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Microsoft triggers Windows 10 nag campaign

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June 01, 2015

Microsoft triggers Windows 10 nag campaign on Windows 7, 8.1 devices

Microsoft's Windows 10 upgrade "nag" campaign -- an effort to convince customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to upgrade to the new OS -- began today, with users reporting that they'd seen the ad-like screens. READ MORE

 

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3. Windows 8 growth spurt: Better late than never

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6. Supreme Court rules violent Facebook posts not criminal

7. 8 LinkedIn users we love to hate

8. Facebook to send encrypted emails as users add PGP key to profile

9. NOW ON CSO: Whose privacy matters most?

10. Intel to buy Altera for $16.7B, eyes IoT market

11. 5 reasons why Intel wants to buy Altera

12. Chromebooks with MediaTek chips to appear 'very soon'

13. Google's new privacy settings page aims to gives users more control

14. Darlene Storm: Russia Photoshopped satellite images to blame Ukraine for shooting down MH17: report

15. Jonny Evans: Microsoft bets Windows is the future of Android

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Google cloud strategy focuses on analyzing big data

Google may not have caught up to Amazon in the cloud market, but that's OK, according to a Google executive. The company is heading in a different direction with cloud computing that involves helping customers analyze their data. READ MORE

SanDisk enters portable drive market with high-speed SSDs

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Supreme Court rules violent Facebook posts not criminal

A Pennsylvania man who posted violent rap lyrics and other comments on Facebook about his estranged wife, an FBI agent and nearby elementary schools is not guilty of making criminal threats, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided. READ MORE

8 LinkedIn users we love to hate

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Facebook to send encrypted emails as users add PGP key to profile

Some Facebook users should soon be able to receive encrypted emails from the social networking site if they add PGP public keys to their profiles. READ MORE

NOW ON CSO: Whose privacy matters most?

Regulations can help to protect the privacy of student data by ensuring its proper use. READ MORE

Intel to buy Altera for $16.7B, eyes IoT market

Pursuing opportunities in the Internet of Things market, Intel has sealed a deal to buy Altera in an all-cash transaction valued at about $16.7 billion, which would be Intel's largest acquisition ever. READ MORE

5 reasons why Intel wants to buy Altera

Intel has agreed to spend a whopping $16.7 billion to acquire Altera, a company that makes something Intel lacks: FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), which are reprogrammable chips. READ MORE

Chromebooks with MediaTek chips to appear 'very soon'

Chip maker Mediatek is preparing to enter the laptop business, with the first Chromebooks based on its processors due to appear soon. READ MORE

Google's new privacy settings page aims to gives users more control

Google has launched a centralized hub that lets users manage the privacy and security controls of all its services, and introduced a site with information about these topics. READ MORE

Darlene Storm: Russia Photoshopped satellite images to blame Ukraine for shooting down MH17: report

After a team of investigators conducted forensic analysis of satellite images provided by the Russian government as "proof" that Ukraine shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the group found the images to be digitally altered and the dates faked. READ MORE

Jonny Evans: Microsoft bets Windows is the future of Android

Samsung should probably copy another competitor following Microsoft's move to introduce a Windows 10 port for Xiaomi's $200 Mi4 smartphones. READ MORE

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