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No DVD Playback Support in Windows 8's Windows Media Player
Microsoft has just announced their plans for Windows Media Center, the company's full screen media interface.
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Microsoft To Rebrand Windows Live Product Line For Windows 8 Launch
Windows 8 is not only the first Microsoft operating system that breaks with the traditional way of working with Windows, thanks to its Metro interface, but also
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Bing Cleans Up Its Search Results Page
One of the core points of criticism that I have when it comes to Google Search, is the cluttered search results page.
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SkyDrive Gets ODF Support, More Features Ahead of Google Drive Launch
Days before Google's official entry in the cloud hosting space (see Google Drive announcement here) comes Microsoft's announcement that they have improved their
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Microsoft Working on Skype For The Web
It was clear that Microsoft had to have big plans with the Skype voice over IP software after it became known that the company paid $8.
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Bing To Charge For Search API Calls
Microsoft's search engine Bing did not charge third party developers for search api calls until now; this allowed developers with large, small and no budget at
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Microsoft IE10, Office 15 Roadmap Leaks
We know that Microsoft will release a number of updates to existing products in the next twelve month period.
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Bing Video Search Updated With Larger Previews
A big difference between video searching on Google and Bing is Bing's video preview feature which can display previews right on the Bing search results page for
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Microsoft and Apple working on Secret Anti-Google Cloud OS
Nobody really foresaw the rise of Google as an operating system maker and though it's not all been successful for the company (got a Chromebook anyone?) on tabl
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Microsoft Slash TechNet Product Keys from 10 to 5 to 3
In September 2010, citing concerns over piracy, Microsoft slashed the number of product keys available to subscribers of its TechNet service from 10 per product
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Microsoft Reduces Touchscreen Lag To 1ms
One of the issues with most touch-enabled devices on the market today is that they have a visible input lag when you work with them.
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Facebook Logout Ads, Bing First to Advertise
In the past year, Facebook and Microsoft have started to work closely together.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview to be Released [Updated]
The waiting and uncertainty are finally over and at long last all our questions will be answered as Microsoft are set to release the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
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Bing Launches Linked Pages
One of the issues that you may have when searching for friends, family or people online is that you will get all sorts of results.
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Google Caught Red-Handed Reaching Into Internet Explorer's Cookie Jar
The Wall Street Journal a few days ago described how Google and other advertising companies bypassed a user privacy feature of Apple's Safari browser to drop "a
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Microsoft Extends Vista Extended Support Cycle To 2017
Microsoft initially planned to end support for some Windows Vista versions, Windows Home Basic and Ultimate for example, in April 2012.
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Microsoft SkyDrive Desktop Clients, Additional Storage Spotted
The cloud, that's where every big tech company under the sun is heading to.
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How Would You Better Integrate Microsoft's Products?
With the Windows 8 beta out next week and getting all the attention especially with it's integration of the company's Kinect technology, the rest of Microsoft's
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The Last Week Without Windows 8, What is the Tech World Doing?
Unless you hadn't noticed, Microsoft are gearing up for the release of the Windows 8 (beta) Consumer Preview publicly in just over a week, but others, such as o
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Why Enterprise-Level Metro Apps Can and Will Work
I've written a lot about Windows 8 over the last few days as we approach the release of the Consumer Preview at the end of this month.
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Will we Anti-Trust Microsoft in the Future?
It's not that long ago, really not a distant memory, when Microsoft were hauled before regulators in the US and Europe for several years over the anti-competiti
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Can Windows 8 Be All Things to All People? The Case for Splitting It Up!
Yesterday Microsoft finally announced their plans for Windows 8 running on ARM-designed processors.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming February 29th
The beta "Consumer Preview" version of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system could be released on Wednesday 29th February.
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Why Have Microsoft Been So Quiet About Windows 8
In case you missed it, we've had a great Windows 8 discussion going on here at gHacks in the last couple of days, one that is no doubt set to continue for [&hel
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On Keeping An Open Mind When It Comes To Windows 8 - A Response
Yesterday Martin wrote up his thoughts and concerns about the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system from Microsoft.
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We Need Joined-Up, Multi-Platform Thinking for Office 15
News reached the world-wide-web last week that Microsoft Office 15 had reached the Technical Preview stage, and that a beta would be available this summer.
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Microsoft Slam New Google Privacy Policy in Newspaper Advert
Last week Google announced changes to its privacy policy that, on the face of it seem perfectly reasonable.
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The Windows 8 "Consumer Preview", What's in a Name?
It is widely expected that when Microsoft launch the Windows 8 beta in a few weeks that it will be labelled the "Windows 8 Consumer Preview".
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Windows XP Now Has Less Than 800 Days of Support Left
It seems like just a short while ago that I was writing about how Windows XP had just 1,000 days of support left but now that number is down to under 800!Â
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Microsoft's Guide For Gmail Users To Switch To Hotmail
Google recently revealed the plan to merge the privacy policies and terms of service for most of the company's products.
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What might a post-Windows world look like?
We take for granted these days that Microsoft will always provide new versions of Windows and Windows Server, that Google will always provide world-leading sear
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Could "Windows TV" be Windows 8's biggest surprise?
The closer we get to the unveiling of the Windows 8 beta, the more I'm thinking about the impact (or not) this operating system is going to have on the world.
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Will Windows 8 Tablets Make IT Pros Hate Microsoft?
As we approach the beta of Windows 8 I've been thinking more about Windows tablets, and on our sister site Windows8News I've today written an article about the
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Microsoft to Launch More Multi-Platform Products in 2012
In a week where Microsoft have released a SkyDrive app for Windows Phone, OneNote for the iPad and updates to Hotmail, the Senior Director of Office 365, Tom Ri
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Microsoft SkyDrive Feature Update
Microsoft in the beginning of December launched a SkyDrive update that improved the functionality of the service significantly.
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Create Web Based Interactive Excel Mashups
How do you make Excel data available on the Internet? You can upload the spreadsheet directly to a website that you have control over, or a file sharing service
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Microsoft Silverlight 5 Available
Microsoft has released a new version of Silverlight, a technology for creating interactive web and mobile applications.
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Microsoft Answer Desk Launches, US Only Support Site
When it comes to tech support for their products, Microsoft tries to handle most requests via websites like Microsoft Answers or the Microsoft Support website.
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Windows Store Details Announced
Microsoft's next operating system Windows 8 will have an app store.
