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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Microsoft keeps customers in the dark over Windows 8 prices

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Microsoft keeps customers in the dark over Windows 8 prices
With just two months to go before the retail launch of Windows 8, Microsoft has yet to price the new OS. Read More


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Rivals rush to announce products before Apple's new iPhone
Stay tuned for a gadget fest in September. Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft, Nokia, Google, and Motorola have set dates to announce new products, coincidentally (or likely not) just days before Apple is widely expected to introduce its next-generation iPhone, and even perhaps a smaller iPad. Read More

Microsoft reveals new logo to represent wealth of new products
After 25 years Microsoft is hanging up its old corporate logo in favor of a new one that includes a squared off version of its four-color window pane and a typeface that is more in line with its Windows 8 logo. Read More

Dell, HP say Windows 8 is trashing PC sales
To hear Dell and HP tell it, the slump in PC sales can be blamed in part on Windows 8, which won't do much to improve the situation until sometime next year. Read More


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Next-generation Windows expected to make a splash in Berlin
This week, consumer electronics vendors are once again congregating in Berlin for the IFA trade show, where products based on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 and RT are expected to set the trend. Read More

Microsoft rolls out new corporate logo for the first time in 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, Microsoft has a brand new logo to show off. While you have may have gotten used to the bold-faced and italicized Microsoft logo of yore, prepare to behold the colorful Microsoft logo of 2012 and beyond. Read More

Republican National Convention info wars: Anonymous, anarchists, protesters & police
The 2012 Republican National Convention is being held in Tampa, Florida, with a slightly revised schedule due to the tropical storm. All of downtown Tampa is within the RNC security perimeter. There are about 90 high-definition cameras connected via a wireless network, according to Indybay. Read More


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Phishing attack targets users with fake BlackBerry ID email
Security vendors say they've spotted phishing attacks trying to fool BlackBerry users into opening email on their Windows machines that launches malware for taking over the system. Read More

Rise of the AI Overlord: Machines monitor, automatically detect suspicious behavior
When it comes to monitoring CCTV video feeds for suspicious activity, the human brain reportedly overlooks 45% of all activity after 12 minutes. After 22 minutes, the human brain overlooks 95% of all activity. But what if all the 45 - 60 million eye-in-the-sky cameras were connected to computers with artificial intelligence . . . computers with an extraordinary AI brain that can see, learn, get smarter with time, and make decisions on what behavior recognition threats to report in real-time? Read More

Dell: Windows 7 sales will get us by until Windows 8 catches on
Windows 8 won't affect businesses PC purchases until sometime next year, at least that's what Dell officials say. Read More

 
 
 

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