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Nokia Windows 8 tablet rumours resurface

A new report claims to have details on a Nokia Windows 8 tablet, including some specs and release timing.
Aruba launches corporate mobile device management tools

New software from Aruba Networks lets IT groups secure and manage the influx of employee-owned devices to the corporate network.
ARM leads march to 64-bit tablets, smartphones

ARM's new 64-bit ARMv8 architecture could be used in tablets and smartphones in a few years, which could help deliver better performance when running demanding applications such as video, analysts said on Thursday.
Windows OS are 'torturing' users, says Google co-founder

Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Windows and other traditional PC operating systems are "torturing users" at Google's Chrome OS launch event Wednesday, where the company claimed 75 percent of business users can be converted from Windows to Chrome OS right away.
Microsoft developing Windows for ARM chips

Microsoft said Wednesday that the next version of its Windows PC operating system will run on Arm processors, part of an effort to adapt Windows to the fast growing market for tablet computers, where Apple and Google have gained traction.
Forrester downgrades US IT spending forecast

Forrester Research is now predicting US IT spending to grow 8.1 percent this year, a slight drop from the analyst firm's July prediction of a 9.9 percent uptick, according to a new report released Friday.
Windows Phone 7 unlikely to end up on tablet PC

Microsoft does not have immediate plans to port the Windows Phone 7 mobile OS to tablets, a company official said on Monday.
IBM wants flash memory storage to complement RAM

Device and storage vendors are gradually embracing flash SSDs (solid state disks) as a complement to spinning disk drives, but one executive at this week's Flash Memory Summit sees great potential in turning flash "upside down," as a lower tier of cache behind DRAM.
Google Voice phone software goes public

Google's telephony management application Google Voice is now open to all US residents, as the company removed the requirement for prospective users to receive an invitation in order to sign up for the service.
Google releases Chrome OS to waiting world

Google has released its long-awaited Chrome OS operating system

Latest Features

AMD Bulldozer might be the right fit for small business

AMD's latest-and-greatest chip may lag slightly behind Intel's competing Core i5, as initial performance testing indicates. But these disappointing results hide benefits that AMD's "Bulldozer" FX CPU will likely offer, especially for cost-conscious small businesses.
Microsoft's 5 biggest weaknesses

For all its success as the world's biggest maker of PC operating systems and office programs, Microsoft's position as the dominant provider of software to consumers is at risk. Here are five reasons why.
Windows 8 and OS X Lion reflect the difference between Microsoft and Apple

It's kind of hard to compare Mac OS X Lion to Windows 8, mainly because, well, while we now know a fair amount about Lion, we essentially know only two things about Windows 8: that it exists and that it has a tablet-friendly overlay as its main interface. But what I think we can say is that they're two very different approaches to bringing tablet-like features to PC operating systems.
Windows 8 could learn a thing or two from the iPad

At the Wall Street Journal?s D9 conference, the big news was about Microsoft. The company?s Windows Division President, Steven Sinofsky, appeared on stage with the Journal?s Walt Mossberg, and he unveiled Microsoft?s official response to the iPad?s massive success. And there was a lot to be impressed by in the demo, but in the end it seems like an approach that is utterly poisoned by Microsoft?s old ways of thinking.
Flash SSDs may give you more bang for your DRAM

Device and storage vendors are gradually embracing flash SSDs (solid-state disks) as a complement to spinning disk drives, but one executive at this week's Flash Memory Summit sees great potential in turning flash "upside down" as a lower tier of cache behind DRAM.
Windows 7 won't spur rush to virtual desktops

Microsoft is pushing desktop virtualisation as a way of making Windows 7 play nicely with old applications, especially those written for Windows XP. So now that the technology has been "blessed" by Microsoft, should we expect a desktop virtualisation boom?
Will Windows 7 spread desktop virtualisation?

Microsoft is pushing desktop virtualisation as a way of making Windows 7 play nicely with old applications, especially those written for Windows XP. So now that the technology has been "blessed" by Microsoft, can the industry brace for a desktop virtualisation boom? Probably not, most experts agree.
Don't listen to the doom-sayers on Vista

To listen to some of the research companies, Vista has been an almighty flop with few saving graces. But,we've been here before and we shouldn't write Vista off just yet.
Deciphering laptop encryption

Hard disk encryption is essential for any business with a laptop workforce.
Operating systems: the story so far

We blithely talk of operating systems such as Windows and Linux -- but once upon a time, there were no OSes. How did it all start?

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