Posts Tagged ‘ windows ’

Upcoming Patch Tuesday Sets a New Record

December 12, 2010
Upcoming Patch Tuesday Sets a New Record

The last few Patch Tuesday’s have been a bit heavier than usual, but December is poised to break the record again with 17 Bulletins being issued addressing 40 separate vulnerabilities. Before you panic however you should know that only two of the vu…

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OnLive Branching Out to iPad and Android, Can Stream Windows Apps

December 7, 2010
OnLive Branching Out to iPad and Android, Can Stream Windows Apps

Cloud gaming service OnLive is giving us a little glimpse into their future offerings with an iPad version of the client. This app will only allow spectating in live games, as there are no games with touchscreen controls yet. What’s perhaps more intere…

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5 Free Apps to be Thankful For (After a System Wipe)

November 30, 2010

What are you thankful for? It’s such a cliché statement, especially given that we’re barely past the brief period of time where we’re all allowed to indulge ourselves in vast quantities of food—leftover or otherwise.
Of course, the Thanksgivin…

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Acer Reportedly Launching Two Tablets Tomorrow

November 22, 2010
Acer Reportedly Launching Two Tablets Tomorrow

According to DigiTimes, Taiwan-based notebook and component makers are all saying that Acer plans on unveiling a pair of tablets tomorrow during a press conference in New York.
One of those will include a 10-inch Windows 7-based slate, while the other …

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A "Happy Birthday Windows" How-To: Install Windows 3.1 on a Virtual PC

November 20, 2010
A "Happy Birthday Windows" How-To: Install Windows 3.1 on a Virtual PC

Today is (believe it or not) the 25th birthday of the Windows operating system. To celebrate, we’re going to take a little trip back in time, and relive the glory(?) days of Windows 3.1. Windows 3.1 was a lot of people’s first exposure to Windows, …

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Dell Inspiron Duo Dropping in December for $549

November 18, 2010
Dell Inspiron Duo Dropping in December for $549

Dell showed off a prototype of the Dell Inspiron Duo convertible netbook a few months ago, and it admittedly looked pretty pie in the sky. But Engadget is reporting today that the device will be available for purchase in the first week of December for …

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The Future of Windows: What We Want from Win 8

November 18, 2010
The Future of Windows: What We Want from Win 8

On the 25th anniversary of Windows, we examine the future of Microsoft’s flagship operating system

For what it’s worth, the first 25 years of our lives weren’t that smooth, either. So forgive us for favoring words like “commemorate” or “cont…

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11 OSes that Tried (and failed) to Take Down Windows

November 17, 2010
11 OSes that Tried (and failed) to Take Down Windows

Believe it or not, Microsoft’s Windows is 25 years old – which is certianly making some of us feel old. Despite a few ups and downs, growing pains, and BSODs, Windows has survived the test of time and continues to reign as one of the most popular ope…

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