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Study suggests majority of Windows 8 users ignore Metro apps
- Data collected by software-maker Soluto reveals that a majority of Windows 8 users mostly ignore Metro apps -- those self-contained, Modern UI-sporting, one-touch install applications found both in the Windows Store and come bundled with the OS. The Israeli-founded firm…
Latest Windows 8.1 beta silently updates Windows Store apps
- Users of Microsoft's latest Windows 8.1 beta (build 9385) have reported that Windows Store apps now silently update themselves without need for user intervention. If you value up-to-dateness but couldn't care less about developer release notes, then this upcoming change…
Windows 8 adoption cracks 3% in March, 10% among Steam users
- Windows 8 has continued its leisurely stroll upward in Net Applications' operating system rankings, with the web traffic analyst recording Microsoft's latest platform holding a share of 3.17% in March. If only by a couple points, that's an increase from…
Paul Thurott: Windows 8 sales "well below" Microsoft's projections
- Despite Microsoft's excitement at selling four million Windows 8 upgrades in four days, well-known industry blogger Paul Thurott says sales of the OS are "well below" Microsoft's internal projections. Get your salt shakers ready, but Thurott cites ones of his…
Microsoft's secret OS project Midori is still alive and moving forward
- Microsoft is most commonly associated with developing Windows although few people know that Redmond has also been working on another operating in secrecy for several years. It’s been more than four years since we last heard about project Midori but…
Jolla gives new life to MeeGo mobile OS, reborn at Sailfish
- Finnish mobile developer Jolla has announced plans to showcase its upcoming MeeGo-based mobile operating system at the two-day Slush startup conference in Helsinki, Finland starting November 21. The company, comprised of several former Nokia employees, has managed to raise €200…
Windows 8 contacts Microsoft every time software is installed
- Observant software hacker Nadim Kobeissi stumbled upon an interesting observation today while running a network packet analyzer under Windows 8. It appears, by default, Microsoft's latest operating system is sending information to Redmond servers each time a user installs an…
Mountain Lion becomes most successful OS X release to date
- Apple’s latest operating system was released to the public last Wednesday and has already set a new sales record. Cupertino published a statement today pointing out that downloads for Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in just four days, making…
Mountain Lion available now, free upgrade codes not working for some
- It's here -- Mac OS X 10.8 has officially launched. Many Mac owners will be able to snap up the Mountain Lion upgrade from the Mac App Store for a cool $19.99 -- that's actually $10 less than last year's…
Windows 8 Preview users can upgrade to final version for $39.99
- Earlier this week, we mentioned that Microsoft would be coughing up Windows 8 upgrades for the bargain price of $39.99. That's a fine deal, but it looks like Windows 8 Release Preview testers will get the same offer. That's right…
Windows 8 upgrade paths 'leaked', XP, Vista and 7 supported
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Although Microsoft announced last month that Windows 7 users will be able to perform an upgrade installation of Windows 8, the company hasn't offered a detailed upgrade path for all Windows 7 editions, nor older versions. However, sources privy to such information have reportedly...
Mountain Lion update reveals automatic Mac App Store downloads
- Mac OS X 10.8, otherwise known as Mountain Lion, isn't ready for prime time just yey. However, as often is the case, developers have been enjoying preview builds for some time now. As it turns out though, the latest update…
Rumor: RIM to release first BlackBerry 10 OS smartphone in October
- According to an exclusive by BlackBerry news site N4BB, Research in Motion looks set to debut BlackBerry 10 OS in August, with handsets to follow a couple of months later, in what many in the industry regard as quite possibly…
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