxit Reader 5.1.4.0104

Foxit Reader 5.1.4.0104

...an excellent alternative to the Adobe Reader on any computer running the Windows operating system. View, print, and collaborate easily using Foxit Reader Read more

10 May, 2012

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

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Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

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pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

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Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

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archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

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NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

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itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

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Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

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Philip Charles Cohen

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apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

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