#Infographic: 28% of PCs in Asia still run on Windows XP
Sal McCloskey
There isn’t much time left. In April of next year, Microsoft will end support for Windows XP, the best operating system of its time. In Asia, the OS still accounts…
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The ultimate ‘seat of power’ is surprisingly useful
There are luxury items out there that only the wealthy would ever consider. In most cases, they have amenities that nobody really thought they needed until they saw that it…
Android or Windows 8? How to choose between HP’s two new detachable PCs
Sandra Baker
Perhaps you’ve heard that HP has launched two detachable, hybrid PCs and you aren’t sure which of these cool devices is right for your needs. One of these devices, called…
6 things you didn’t know Google Chrome could do
Joseph Stark
After five years of constant upgrades and improvements, Google’s Chrome is now used by about 40% of those wired to the Web. But how much do you really know about…
Microsoft and Google at it again
Lewis Austin
Yes, Microsoft seems to have given Google the hump lately with their new update for the YouTube app on Windows Phones. The problem is that users of this app can…
Play around at the office with a USB rocket launcher
Connor Livingston
The office can be stressful. Many of our biggest pressures in life stem from activities at the office. Releasing anxiety, stress, and pressure is a best practice recommended by psychologists…
MyIDKey busts $150k on Kickstarter in 2 days
Lorie Wimble
“Together we can solve this password problem now.” That’s the final line of the video that the team at myIDkey put together for Kickstarter. The video and the overall pitch…
Rash of iPhone thefts have earned the culprits a name: the Apple Pickers Gang
Scarlett Madison
They may not have the high-end panache of the Wet Bandits from Home Alone, but after forty attacks on pedestrians in Stamford, CT, the “Apple Pickers Gang” has clearly made…
How Microsoft’s operating system has evolved over time
Sohail Qaisar
Have you ever wondered about the history of computers? ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator) might’ve been the first computer, but it was not the first computer with the mouse…
Windows 8 vs. Windows 7
Drew Hendricks
Microsoft is releasing a new operating system, Windows 8, October 26th. There have been many changes, and many backend improvements, as well as a huge buzz on the Internet. But…
After 25 years, Microsoft finally changes up their look
They have had the same familiar look and feel for the majority of their products and services for a quarter of a century. Now Microsoft has changed things up ahead…
In case you missed the Microsoft Surface launch, here’s the (uncomfortable) video
“A tablet that’s a great PC. A PC that’s a great tablet.” The jury is still waiting to hear all of the evidence. The reviewers are dying to get their…
Why Windows web browsing market share drop means very little to Microsoft
JD Rucker
If you torture numbers long enough, you can make them say anything. In this case, it’s Chitika, Techcrunch, and others who are raising alarms about something that’s relatively meaningless, particularly…
Microsoft simplifies Windows logo for 8
Over the years as Microsoft Windows has evolved since the late 80s, the logo associated with each major release has changed. Initially, it was a very clean, horizontal look. It…
Upcoming Apple store in Hamburg pranked with Windows logo
Rocco Penn
The barriers between Apple and PC users often creates humorous results “when geeks collide.” Such was the case in Hamburg, Germany last week when some clever pranksters vandalized the under-construction…
Microsoft’s Oh My F****** God Moment
James Mowery
While Microsoft was preoccupied with its conquest for desktop supremacy, something crazy happened. They called it the mobile revolution. This was when the notion that an iPod was only a…
Microsoft Through The Ages, An Infographic
Toby Leftly
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 announcement is this infographic, showing how Microsoft has evolved in almost Darwinian style since 1985. All the old favorites are there…
Windows XP Still The Most Widespread Windows OS
After the reasonable success of Windows 7, and long after the train wreck that was Windows Vista, PC users are keeping it old school, sticking with Windows XP as their…
