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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 preview, demos it on an ARM chip

You know how the next version of Microsoft Windows is supposed to be able to run on ARM-based processors? It looks like Microsoft already has working builds of Windows on ARM, because when the company showed off the first preview version of Internet Explorer today, the folks at Engadget noticed that the demo computer had […]

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Microsoft may be shipping (very) early Windows 8 builds to testers

There’s a rumor going around, thanks to a post at a Chinese forum, that Microsoft may be seeding early builds of Windows 8 to manufacturers for testing purposes. Windows 8 isn’t expected to officially launch until next year, but a public beta could be available later this year. Microsoft plans to make Windows 8 compatible […]

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Microsoft sues Foxconn, Inventec Barnes & Noble for patent infringement in Android devices

Microsoft is continuing its fight against Android… not just by focusing on Windows tablets and Windows Phone 7 smartphones, but also by taking legal action against companies producing Android devices that Microsoft says are in violation of the company’s patents. Last year Microsoft sued Motorola over patent infringement in some Motorola smartphones. Now Microsoft has […]

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Internet Explorer 9 now available for Windows Vista and up

Microsoft has launched Internet Explorer 9, a new faster, more standards-compliant version of its web browser. The browser is tightly integrated with Windows… assuming you’re running Windows Vista or Windows 7. Internet Explorer 9 isn’t available for Windows XP. The browser gets a high (but not perfect) score on the Acid3 web standards test and […]

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Windows Embedded Compact 7 now available for phones, tablets etc

While Microsoft is pushing Windows 7 and its upcoming Windows 8 software as a solution for tablet PCs as well as desktop and notebook computers, the company also has another operating system that seems like a better fit today for tablets, phones, and other low power devices such as set-top-boxes or cash registers. It’s called […]

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Google Cloud Connect keeps MS Office and Google Docs in sync

Google has launched a utility designed to let you synchronize your Microsoft Office documents with the web-based Google Docs service. That means you can create a document in Office, edit it on the go from another computer using a web browser, and your changes will be synchronized with your desktop computer so you can open […]