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Windows Phone 8 Will Be Deeply Integrated with Windows 8 OS Microsoft says its new mobile operating system Windows Phone 8 will be deeply integrated with the Windows 8 OS in tablet and desktop PCs. No upgrade for existing WP7 users, however.
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 Event: 5 Questions That Need Answers Will Windows Phone 7 owners be able to upgrade? What about maps? How will Windows Phone 8 work with Windows 8? These and other questions may be answered at today's Microsoft event.
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Microsoft Surface Tablet: The Keyboard is the Key Until recently, I've never been attracted by the idea of a tablet. The Surface may change that.
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Price Tag Will Make or Break Microsoft Surface As the guessing game begins, analysts say Microsoft must price Surface carefully or the tablet will fail to hook consumers.
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Gmail Adds Custom Themes, Background Images Gmail users can use their own photos, an online photo or a selection of featured images from Google+.
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Kodak Accuses Apple of Interfering in Patents Sale Kodak has asked a court for an injunction barring Apple and FlashPoint from asserting ownership claims under any theory to the Kodak patents.
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Acer Announces Sub-$700 Ultrabooks Upgradable to Windows 8 The Timeline Ultra M5 Ultrabooks start at $679.99 and will be upgradable to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 Pro for $14.99.
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Seeks Asylum in Ecuador WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested political asylum from the government of Ecuador, and is under the protection of the country's embassy in London...
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Samsung Galaxy Tabs to Get Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade by August Unfortunately, the upgrade list only mentions Wi-Fi and international 3G models, so owners of Verizon Wireless' 4G Galaxy Tabs may have to wait longer.
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Microsoft Hardware: Successes and Failures Microsofts new Surface tablet isnt the first time that Redmond has moved into the hardware arena. The result: Some wins, but even more fails.
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Microsoft Could Alienate Hardware Partners With New Tablets Microsoft's Surface tablet is a measured gamble to enter the cutthroat tablet business, but it also could annoy longtime hardware partners that are developing Windows 8 devices.
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Duolingo Translates the Web and Teaches You a Language Duolingo currently supports English, German, French, or Spanish, and there are plans to add Portuguese, Italian, and Chinese in the near future.
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Why Facebook Wants Your Face Analysis: The social network is putting a lot of energy into facial recognition technology. Here are 5 possible motivations.
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LinkedIn Hit With Lawsuit Over Massive Data Breach LinkedIn has been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit alleging it failed to meet "industry standard" security practices.
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Surface Debut Prompts LG to Stall its Own Tablet LG Electronics says it will put its new tablet development on hold and instead focus on smartphones, now that Microsoft is entering the tablet market.
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HP Announces Low-power Server System With Upcoming Atom Chip UPDATE: Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday introduced a low-power server system called Gemini that will be based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor, code-named Centerton.
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Microsoft and Google Suddenly Want to Be Like Apple Two tech giants have learned a few tricks from Apple. Here's why that's a good thing.
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Windows Phone Joins The Map Wars, Gets Nokia Maps Built-In Microsoft goes with Nokia's mapping technology in Windows Phone 8.
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Report: Flame Part of US-Israeli Cyberattack Campaign Against Iran The highly sophisticated Flame malware was jointly developed by the U.S. and Israeli governments in preparation for a cybersabotage campaign to disrupt Iran's...
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The Cloud, Day 28: My Five Biggest Cloud Complaints I've found a lot to like about the cloud during my 30 Days experience, but these five things stand out as my biggest issues or concerns with relying solely on cloud-based tools and services.
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