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Microsoft rushes IE8 zero-day fix into next week's Patch Tuesday

Computer World MS Windows - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 14:06
Microsoft today said it will issue 10 security updates next week, two rated "critical," to patch 33 vulnerabilities, including the zero-day bug that has been used by cyber criminals to poison "watering hole" websites in attacks aimed at U.S. government workers.
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Best case, Mozilla's Firefox for Windows 8 will ship in October

Computer World MS Windows - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:48
Firefox for Windows 8's "Modern" user interface (UI) will likely wrap up development this fall, Mozilla said on its website in a best case-worst case schedule.
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Estimates peg 59M Windows 8 devices in use

Computer World MS Windows - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 05:36
Microsoft this week said that it had sold 100 million licenses of Windows 8 in the operating system's first six months. But how many copies are being used?
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Start button's return to Windows 8? Probably, but there's no guarantee

Computer World MS Windows - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:20
Microsoft's head of Windows development on Tuesday came close to promising that the iconic Start button would return to the Windows 8 desktop, but never made a guarantee.
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Start button's return to Windows 8? Probably, but there's no guarantee

Computer World MS Windows - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:20
Microsoft's head of Windows development on Tuesday came close to promising that the iconic Start button would return to the Windows 8 desktop, but never made a guarantee.
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Nokia takes on Apple, Samsung with video of Lumia's low-light video capabilities

Computer World MS Windows - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 05:00
Nokia has posted a video comparing the camera on the Lumia 928 with the Galaxy S III and the iPhone 5, as it gets ready to launch the phone.
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Nokia takes on Apple, Samsung with video of Lumia's low-light video capabilities

Computer World MS Windows - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 05:00
Nokia has posted a video comparing the camera on the Lumia 928 with the Galaxy S III and the iPhone 5, as it gets ready to launch the phone.
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Microsoft's drip-drip-drip Windows communications strategy dubbed a washout

Computer World MS Windows - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 15:03
Microsoft's Tami Reller, the CFO and head of marketing for the Windows division, went on a mini publicity spree today. But she didn't say very much.
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$300M investment in Nook delivers next to nothing for Microsoft

Computer World MS Windows - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 12:53
Microsoft has gotten little from a 2012 investment of $300 million with Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it's poised to reap some rewards as it and its partners start to ship smaller tablets.
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Nokia teases Lumia 928 but still mum on launch date

Computer World MS Windows - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 06:31
Nokia has confirmed the upcoming launch of the long-rumored Lumia 928, with a website that hints at advanced camera features.
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Nokia teases Lumia 928 but still mum on launch date

Computer World MS Windows - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 06:31
Nokia has confirmed the upcoming launch of the long-rumored Lumia 928, with a website that hints at advanced camera features.
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Security pros cheer hint of hands-off updates in Windows Blue

Computer World MS Windows - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 05:02
Microsoft's apparent plan to automatically update its own Windows Store apps in the next version of Windows 8 is drawing praise from security experts.
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Security pros cheer hint of hands-off updates in Windows Blue

Computer World MS Windows - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 05:02
Microsoft's apparent plan to automatically update its own Windows Store apps in the next version of Windows 8 is drawing praise from security experts.
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Microsoft's Windows Blue to be available later this year

Computer World MS Windows - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 01:17
Microsoft's update of its Windows 8 operating system, code-named Windows Blue, will be available later this year, supporting a variety of form factors and display sizes, and providing more options for both businesses and consumers.
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Gates sticks to company line on tablets, knocks iPad

Computer World MS Windows - Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:40
Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates today stuck to the company line on tablets, and disparaged rival Apple's iPad for its lack of a keyboard and its inability to run Office.
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Microsoft's $2B loan to Dell comes with strings

Computer World MS Windows - Mon, 05/06/2013 - 05:30
As part of Microsoft's loan of $2 billion to a group trying to buy PC maker Dell, the two companies must modify the payment terms of Dell's current agreements with Microsoft, a document filed with U.S. regulators said.
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Amazon leaks evidence of first smaller, cheaper Windows 8 tablet

Computer World MS Windows - Sun, 05/05/2013 - 17:59
Details of what could be the first smaller Windows 8 tablet leaked Friday when Amazon briefly published a listing for an 8.1-in. Acer Iconia tablet.
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Microsoft admits zero-day bug in IE8, pledges patch

Computer World MS Windows - Sat, 05/04/2013 - 08:42
Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8, the company's most popular browser.
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Qualcomm defends Windows RT tablets despite lackluster sales, biting criticism

Computer World MS Windows - Sat, 05/04/2013 - 05:42
A Qualcomm executive Friday defended Windows RT tablets despite poor initial sales, saying the mobile device chip maker is 'very optimistic with the future of Win RT.'
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Retailers didn't do Windows 8 any favors

Computer World MS Windows - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 11:30
Retailers share part of the blame for poor Windows 8 sales and the ensuing decline of PC shipments, analysts contended today.
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