Prior to the release of Windows 8 we saw a lot of talk about how Microsoft’s biggest goal had to be the reinvigoration of a dying PC market. That doesn’t appear to have been something that Windows 8 was built for. Whatever else might be true of the overall performance of the operating system, the [...]
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The latest batch of Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft has been fairly substantial compared to most. It addresses vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, and more. This includes at least one security patch for Internet Explorer that removes an exploit already in use along with a number that have not been confirmed to be circulating so [...]
On Wednesday, Microsoft VP and General Counsel Dave Heiner posted a blog about the current situation with Google. The FTC has chosen not to pursue an antitrust case against the search giant given certain commitments by Google to avoid anti-competitive behavior and this apparently came as unexpectedly bad news. Speaking in terms both general and [...]
As part of a revamp underway at Google, users of the free Gmail and Google Apps services will no longer have access to Google Sync. That feature is being locked down and made available only to paying customers. This will have a lot of implications for users of third party apps on a number of [...]
Since the release of Windows 8 to the computing public, gamers have been largely warned off of the new OS. Whether we’re talking about Mojang Software’s Notch or Valve Software’s Gabe Newell, some big names in gaming news have come out against the new platform in the recent past. Despite this trend, gamers have apparently [...]
Citing information from inside the company, Paul Thurrott of Paul Thurrott’s Supersite for Windows has reported that sales numbers for Windows 8 are “well below Microsoft’s internal projections.” The information is obviously not being either confirmed or denied by Microsoft, but it’s pretty much a given that when they do come forward with sales numbers [...]
The Windows 8 interface, formerly known as Metro, relies heavily on the new Live Tiles that can be found on the Start screen. There is nothing quite so obviously revolutionary about Windows 8 as the way these are used. Practically every complaint and much of the praise that Microsoft has gotten over the changes to [...]
Given the nature of this site, it’s probably not hard to guess that I’m both a fan of Windows 8 and a regular user. It’s been months since Windows 7 felt entirely natural to me, given the extent of my interaction with the Previews and RTM build. As such, I’ve probably run into a lot [...]
It was recently noted that Microsoft appeared to be moving away from its in-house currency, Microsoft Points, in favor of simply selling their content using the customer’s local currency. This was partially true and will probably end up being the case for the majority of users. It’s not quite as clean a break as many [...]
Internet Explorer Flash Update Pending After surprising the PC community by announcing that there would be no patch for the unsecure Flash component of IE10 until Windows 8’s official launch in October, Microsoft has admitted that they are actively working on getting a patch up and ready “soon”. While this is not exactly a consolation [...]
