Windows 8 Pro Expected to Cost $199 After $69.99 Promotional Period
A source familiar with Microsoft’s plans has confirmed to The Verge that Windows 8 Pro will cost $199 when the $69.99 promotional price expires on January 31, 2013. The company will also offer a $69.99...
View ArticleWindows XP On Windows 8 For Free
Do you happen to own a Windows 8 computer? If you did answer in the affirmative, then chances are pretty good you have a spanking new machine there, or you have a souped up computer that is more than...
View ArticleMicrosoft urges businesses to upgrade from Windows XP
With exactly one year left before Microsoft cuts off all support for Windows XP, Microsoft is urging businesses who are still running the decade-old operating system to upgrade to either Windows 7 or...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ending Windows XP Support on April 8, 2014
Microsoft is finally closing the book on Windows XP on April 8, 2014 as it closes down support for the aging operating system. Despite Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 having all hit the market,...
View ArticleHP: Windows XP’s death will save PCs like Windows 8 couldn’t
HP is expecting Windows XP finally being killed off to have more of an impact on its PC sales than Windows 8 ever managed, with the OS retirement expected to open up a huge market of upgraders who have...
View ArticleMicrosoft Memories – a look back, at the past of Redmond technology
Sometimes technology is a collection of circuitry and silicon, sometimes though – it is a magical moment full of feelings and memories. The best experiences are born when technology transcends our...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome on Windows XP put on life support until April 2015
As they say, all things, even the good ones, eventually come to an end. Next year, we will finally bid farewell to Windows XP, which so far has managed to hold on to its dear life far longer than it...
View ArticleWindows 8 grows in market share and Microsoft intends to invest $405 million...
We recently reported that Windows Phone is the world’s fastest growing smartphone operating system with a 275% percent growth rate, but that might not be Microsoft’s only reason to smile. According to...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 market share increases as Windows overall decreases
Windows 8.1 doubled its market share among operating systems in its first half-month on the market, according to a new report by web analytics firm Net Applications. The OS rose from 0.87% market share...
View ArticleWindows XP is 469 percent more infection-prone than Windows 8
In a report overseen by Microsoft, the Windows XP operating system was found to be more than five times as vulnerable to viruses as Windows 8 is. Out of every 1,000 computers scanned, 9.1 Windows XP...
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