Together Windows 8 and 8.1 are now found on more PCs than Windows XP. Net Applications Windows 8 and 8.1 have teamed up to finally overtake Windows XP among desktop operating systems. Surveying Web traffic among desktop operating systems for the month of May, Web tracker Net Applications gave Windows 8.1 a 12.8 percent share, …
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SanDisk’s tiny new 128GB flash drive is around the size of a dime. SanDisk You can now add 128 gigabytes of storage to your PC or another device via a flash drive that you never have to remove. Launched on Monday by storage vendor SanDisk, the 128GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 flash drive is the world’s smallest USB 3.0 …
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BlackBerry’s design patent D685,775 covers the look of its keyboard, including the sculpted keys. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET BlackBerry got its way against an iPhone keyboard maker accused of patent infringement. A settlement reached in the US District Court for Northern California puts an end to two January lawsuits filed by BlackBerry against Typo, a company that created a keyboard …
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You can now reserve your free copy of Windows 10, if you meet the necessary requirements. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft is pushing Windows 10 via a notice suggesting you reserve a copy. In January, the software giant announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade to your existing Windows 7 or 8.1 tablet or PC. Now you can …
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Lenovo’s Magic View could turn your smartphone into a virtual PC. Lenovo Lenovo has some intriguing products up its sleeve that could appeal to mobile users. At its Lenovo Tech World conference on Wednesday, the company revealed concepts for three new products designed for mobile use. The term concept means that the products aren’t yet available in the flesh but …
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Microsoft wants to vacuum its Windows Store. Microsoft / Screenshot by CNET The Windows Store has been slammed for its array of cluttered, confusing and garbage apps. Now, Microsoft wants to clean up its act. Bernardo Zamora, director of Microsoft’s Windows Apps and Store, announced in a blog post Wednesday a set of new policy guidelines for Windows app developers, …
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Windows 10 may be released to manufacturers by July. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft may have to work overtime to launch the consumer-ready version of Windows 10 before the summer winds down. The software giant has already announced that the next generation of its operating system will roll out sometime this summer — in other words, by mid-September — but …
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The new version of Android will support USB Type-C for quicker charging. CNET Android phone and tablet users will be able to charge their devices up to three to five times faster courtesy of the upcoming version of Android and support for the new USB Type-C port. At its I/O event on Thursday, Google announced support for the USB Type-C …
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A bug in iOS is causing certain text messages to crash your iPhone. CNET A quirky bug in Apple’s iOS can crash and reboot your iPhone if you receive a certain text message. First revealed by a Reddit user on Tuesday, the bug works as follows: Someone texts you a message with a specific string of Arabic characters. If your …
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Microsoft is bringing its Cortana voice assistant to the iPhone and Android phones. CNET Look out, Siri. Move over, Google Now. Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant is coming to iOS and Android. The upcoming launch of a Cortana app will give users of iPhones and Android phones the option of a companion to Cortana on Windows 10 PCs, Joe Belfiore, head …
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