Windows articles

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  Article

  Microsoft mistakenly gifts Windows 8 pirates with a free activation key

  By Tom Warren on November 21, 2012 03:48 am + 233 comments

  Microsoft's final copy of Windows 8 leaked online back in early August and pirates have been Continue reading…

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  Feature

  Revisiting Windows 1.0: how Microsoft’s first desktop gracefully failed

  By Sean Hollister on November 20, 2012 04:08 pm + 221 comments

  Two years ago today, when Windows 1.0 celebrated its 25th birthday, we didn’t yet know what the Continue reading…

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  Review

  Acer Aspire S7 and Dell XPS 12 review: battle of the transforming 1080p touchscreen ultrabooks

  By Sean Hollister on November 20, 2012 10:45 am + 180 comments

  The Dell XPS 12 and Acer Aspire S7 aren’t your average laptops. They’re premium, and unique. O Continue reading…

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  Article

  'The Walking Dead' game's final episode, 'No Time Left' available next week

  By Kimber Streams on November 15, 2012 10:42 am + 18 comments

  The fifth and final episode of The Walking Dead is set to release next week, drawing the hit series Continue reading…

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  Article

  Sinofsky speaks, denies he tried to take over Windows Phone division at Microsoft

  By Tom Warren on November 15, 2012 06:08 am + 56 comments

  Former chief of Windows, Steven Sinofsky, departed Microsoft earlier this week in a shock Continue reading…

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  Article

  Barnes & Noble releases Nook reading app for Windows 8

  By Sam Byford on November 13, 2012 11:11 pm + 32 comments

  Barnes & Nobile has finally made a Nook app available in the Windows Store. The reading app runs on Continue reading…

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  Article

  Internet Explorer 10 preview for Windows 7 now available

  By Justin Rubio on November 13, 2012 10:45 am + 61 comments

  As expected, Microsoft has just released the Internet Explorer 10 preview for Windows 7. There is Continue reading…

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  Article

  Meet Julie Larson-Green, the woman who will lead Windows

  By Sean Hollister on November 13, 2012 06:01 am + 236 comments

  Steven Sinofsky is out at Microsoft. The Windows boss has left the building, and now Julie Continue reading…

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  Article

  Windows head Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft

  By Sam Byford on November 12, 2012 08:34 pm + 532 comments

  Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft executive in charge of Windows, has left the company. Julie Continue reading…

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  Article

  Windows RT accounts for half of the 32GB Surface's disk space

  By Justin Rubio on November 5, 2012 12:58 pm + 702 comments

  Microsoft has revealed exactly how much free space new Surface owners are left with after taking Continue reading…