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Microsoft Will Use "Windows 8" as Replacements for The Now-Discarded "Metro" Label
Dec 25, 2012Microsoft will use "Windows 8" or "Modern" as replacements for the now-discarded "Metro" label to describe apps and their environment in the upcoming operating system, according to reports yesterday and today. Veteran Microsoft watcher ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, Modern, Metro label, apps
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New Keyboards and Mice Optimized for Tablets and Laptops Running The Windows 8 System
Dec 20, 2012Microsoft on Monday announced new keyboards and mice optimized for tablets and laptops running the Windows 8 operating system. The new devices are lighter and more mobile, and will work with tablets running the latest versions of Windows ...
Tags: Microsoft, keyboards and mice, tablets, laptops, Windows 8
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The Business Unit Is Moving Forward with Plans to Release New Thin Clients
Dec 20, 2012It's been just 60 days since Dell completed the acquisition of thin-client company Wyse, but the business unit is moving forward with plans to release new thin clients designed to work with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS. The devices ...
Tags: Dell, thin client, Wyse, Microsoft, Windows 8 OS
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Mozilla Will Drop Support for Apple's OS X 10.5,or Leopard
Dec 19, 2012Mozilla will drop support for Apple's OS X 10.5, or Leopard, after it ships Firefox 16 in October, according to company developers. "We are not planning to support Mac OS X 10.5 with Firefox 17," said Josh Aas, who works on the Firefox ...
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Microsoft Will RTM Its Next-Generation Operating System for The Server
Dec 17, 2012Closely following a similar announcement for its Windows 8 operating system,Microsoft also said it will release to manufacturers(RTM)its next-generation operating system for the server,Windows Server 2012,next month. The company made both ...
Tags: Windows Server, Microsoft, RTM, Metro user interface
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Microsoft Will Let Users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 PCs Upgrade to Windows 8
Jul 2, 2012Computerworld - Microsoft on Monday announced a promotion that later this year will let users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 PCs upgrade to the new Windows 8 Pro for $39.99. Even though he declined to label the price as "aggressive," ...
Tags: Microsoft, upgrade, Windows XP
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Microsoft Explained How Windows 8 to Change The Way Everyone Uses Computers
Jun 27, 2012During the Windows 8 preview day in Amsterdam, Microsoft explained how it plans to change the way everyone uses computers in its so-called "beautiful experience". This will inevitably affect the way corporates use the Windows operating ...
Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, operating system, application