Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3. "Windows 8 has been, from our standpoint, not necessarily the catalyst to drive accelerated growth that we had ...
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Forza Motorsport 5 has been teased at Microsoft’s official unveiling of its new gaming console, the Xbox One. The latest iteration of the video game that Microsoft claims is the highest-rated racing franchise of the past 10 years, ...
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Microsoft has today announced the Xbox One, its new entry in the home videogames console market. The device is supposedly intended to answer a question that Microsoft asked itself for the project: "Can we improve a living room that's ...
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China's remarkable success at infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology expertise. State-sponsored hacking ...
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Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets. In April 2012, Microsoft and the bookseller announced a new, ...
The next generation of video-game consoles is almost upon us. Since some details on the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One have been revealed, we wanted to speculate how the two stack up against each other so far. ...
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Samsung's mobile division seems to have let another device slip through the spoiler net, with a new leak revealing what appears to be an 8-inch variant of the Galaxy Tab. If confirmed, the new model will sit alongside Samsung's existing ...
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A deal between Microsoft and Janet, the UK's research and education network, will see over 18 million staff and students at learning institutions benefit from a cloud-based peering arrangement. The agreement will enable improved access ...
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Leaders at Tech City firms say their companies are struggling to gain capital, and are sometimes having to make people redundant as a result. A third of Tech City's business leaders said that their companies were hampered by a lack of ...
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Airplane mode, long commutes, limits on data plans: they all belie the notion of devices with continuous, uninterrupted Internet connections. Yet many applications assume a permanent connection when delivering content to the user. When the ...
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Windows 8 faces a number of hurdles in the enterprise, but the biggest reason it won't replace the current corporate champion, Windows 7, is simple. "Enterprises just don't see Windows 8 having value," said David Johnson, an analyst with ...
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Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and ...
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LIKE several Japanese technology firms, Toshiba has its back to the wall. The vagaries of the yen, decline in demand for TVs and computers and Japan's earthquake and Tsunami in 2011 left manufacturers wounded. Case in point is Toshiba ...
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The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback. The term virus is frequently used as a catch-all for malicious software, but actually describes a very specific type of program that infects files and replicates, noticeable ...
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DURANGO, Infinity, 720, whatever the name, it seems clear Microsoft will launch the next generation Xbox console on Wednesday. It's been nearly eight years since the Xbox 360 was launched and while it's had its ups and downs, there can be ...