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Rumor: Microsoft to start releasing new versions of Windows annually

Microsoft may be preparing to take a page out of Apple’s playbook for its next major operating system update. The Verge reports that in mid-2013 Microsoft will launch the next version of Windows, code-named Windows Blue. But it won’t be the same kind of major event we’ve seen every few years from Microsoft. Instead, Microsoft […]

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Dell to launch an XPS 13 ultrabook with Ubuntu Linux soon

Dell has been running a beta program for an Ubuntu-powered ultrabook since this summer. Now the manager of Project Sputnik says Dell is getting ready to debut a real product based on the experiment. Update: The Dell XPS 13 developer edition is now available… for $1549. The Dell XPS 13 ultrabook is the model that’s […]

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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 convertible Windows RT hybrid on sale for $679 and up

Lenovo has quietly begun taking orders for the IdeaPad Yoga 11, a Windows RT laptop that transforms into a tablet when you push the screen back 360 degrees. When the lid is folded back, you can use the Yoga 11 like a tablet. When it’s open, the portable computer works like a notebook. With the […]

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Phoenix Devices gets Open webOS to run as an Android app

Since HP released the source code for Open webOS, we’ve seen developers port the operating system to run on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and other devices such as the Asus Transformer Prime tablet. But one day you may be able to run Open webOS on your Android phone or tablet without even rebooting. The folks […]

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Gmail lets you email attachments up to 10GB with Google Drive integration

Google is adding a new feature to Gmail that lets you use Google Drive to send large files as attachments. How large? Up to 10GB. That’s about 400 times larger than the 25MB limit on traditional Gmail attachments. When you’re composing an email, you’ll now have the choice of hitting the paperclip icon to attach […]

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Deals of the Day (11-27-2012)

Well, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone. I guess you have to wait another year to get good deals on… wait, who am I kidding? There are still some great bargains on mobile devices and accessories. Here are just a few. Samsung Series 5 13″ ultraportable notebook w/AMD A6 for $480 – […]

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Amazon sold a lot of Kindles this weekend, still won’t say just how many

Amazon had a good weekend. The company says Cyber Monday 2012 was the best day ever for Kindle sales around the world, fueled by the company’s offer of a Kindle Fire 2. In fact, Amazon says it sold twice as many Kindles this weekend as it did between Black Friday and Cyber Monday last year. […]