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Biz bods: Tile-tastic Windows 8? NOOO. We lust after 'mature' Win 7

Tired corporates prefer predecessor, says analyst

20 May 12:04

Microsoft: Next WinPhone 8 update to arrive this summer

Won't be 'Blue,' but will include important features

14 May 19:10

Microsoft: YES! You can have your desktop back again for FREE!

No, no, no need to thank us - we love you all

14 May 16:46

Android is a mess and needs sprucing up, admits chief

Comment Can Google really fix it? It isn't in control any more

14 May 09:58

Windows 8 'sales' barely half as good as Microsoft claims

Don't even mention the XP/Vista sales comparisons

14 May 07:04

Torvalds unveils first Linux 3.10 release candidate

Download, then be nice to your mother, Linux Lord advises

14 May 05:54

Microsoft honcho pleads with media: 'Stop picking on us!'

Updated 'Windows 8 is a good product ... really!'

10 May 22:44

Good news: Debian 7 is rock solid. Bad news: It's called Wheezy

Review If you want to be 20 miles from the bleeding edge, come on in

8 May 08:03

Windows Blue preview to land at end of June

Redmond also plans Android access to Office WebApps

8 May 02:03

Microsoft: All RIGHT, you can have your Start button back

We blew it but now we're gonna Blue it, says Redmond

7 May 11:04

Debian 7 debuts

Wheezy wheels out with extra cloud power

6 May 00:03

Japan's XP migration solution: Remove network cable

Security problems solved the old-fashioned way...

3 May 04:17

Linux kernel 3.9 lands

Power management, new processors, SSD caching and more

1 May 03:23

Apple's next OS X said to be targeted at 'power users'

Tabbed Finder windows, multiple display improvements, more

29 Apr 19:46

Ubuntu without the 'U': Booting the Big Four remixes

Review Raring Ringtail without the OS X/Unity stuff

26 Apr 14:24

Ubuntu 13.04: No privacy controls as promised, but hey - photo search!

A lot of stuff's missing, but the tweaks make a difference, honest

25 Apr 10:18

Microsoft hoists ZTE onto the Android patent bandwagon

Huawei and Googorola still holding out on licensing deals

24 Apr 11:37

Google's Page drops the A-bomb: Google Glass runs Android

Chief Googler confirms choice of techno-goggle OS

19 Apr 14:10

Linux in 2013: 'Freakishly awesome' – and who needs a fork?

LCS2013 Features, performance, security, stability: pick, er, four

17 Apr 14:33

Windows 7 'security' patch knocks out PCs, knackers antivirus tools

Job done, lads. Now no one's getting infected

12 Apr 14:09

Tick-tock! 40% of PCs start Windows XP malware meltdown countdown

In 365 days, you'll be on your own against the hackers

8 Apr 13:31

Windows XP support ends a year from … now!

Official support ends April 7th, 2014, zombie support available at huge price

8 Apr 03:41

Microsoft to slap 9 patches on Windows junkies on Tuesday

Nurse, prep the critical IE update and Windows Defender fix

5 Apr 10:23

Got a BlackBerry? It may be telling your friends when you watch pr0n

Show what I'm listening to: 'I have come to clean your pool'

3 Apr 11:30

Microsoft gives away Windows 8 to Mac devs

Sells out in hours

3 Apr 03:33

Microsoft's summer update will be called Windows 8.1

'Windows Blue' to see return of old-school version numbers

2 Apr 19:27

Patent shark‘s copyright claim could bite all Unix

April Fool Cook Islands entity claims rights to code present in *nix, MacOS, Windows

1 Apr 00:36

Spanish Linux group files antitrust complaint against Microsoft

Claims UEFI Secure Boot is anticompetitive

27 Mar 01:03

Next from Microsoft: 'Blue', the Windows 8 they hope you don't hate

Vid People are used to a blue screen with Windows, right?

25 Mar 14:28

Ubuntu support periods slashed

Non-LTS releases to get only nine months after version 2014's 13.04

24 Mar 23:48

How to survive a UEFI BOOT-OF-DEATH on Samsung laptops

Matthew Garrett reveals the software surgery needed

22 Mar 10:33

Ubuntu tapped by China for national operating system

Canonical to help government add "Chinese specific" features to OS

22 Mar 01:23

Microsoft starts to roll out Windows 8 in embedded flavors

Full and cut-down Windows for dumber devices

20 Mar 21:30

Reg live natter with GNOME superstar Miguel de Icaza

Live Chat Let your fingers do the talking ...

20 Mar 11:03

Apple fixes iOS passcode-bypass hack with 6.1.3 update

New code should be big in Japan

19 Mar 18:28

Microsoft begins automatic Windows 7 SP1 rollout

You will be assimilated

18 Mar 23:13

Microsoft issues manual on Brits to Cambridge exports

No guns, dead dogs, or realtors allowed. Welcome to the Third World

18 Mar 11:43

Windows Phone 8 support to end in 2014

Sign of Win Phone update or death knell?

18 Mar 02:15

OpenSUSE 12.3: Proof not all Linux PCs are Um Bongo-grade bonkers

Review KDE looks slick, stuff works, no Ubuntu-style ad-ware

15 Mar 11:24

Apple tears itself away from iThings to squash Mac OS X bugs

Mountain Lion v10.8.3 lands with 20+ security fixes

15 Mar 03:16

OpenSUSE 12.3 ships, project back on track

OpenStack, Secure Boot, and kernel 3.7 among upgrades

14 Mar 20:03

Father of Android Andy Rubin steps down for Chrome OS boss

Pichai building one OS to rule them all?

13 Mar 21:06

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