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Microsoft to Name New Software Windows 8.1, and It’s Free

Microsoft announced Tuesday the updated version of its Windows 8 operating system — which had been code-named Windows Blue — will be called Windows 8.1, and it will be available for free to encourage as many people as possible to take up the new software.

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Windows Blue Preview Coming From Microsoft in June

If Windows 8 just isn’t getting you excited, you won’t have long to wait before you can get an early look at the next iteration of the PC operating system. A preview version dubbed Windows Blue will be unveiled at the Microsoft BUILD conference in San Francisco next month. The news came from Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green, in an appearance at the Wired Business Conference in New York.

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China Criticizes Android’s Dominance

A Chinese government research institute hit out at Google Inc.’s Android smartphone operating system, arguing that China is too reliant on the platform and accusing the search giant of using its dominance to discriminate against local companies.

Ubuntu Wants to Find Its Way Onto Tablets, Too

Canonical, which already revealed its effort to power phones with Ubuntu Linux, shows off its designs for the tablet market.
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Windows 8: Not for Old-at-Heart PCs

If you’re thinking of upgrading your PC to the new Windows 8, be prepared for hassles and disappointment, especially if the computer is more than a year or two old, says Walt.
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Ubuntu to Join the Crowded Mobile OS Fray

Looks like more folks are going after the mobile OS bronze medal than ever before.
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Opening New Windows

“This is going to be the first time in a decade and half that [companies are] actually going to have to teach someone to use Windows.”

Stephen Kleynhans, a Gartner Inc. analyst, quoted by The Wall Street Journal

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Microsoft’s Windows 8 a Turnoff for Some Corporate Users

Microsoft Corp. has made big changes to its familiar Windows operating system to stay relevant amid booming sales of mobile devices such as Apple Inc.’s iPad. But some corporate customers worry Microsoft has made its workplace workhorse too unfamiliar.

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Ex-Nokia Team to Launch New Phone

A group of former Nokia Corp. employees has raised €200 million ($258 million) from a variety of telecommunications-industry players to introduce a new mobile operating platform based on discarded Nokia technology, and the group will unveil a new phone next month.

Microsoft Finalizes Code for Windows 8

Where Does Googorola Leave HP’s webOS?

Palm, Qualcomm Chiefs Weigh Wireless Future