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A Windows to Help You Forget

Walter S. Mossberg calls Windows 7 a boost to productivity and a pleasure to use — Microsoft’s best operating system yet. October 7, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

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GitHub Now Has a Windows Client

in News on May 21 at 9:30 am PT

GitHub, the collaboration and version-control site for open source and corporate developers, today is launching a Windows client.
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ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

in Product News on May 15 at 7:00 am PT

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
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At 28, Few Tech Titans Could Hold a Candle to Zuck

in Social on May 14 at 3:55 pm PT

Happy birthday, Mr. Zuckerberg. Where were your fellow tech luminaries when they turned 28?
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Dolby Says It Doesn’t See Windows 8 Shipping Until at Least October

in Mobile on May 3 at 1:31 pm PT

In announcing a deal to include its technology in Windows 8, the sound company says it doesn’t expect Windows 8 to ship before its fiscal year ends at the end of September.
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Are Macs More Secure?

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on May 1 at 9:25 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether Macs are as vulnerable to viruses as PCs.

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Musings on Malware (Comic)

in Voices on April 26 at 4:28 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Stealthy Shape Security Lands $6 Million From Kleiner Perkins and Eric Schmidt

in News on April 26 at 5:04 am PT

A security start-up aims to change the economics of launching hacking attacks.
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Intel CEO Shows Off the Lava Xolo Handset (Video)

in Mobile on April 25 at 12:18 pm PT

Finally, Intel has a smartphone it can brag about.
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Near-Final Version of Windows 8 Due in Early June

in News on April 23 at 8:43 pm PT

Microsoft will turn loose a “release preview” version of the operating system in the first week of June, Windows unit head Steven Sinofsky confirmed at a developer event.
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Microsoft Earnings Surprisingly Better Than Expected

in News on April 19 at 1:15 pm PT

Surprise. Microsoft beats expectations.
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Wearable Devices: How Geeky Glasses and Wristbands Will Move Mainstream

in Voices, April 17, 2012 at 4:45 pm PT

Microsoft Opts Against 31 Flavors for Windows 8, but Still Adds Unfamiliar Tastes

in News, April 17, 2012 at 3:30 am PT

Did PC Sales Just Bounce Off the Bottom? Not Quite.

in News, April 11, 2012 at 3:37 pm PT

Teardown Shows Nokia’s Lumia 900 Costs $209 to Build

in Mobile, April 11, 2012 at 5:30 am PT

How to Find Out if Your Mac Is in the Infected 1 Percent

in News, April 10, 2012 at 12:59 pm PT

HP Envy Spectre 14: A Premium Ultrabook, at a Premium Price

in Product Reviews, April 2, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

BlueStacks’ Android-on-Windows App Hits Beta

in Mobile, March 27, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

How Will PCs Sales Grow in 2012? Sloooooowly.

in News, March 8, 2012 at 8:00 am PT

CBS’s “60 Minutes” Casts Its Eye on Stuxnet Worm

in Media, March 3, 2012 at 7:23 pm PT

Skype for Windows Phone Hits Beta

Dell Goes on Ultrabook Diet With Slimmed-Down Laptop

in Personal Technology, February 22, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT

Still Waiting on Office for iPad? OnLive’s New Subscription Service Has Office, Flash and More.

For Backup, You’ve Got a Friend, Family or Cloud

in The Digital Solution, February 14, 2012 at 4:05 pm PT

Seven Questions for ARM CEO Warren East

in News, February 13, 2012 at 6:26 am PT

For iPad and Mobile Devices, a ‘Port’ out of the Norm

in Personal Technology, February 8, 2012 at 6:04 pm PT

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