Microsoft Windows
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Cyborg M.M.O. 7 gaming mouse pictures and hands-on
Pocket-Lint &bull Jan 23, 2012
For starters, it offers the ability to control no less than 78 different user-defined commands. The M.M.O. 7 can, naturally, work with any game, but is specifically designed for MMOs, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and The Lords of… Full Story »
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- Windows 7
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iMainGo XP Portable Speakers for iPad Review
Best Stuff &bull Jan 20, 2012Using Portable Sound Laboratory's sx149 digital music amplifier and four 38mm titanium-coned neodymium high-output speakers pumping out 10 total channel watts, the iMainGo XP's sound is a lot larger and vibrant than you think. It easy fills up a large room with quality sound, and any space in the house. It's also interesting to note… Full Story »
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Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet hardware requirements posted in full
SlashGear &bull Jan 18, 2012It's time to get powerful with your Windows 8 tablet, developers, as manufacturers are today having the hardware requirements laid out for them for the tablets they're all starting to make for the seasons of love inside 2012. Full Story »
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Gadgetwise Blog: Tip of the Week: Easy Switching Among Programs
New York Times - Personal Technology &bull Jan 18, 2012
Do you have a bunch of programs open on a PC or Mac and want to switch around between them without fumbling for the mouse? On a Windows system, just hold down the Alt key while pressing the Tab key… Full Story »
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Microsoft Windows 8 tablet hardware requirements detailed
Pocketables &bull Jan 18, 2012
With that in mind, a developer named Rafael Rivera (who co-wrote Windows 7 Secrets with Paul Thurrot) compiled a pretty comprehensive list of Microsoft's minimum hardware requirements for Windows 8 tablets. The following is the most important stuff off of… Full Story »
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Microsoft's Windows 8 Certification Requirements Revealed
Hot Hardware &bull Jan 17, 2012
Remember the 'Vista Capable' lawsuit from a few years back? Microsoft appeared to have learned its lesson and enjoyed a much smoother roll out with Windows 7, and looking ahead, the Redmond software giant has already determined what will be… Full Story »
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- Windows 7
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Amazon Offers Windows Server With Free Usage Tier
Hot Hardware &bull Jan 16, 2012
In a recent announcement, Amazon said the AWS (Amazon Web Services) Free Usage Tier will now include Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances running Microsoft Windows Server. If your business is eligible for the AWS Free Usage tier, you'll be… Full Story »
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- Microsoft Windows
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Fujifilm FinePix XP150 First Impressions Review
Digital Camera Info &bull Jan 13, 2012
Fujifilm has added a few models to their rugged, can't-be-drowned, can't-be-bashed, can't-be-frozen, can't-be-clogged XP series this year, with the XP150 heading the pack. The XP150 is the toughest of the bunch, boasting waterproofing up to 33ft, shock-proofing up to 6.5ft,… Full Story »
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E-pens Mobile Notes Pro PC Review
The Gadgeteer &bull Jan 10, 2012
A while ago scanning pens. For some reason the review unit didn't turn up until recently. Since then I've received and played with digital inking on my Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. This has given me an "appreciation" of digital inking and how it can fit in with workflow. The E-pen offers the ability to keep both "traditional" hand written notes as well as digitised versions. If you need to archive both "old fashioned" pen and paper notes as well as digitised versions, perhaps the e-pen solution will work for you. Interestingly enough while I was writing this review Julie posted Starting… Full Story »
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Gadgetwise Blog: QA: Staying Safe at Any Speed
New York Times - Personal Technology &bull Jan 10, 2012
While computers connecting to the Internet through a dial-up telephone line are usually less of a target for hackers than computers using faster, persistent broadband connections, it never hurts to be as protected as possible. Some types of firewall-related security… Full Story »
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- CES
- Microsoft Windows
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Gear Head UH4000 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub
TechFresh.net &bull Jan 9, 2012
Here's a very affordable 4-port USB 2.0 hub for you to grab from Gear Head, the UH4000. Priced at only $4.99, this plug and play hub comes with 4 USB 2.0 ports and supports for Windows 7, Vista, XP as… Full Story »
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Gadgetwise Blog: QA: Improving Call Quality After a Skype Update
New York Times - Personal Technology &bull Jan 7, 2012
Before you back up to the previous version of the program, check your computer to make sure your system's drivers are all up to date. You should also confirm that no one else using your network is downloading huge files,… Full Story »
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HP Omni27 27-inch All-in-One PC headed for 2012 CES
Digital Tech News &bull Jan 7, 2012
HP is set to present its first 27-inch all-in-one PC, the new Omni27 at the 2012 CES next week. It hits stores on January 8th in the U.S. starting at $1,199.99. Described as the first non-touch HP PC to feature… Full Story »
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Microsoft claims UK retailer sold counterfeit Windows recovery CDs
Ars Technica - Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jan 4, 2012
Microsoft today filed a legal complaint against Comet, a UK retailer which the company alleges sold 94,000 sets of Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery CDs without Microsoft's blessing. While Microsoft called the CDs counterfeits, Comet says it was acting… Full Story »
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Microsoft sues UK shop Comet for 94K alleged Windows fakes
Electronista &bull Jan 4, 2012Microsoft on Wednesday sued British retailer Comet for allegedly committing mass piracy. It claimed the store made and sold 94,000 "counterfeit" copies of Windows XP and Vista as recovery discs. Full Story »
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Microsoft sues Comet for Windows piracy
Pocket-Lint &bull Jan 4, 2012
Microsoft is suing UK electronics and PC retailer Comet for allegedly counterfeiting thousands of copies of Windows Vista and Windows XP. We expect better from retailers of Microsoft products - and our customers deserve better, too." Not once did she… Full Story »
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Microsoft Suing UK Retailer Comet For Selling Counterfeit Copies Of Windows
Geeky Gadgets &bull Jan 4, 2012
Microsoft has just announced that they are suing one of the UK's largest electronics retailers, Comet, for allegedly selling counterfeit copies of their Windows software, in the form of Windows XP and Windows Vista. Full Story »
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Internet Explorer 6 usage finally drops below one percent in United States (Digital Trends)
Gadgets News on Yahoo! News &bull Jan 4, 2012
Other countries that are under the one percent mark are entered into Microsoft's "Champion's Circle" and include countries like Czech Republic, Portugal, Philippines, Ukraine, Mexico, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Finland and Norway. While developers around the United States are likely… Full Story »
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Microsoft: It's Time to Say Goodbye to Internet Explorer 6
Hot Hardware &bull Jan 3, 2012
I swear I have already seen this before. And in that case I'll share the comment again; why is China still using IE6? They constitute as the majority user base for IE6 and the only reason Microsoft won't see it… Full Story »
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XP still top OS but Windows 7 hot on its trail
Gadgets News on CNET &bull Jan 3, 2012
With a 46 percent market share, Windows XP still dominates the OS landscape, but Windows 7 keeps inching up, according to new data from NetApplications. Full Story »
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- Microsoft Windows
- Windows 7


