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  Incredible mockup of Windows desktop gone Metro-like

  By Paul Miller on February 25, 2012 02:46 pm + 248 comments

  We have some incredible people doing some incredible stuff in the forums, and Verge user Sputnik8 Continue reading…

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  How Microsoft is killing off the Zune and Windows Live brands in Windows 8

  By Tom Warren on February 24, 2012 08:38 am + 347 comments

  Microsoft appears to be killing off two of its key user-facing brands with the upcoming Consumer Continue reading…

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  Spotify updates desktop apps, adds gapless playback & crossfading

  By Jamie Keene on February 23, 2012 08:37 am + 18 comments

  Two of Spotify's most requested features — gapless playback and crossfading — have been added to Continue reading…

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  Alan Wake proves PC gaming still alive and well, earns back development and marketing costs in 48 hours

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 21, 2012 07:32 pm + 55 comments

  PC gaming has been declared dead time and time again over the years, but developer Remedy has just Continue reading…

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  Microsoft offically adds consumers to full, 10-year Windows security update lifecycle

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 21, 2012 12:36 am + 32 comments

  Microsoft has made some changes to its support policies for Windows 7, Vista, and XP in order to Continue reading…

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  VLC 2.0 available now, includes faster decoding and experimental Blu-ray support

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 19, 2012 04:12 am + 79 comments

  After beginning as an academic project back in 1996, VLC hit version 1.0 in 2009 and today it has Continue reading…

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  SkyDrive paid storage plans, upcoming PC and OS X apps revealed?

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 18, 2012 09:55 pm + 89 comments

  Brazilian site Gemind has posted some screenshots of Windows Live SkyDrive that suggest applications Continue reading…

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  Hotmail down for an hour, Microsoft fixes it up (updated)

  By Vlad Savov on February 15, 2012 02:41 am + 54 comments

  If you're feeling rejected by your email client on this post-Valentine morning, don't worry, it's Continue reading…

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  Windows flag switches to Metro style for a 'reimagined' Windows 8

  By Tom Warren on February 14, 2012 06:12 am + 216 comments

  Microsoft is preparing to change the style of its famous Windows flag for the next version of its Continue reading…

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  VLC 2.0 RC1 brings new UI for OS X, is headed to iOS and Android

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 13, 2012 12:53 pm + 24 comments

  VideoLAN recently debuted the first release candidate of VLC 2.0, a new version of its popular Continue reading…