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Cloud under the sea: Microsoft previews the future of data centres
Microsoft on Wednesday has installed a massive data centre prototype on the seafloor near Scotland’s Orkney Islands.0 8288
Dell on the defensive
Questions are being raised about the terms of Dell’s $24.4 billion buyout deal, as the number of shareholders voicing opposition …
Intel scales back Itanium plans
Intel has scaled back plans for the next version of Itanium, raising questions about the future of the 64-bit server …
Adobe patches Flash and Shockwave
Adobe on Tuesday released security patches for both Flash Player and Shockwave Player, addressing a total of 19 vulnerabilities affecting …
Are 8 Windows more shatterproof than 7?
So far, the evidence suggests Windows 8 has hardly been the gleaming success that Microsoft no doubt hoped it would …
Bill Gates answers Reddit users
Microsoft founder and Chairman Bill Gates recently took part in a question-and-answer session on popular message board site Reddit. Gates’ Ask Me Anything …
Linux now available on Windows 8 machines
The Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware …
Surface Pro sells out
Just hours after Microsoft’s Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet went on sale on Saturday in the United States, the 128GB version …
Customers to keep a close eye on Dell
Dell customers have shown mixed reactions to the firm’s decision to go private, and are watching developments closely as they …
Windows Store app releases all but halt
A picture is worth a thousand words; the grey line in a graph from MetroStore Scanner, a site that keeps unofficial …