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» Microsoft Surface

The article will provide a reader with information on Microsoft Surface.  As the only Microsoft-branded Windows RT hardware to launch with the new operating system the tablet serves as ambassador and flagship for the touch-focused, wildly risky Windows grand experiment. The Surface excels thanks to its thoughtful design, sensible implementation of its keyboard accessory, and [...]

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» Microsoft Surface Tablet

The article will provide a reader with information on Microsoft Surface tablet.  The design credentials and specification of Microsoft Surface Tablet is attractive.  It’s thin, it’s light, it’s comfortable to hold, it runs Windows RT as excellently, it makes a user want to touch it but it’s also designed so a user can snap the [...]

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» Cause of Windows 7 Black Screen of Death Announced

The Windows 7 ‘black screen of death’ is being blamed on malware. The problem arises when users are confronted by a totally black screen when they log on to their computer. Initially it was thought that Microsoft’s own security update could have caused the problem but that has now been ruled out. The company that [...]

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» Windows 7 Black Screen of Death

It has been confirmed that computing giant Microsoft is looking into a problem described as the “black screen of death”, which is a growing problem for users of its latest operating system, Windows 7. The problem has caused many users of Windows 7 to be shown a completely black screen after logging on to the [...]

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» Microsoft Releases ‘Faster’ Windows

The brand new Windows 7 operating system (OS) is set to deliver “better battery life and quicker boot times,” according to Microsoft and Intel. The statement was made during a press conference in San Fransisco, where engineers gave the new OS a stringent test. Microsoft will be expecting Windows 7 to avoid the negative exposure [...]

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» Why Microsoft Needs Windows 7 to Succeed

Thursday, 22 October sees the highly anticipated arrival of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, with many believing that the future of the world’s largest software company will depend on its success. The enormous scale of Microsoft’s grip on the market becomes clear when told of the 90% of computers relying on its Windows operating system, [...]

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» Sidekick Loss Hits T-Mobile Phone Sales

T-Mobile has had to withdraw the Sidekick in America, after being made aware that customers could lose personal data through its server. The designer of Sidekick’s software, Danger (a subsidiary of Microsoft), confirmed the fault, with the mobile phone industry condemning the issue as one of the biggest failings in recent years. Microsoft are also [...]

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» Microsoft £2.5m victory in parallel importing case

Microsoft finally have closure as the man behind the sales firm ITAC, Barry Omesuh, is sentenced to up to nine months in jail per sentencing and must pay £2.5 million in damages to Microsoft after an overwhelming battle against piracy.  The Manchester based distributor, ITAC, who are now out of business, were behind selling ‘grey’ [...]

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» The world braces as Microsoft get ready to sack up to 17 per cent of their employees

It seems as though Microsoft is getting ready to let go of around 15,000 jobs around the world.  The job cuts would be the first that the highly popular company would have made since the company’s creation 32 years ago. Microsoft currently employs around 91,000 people around the world, however, news is circling the world [...]

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» Netflix cut 50 tech jobs because Silverlight is just too good!

A while ago, Netflix decided to “go pro-Mac/Windows support” and allow their video streaming to be controlled by Microsoft’s Media Player, Silverlight, and threw their copies of Windows Media Player out of the window.  The new Silverlight streamer allowed Windows Media Player movies to be streamed by Macs the world over, making quite a few [...]

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