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Windows Phone 8 'Apollo' will give the OS better ammo to compete

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 12:02pm

Despite some great hardware by Nokia, Windows Phone 7 still feels like a huge dud. It's eating Android and iOS's dust. A exclusive report from Pocketnow claims that Windows Phone 8 will be much more aggressive and pack features like NFC and Windows 8 integration.

Internet Explorer 9 adds HTML5, drops Windows XP

Kevin Hall

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 4:48am

Good news for fans of Microsoft's in-house browser (but bad news for folks who still use XP): the next iteration of Internet Explorer adds a slew of attractive features, and gets ready for a more attractive web overall. The good...

Apple previews iPhone OS 3.0, featuring cut, copy and paste

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 9:35am

Apple announced an update to the iPhone operating system at one of its love feasts in Cupertino today. The update will be available this summer as a free upgrade for the iPhone 3G, and for $9.95 for the iPod touch....

Asus looks at Google Android as a netbook OS

Kevin Hall

Monday, February 23, 2009 - 1:47pm

Asus, the folks who helped define what we think of as a netbook with its Eee PC line, is now looking at Google's Android OS — which, as we recently reported, will be busting its way off of cellphones very...

Leon OS: biggest soundbar ever

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 1:04pm

Soundbars — those elongated speakers that mount underneath your TV — are the new black in home theater sound. But how ridiculous would it look to have a wimpy little soundbar cowering under your massive flat-panel set? Pretty bad, if...

Six confusing flavors for Win 7 like Vista — a misstep for Microsoft?

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 1:56pm

You'd think Microsoft would want to limit comparisons to Vista, but the corporate giant is at it again — Windows 7, which has been well received so far, will launch in six different versions. Hearing them listed out makes it...

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Windows Phone 8 'Apollo' will give the OS better ammo to compete

Internet Explorer 9 adds HTML5, drops Windows XP

Apple previews iPhone OS 3.0, featuring cut, copy and paste

Asus looks at Google Android as a netbook OS

Leon OS: biggest soundbar ever

Six confusing flavors for Win 7 like Vista — a misstep for Microsoft?

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