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September 19, 2013 - 10:00 GMT
Last Tuesday, in a blog post on Microsoft's Windows.com website, Senior Marketing Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc announced Microsoft's Pricing and Packaging for Windows 8.1.
Windows 8.1 Review - Small improvements fix some annoyances
August 10, 2013 - 23:50 GMT
In this two page article I look at the preview of Windows 8.1 and look at what Microsoft decided to update or change in comparison to the current Windows 8.
Download and Install Windows 8.1 Preview
June 26, 2013 - 20:15 GMT
Today at the Build 2013 in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the availability of the Windows 8.1 Preview.
Disable Windows Automatic Maintenance
June 14, 2013 - 15:00 GMT
Windows 8 includes an automatic maintenance routine designed to run in the background with limited user interaction and minimal impact to performance and energy efficiency. If you want to disable the automatic maintenance (for example if you are running Windows 8 in a virtual environment) you'll have to change some file permissions to be able to do so successfully.
Check Your Mobile Device's Battery Health
May 29, 2013 - 11:45 GMT
Like Windows 7, Windows 8 includes a command that let you view details on your computers power usage including details on your computer's battery. The Windows 8 command will show you even more details if you are running on newer hardware.
Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Update Free for Existing Windows 8 Customers
May 13, 2013 - 15:25 GMT
Today at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston, Windows division CFO Tami Reller shared with the audience that the update previously referred to as 'Windows Blue' will be called Windows 8.1 and will be a free update to Windows 8 for consumers through the Windows Store.
A First Look at Windows 8 "Blue"
April 10, 2013 - 15:30 GMT
In this two page article I take a look at the leaked 9364 Build of Windows 8 "Blue" and note some of the small improvements Microsoft seems to be making (mainly to the new 'Modern UI' interface).
March 29, 2013 - 17:30 GMT
In this two page article I look at Windows 8 networking an sharing options including managing Wireless networks.
Optimize Windows 8 for use with a Solid State Drive (SSD)
January 30, 2013 - 14:00 GMT
Microsoft got most things right with Windows 8 and Solid State Drive's (SSD drives have been around for a few years now). So while you don't have to employ all kinds of 'tricks' to get the most out of your SSD drive, you may still benefit from some tips, especially when it comes to saving some disk space (which can come in handy on smaller size SSD drives).
Missing the Start Menu in Windows 8? 
Feb. 20, 2013
January 7, 2013 - 09:30 GMT
In the Windows 8 Developer Preview, Microsoft had a registry setting that allowed you to switch off Windows 8 'Metro' Start screen. This would also enable the 'classic' Windows 7 Start menu. Microsoft took this option away in the Consumer Preview and has not added that simple trick back to the release version of Windows 8, so what do we do now?
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Police hold 11 over ransomware scam 'affecting thousands'
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Amazon Beats Out Apple For The Best Reputation Among U.S. Consumers
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Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox May Require You To Use A Kinect
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Microsoft blows Surface Pro launch
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Half of China's computers infected by malware, study finds
China often gets blamed as the world's biggest hacker, but it may also be the world's biggest victim of cybercrime. Nearly 55 percent of Windows PCs in China were infected with malware in 2012, said Spanish anti-virus software maker Panda Labs in its annual security report. However, that conflicts with a Microsoft study that said Chinese infection..
EU proposes new cybercrime reporting rules
Over 40,000 firms, including energy providers, banks and hospitals could be required to report cyber-break-ins under new rules proposed by the EU. It is part of a move to intensify global efforts to fight cybercrime. Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes said that Europe needed to improve how it dealt with cybersecurity. But firms are concern..
Microsoft's Surface Pro: More security blanket than tablet
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets last summer, the former was treated as a curious experiment, while the latter was envisioned as something that could be a true laptop/tablet hybrid. But the Surface Pro doesn't quite deliver. First, the good news. It's every bit as well built as its counterpart. Every aspect of the S..
Microsoft launches 'Don't get Scroogled' campaign against Google
Negative advertising campaigns conducted by any firm or party are always classy, and Microsoft's latest offering certainly amuses. Microsoft began a new national campaign today which encourages users to leave Google's Gmail service in favor of joining Microsoft's Outlook email facilities, hooking into privacy concerns to relay the message. The ca..
Why 4G may lead to bigger smartphone bills
Thinking about upgrading to a 4G phone? Prepare to pay more. Before you know it, those 2-gigabyte data caps your carrier put in place just aren't going to cut it. The average American will use 6.2 GB of data on their mobile devices each month in 2017, according to the latest annual Visual Networking Index released by Cisco. To put that into contex..
U.K. spy agencies plan to install Web snooping 'black boxes'
U.K. intelligence agencies are planning to install surveillance 'black boxes' on phone networks and ISP servers that utilize deep packet inspection to monitor Web traffic -including Facebook, Twitter, and Skype, among others. According to lawmakers in the country's capital, these devices will rely on deep packet inspection --a technique that has b..
Why Microsoft 'loaned' Dell $2 billion
There weren't too many surprises in Dell Inc.'s announcement that it has agreed to be taken private for $24.4 billion. Except for one: Microsoft's $2 billion investment will come as a loan, instead of as equity. A source familiar with the situation tells me that the software giant was worried about other customers thinking that Microsoft had incen..
Death of the mouse! 6 new ways to control your PC
Call it a "disappearing user interface," or "perceptual computing." Whichever clunky name you use, you'll soon be controlling your PC with gestures, voice commands and eye movements. See ya, mouse! Leap Motion is more than gesture control: It tracks even the eeniest wiggle of a digit. The company's highly sophisticated system can track the moveme..
US phone unlocking deadline expires
Americans now have to get permission to "unlock" their smartphone so it runs on more than one mobile network. A 90-day time limit that made it legal to unlock phones without permission has now expired. Many Americans unlocked their phones to avoid running up big bills when travelling outside the US. An online petition has been started asking for..
