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64 Bit Version of Windows RT in Development, But Not by Microsoft

64 Bit Version of Windows RT in Development, But Not by Microsoft

Windows RT is locked at 32-bit operating speed. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it does limit the operating system in a number of different ways. The problem is: there isn’t a really good reason why Windows RT is locked at a 32-bit processor speed. In fact, a standards organization decided to create a 64-bit operating environment that could run a more full-featured version of Window

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Microsoft Warns Users About a Dangerous Facebook Virus That Disguises Itself as a Legit Chrome and Firefox Add-on

Microsoft Warns Users About a Dangerous Facebook Virus That Disguises Itself as a Legit Chrome and Firefox Add-on

I don’t know about you, but my Facebook account is a valuable part of my life. It’s the sole way I keep in touch with well over half the people I know, and if someone were to go on there and send nasty message to people, my social and professional lives would be in shambles. That’s why I like to pay close attention whenever a Facebook virus alert is announced. Earlier today, Microsoft ann

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Window Blue Preview Will Be Released in Late June

Window Blue Preview Will Be Released in Late June

Windows Blue has progressed from the rumor stage to the confirmed project stage. And now, we know when we will get access to the Windows Blue preview. The Verge recently announced that Windows Blue, also known as Windows 8.1, would be arriving in late June, sometime around Microsoft’s annual BUILD Developer’s conference. Windows Blue/Windows 8.1 will fundamentally change Windows 8 – at

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Targeted Malware Attacks on Small Business Tripled in 2012

Targeted Malware Attacks on Small Business Tripled in 2012

Small businesses often consider themselves immune to the virus problems facing other people. After all, it seems like most viruses either target big corporations with hundreds of millions of dollars of assets at play, or they target the individual consumer with credit card info on their computer. Well, it looks like small business owners are no longer immune from the world’s virus attacks –

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Microsoft Attacks Free, Open Source Google Docs With New Round of Angry Attack Advertisements

Microsoft Attacks Free, Open Source Google Docs With New Round of Angry Attack Advertisements

Microsoft apparently feels threatened by Google Docs. So threatened, in fact, that the company has decided to spend (presumably) millions of dollars creating a round of angry attack advertisements against the free service offered by Google. Five advertisements have been released so far, and all of them are, to say the least, strange. Some of them are cringe-inducing, while others make it diffic

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Apple Torturing Microsoft By Not Releasing iTunes for Windows 8

Apple Torturing Microsoft By Not Releasing iTunes for Windows 8

Windows 8 is oh-so-close to being considered a failure – if it hasn’t been labeled a failure already. However, a recent press release by Apple drove another nail into Windows 8’s coffin, as Apple confirmed that they would not be releasing a version of iTunes for Windows 8. This is a serious problem, since it basically prevents Windows RT users – who are forced to rely on apps in order t

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New Surface Announcement Could Be Coming in June 2013

New Surface Announcement Could Be Coming in June 2013

Microsoft’s Surface tablet is one of the few things that have gone right for Microsoft’s Windows 8. The flagship Windows 8 tablets are selling modestly well. It’s no iPad killer, but the Surface is attracting a niche following of users. Well, if the Surface was good, the Surface 2 is going to be better. Microsoft is reportedly getting set to announce the next version of the Surface at an

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How to Enable Offline Access to Google Docs and Google Drive

How to Enable Offline Access to Google Docs and Google Drive

Google Drive is one of the world’s most popular project management solutions. Based on ‘the cloud’, Google Drive and its partner-in-crime, Google Docs, are becoming valid alternatives to traditional software programs like Microsoft Word. But there’s one problem I have with Google Docs and Google Drive: when you take an internet connection away from Google, things can get messy. Google D

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Why a War in Korea Could Affect your PC

Why a War in Korea Could Affect your PC

If you’ve been on the internet or read a newspaper lately, then you may have heard about this Kim Jung-un fellow from North Korea. After taking over leadership of North Korea from his dad, Kim Jong-Il, in 2012, Kim Jung-un has been making a lot of racket about taking over South Korea and unifying the Korean peninsula. Kim Jung-un has also talked about firing rockets at a bunch countries, and

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Everything You Need to Know about 3D Computer Monitors

Everything You Need to Know about 3D Computer Monitors

3D technology has been out for a few years. Although 3D TVs aren’t selling nearly as well as some people expected, they still have a niche following of fans – many of whom don’t even use them to watch 3D programming. But what about 3D computer monitors? What’s all that about? Today, we’re going to answer any questions you might have about 3D computer monitors and explain why 3D comput

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