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Google Chrome Boss Sundar Pichai Replaces Andy Rubin as Head of Android

Posted 03/13/2013 at 11:28am | by Paul Lilly

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What will become of Android following a surprise management change?

Andy Rubin, one of the founding fathers of Android, approached Google about the open source mobile operating system back in 2004. Now he's stepping aside as head of the OS he helped to create, handing the reins over to Sundar Pichai, senior vice president for Chrome and Apps, Google CEO Larry Page announced in a blog post today. Rubin is off to start a new chapter at Google, while Pichai will likely focus on making Android easier to use.

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Microsoft to Offer Price Cuts for Windows 8 PCs

Posted 03/08/2013 at 10:11am | by Paul Lilly

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Price cuts for touchscreen laptops running Windows 8 will reportedly be as high as 20 percent.

If you were planning to rush out and purchase a Windows 8 PC this weekend, you may want to hold off for a bit, or least hang onto your receipt in case the model you're interested in receives a discount after the fact. Price cuts for Windows 8 PCs are en route, though depending on which report you read, Microsoft has already started doling out the savings. Let's have a look.

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Android 4.x Finally Leapfrogs Gingerbread

Posted 03/07/2013 at 12:53pm | by Paul Lilly

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By itself, Android 2.3.x (Gingerbread) is still the most popular version of Google's open source OS.

Google first announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean around 8 months ago, and after all this time, the latest version (Android 4.1 and 4.2) has slow rolled itself onto 16.5 percent of all Android devices. Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) is still the most prevalent version of Android, accounting for 44.1 percent of all Android gadgets, which is based on those that have accessed Google Play within the past 14 days, Google reports.

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Linux Users Come Out of the Woodwork in Latest Steam Hardware Survey

Posted 03/04/2013 at 8:47am | by Paul Lilly

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The number of Linux users on Steam more than doubled last month.

Fearing Microsoft will build a walled garden around Windows 8, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell began focusing Steam development on Linux, and that effort is starting to show up in the real world. To wit, the latest Steam Hardare Survey reveals that Linux usage on Steam has more than doubled in February, jumping from 0.8 percent a month prior to 2.02 percent currently.

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Internet Explorer 10 Now Available for Windows 7

Posted 02/26/2013 at 8:47am | by Paul Lilly

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Internet Explorer 10 delivers a 20 percent increase in real-world site performance versus IE9, Microsoft says.

Microsoft may have taken its sweet time porting Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) over to Windows 7, but it's finally finished and ready for mass consumption. IE10 is available to download worldwide in 95 languages, with Microsoft planning to auto-update Windows 7 customers to its latest browser in the coming weeks, starting today with customers running the IE10 Release Preview.

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Dell Upgrades XPS Developer Edition Ubuntu Laptop with 1080p Display

Posted 02/21/2013 at 12:47pm | by Paul Lilly

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A Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop with a Full HD 1080p display starts at $1,550.

Dell this week announced that its XPS Developer Edition laptop is now equipped with a Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) resolution display, upgraded from 1366x768. The upgraded panel is shipping to customers in the United States and now runs $1,550. Starting next week, Dell will begin offering the upgrade model to select countries in Europe, like the U.K., France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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Steve Ballmer is "Super-Glad" Microsoft Built Surface, Thinks Windows 8 Adoption is "Perfect"

Posted 02/21/2013 at 11:14am | by Paul Lilly

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Steve Ballmer sat for a spell with MIT Technology Review to discuss the Windows 8 ecosystem.

It's no easy task to gauge the impact Windows 8 is having on the industry, in part because the industry is changing. The traditional desktop is taking a backseat in popularity to mobile form factors, like notebooks, tablets, and hybrids. Windows 8, as you know, is an attempt to bring all these devices together, along with smartphones, under a unified user interface. Is Microsoft happy with its strategy up to this point?

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Steam for Linux Client Now Available to Download

Posted 02/14/2013 at 12:45pm | by Paul Lilly

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To celebrate the release of Steam for Linux, over 50 titles are now 50-75 percent off.

After lots of talk and months of beta testing, a Steam client for Linux is now available, Valve announced today. Could this be the beginning of a new era in gaming? It's far too early to know for sure, though Valve's Gabe Newell has let it be known in no uncertain terms that he's not happy with the direction Microsoft has taken its Windows platform, which ultimately led to Valve fast-tracking its Steam client for Linux.

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Why It's Too Early to Judge Windows 8 Sales

Posted 02/05/2013 at 12:12pm | by Paul Lilly

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Microsoft exec says Windows 8 sales are "just getting started."

You've heard time and again that Windows 8 is a reimagining of the Windows ecosystem, and there's truth in that statement. At its core, Windows 8 is a faster version of Windows 7 with better security, but on the surface (pun intended), it's an entirely difference experience predicated on touchscreen computing and, to an extent, content consumption. Windows 8 has motivated PC makers to think outside the box and come out with new form factors, and it's for that very reason Microsoft would argue that it's too early to judge sales figures.

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Windows 8 Market Share Rises to 2.2 Percent, Windows 7 Down Slightly

Posted 02/01/2013 at 11:44am | by Paul Lilly

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As Windows 8 rises, Windows 7 loses market share for the first time since its launch.

After a little more than three months, Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is installed on 2.26 percent of all desktops, according to market share data provided by Net Applications. Windows 8, which was released to the general public on October 26, 2012, has seen a slow but steady rise, grabbing a 1.09 percent share of the desktop market by the end of November and 1.72 percent at the end of December.

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