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Browser clash – European Commission fines Microsoft €561m News
06.03.2013 The European Commission has imposed a €561m fine on Microsoft for failing to make it easier for Windows users to choose their preferred browser.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Internet, Financial, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Windows 8 not selling as fast as Windows 7 at launch, StatCounter claims News
30.11.2012 Windows 8 is slower out of the traps than its predecessor Windows 7 one month after launch, according to internet usage data compiled by StatCounter. By 26 November, Windows 8...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Internet, Digital Media, Analysis -
Windows XP still used by almost 30pc of global OS users – StatCounter News
25.10.2012 Though more than a decade old, Windows XP still holds strong, with nearly 30pc of the global operating system market share, according to figures from StatCounter. While Windows...Categories: Research, Operating Systems -
EU to charge Microsoft over web browser ruling breach News
27.09.2012 The European Commission is planning to charge Microsoft for failing to offer some Windows 7 users a choice of web browser following a 2009 ruling. -
Windows To Go device brings Windows 8 to older PCs News
10.07.2012 At its Digital Worldwide Partner Conference yesterday, Microsoft introduced a USB drive that enables users to operate Windows 8 on PCs using older versions of Windows. -
Details of Windows 8 launch revealed: RTM in August, general availability in October News
09.07.2012 Windows’ chief marketing officer and chief financial officer Tami Reller announced to partners at Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Canada, that...Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Computers -
Microsoft reveals US$40 upgrade path for Windows 8 Pro News
03.07.2012 Ahead of the launch of its next operating system Windows 8, Microsoft has launched a new global offer for users of machines running XP, Windows Vista or Windows to upgrade to... -
Microsoft’s big reveal – two new own-branded Windows 8 tablet computers News
19.06.2012 You get the sense that Microsoft has been storing up a lot of emotion over the last three years. Well, it has done something unprecedented, it has manufactured two new... -
iPad users to double this year – Apple has 75pc of tablet market News
11.06.2012 The number of iPad users in the US will rise by more than 90pc this year as loyal users replace older models and new consumers by the device, according to eMarketer.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Microsoft talks up multi-monitor Windows 8 experience News
22.05.2012 In the run up to the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8, the software giant has begun espousing the potential of the operating system as a multi-monitor operating system....Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Hardware, Digital Media, Apps -
German court rules Microsoft infringed Motorola’s patents News
02.05.2012 A German court has ruled that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility’s patents. While the court ordered Microsoft to remove products such as Xbox 360 consoles and the Windows 7... -
28pc of businesses in Ireland move to desktop virtualisation News
01.05.2012 Consumerisation of IT in the Irish workplace is being made possible through the move to desktop virtualisation. According to a new Citrix survey, 28pc of Irish businesses are... -
Microsoft sees revenue rise by 6pc to US$17.41bn News
20.04.2012 Microsoft saw its revenue increase by 6pc since last year in the quarter ending 31 March, reaching US$17.41bn. Its operating income was up 12pc from the same period last year.Categories: Software, Servers, Hardware, Financial Results, Financial, Digital Business, Consumer TechTags: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows, Earnings, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Office, Windows Live, Xbox, Revenue, Microsoft -
Microsoft warns businesses that support for XP will end in 2014 News
10.04.2012 Microsoft has warned businesses that in the next two years it will be ending support for the popular Windows XP and Office 2003 families.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Operating Systems, IT Management, Global CIO, CIO -
Microsoft launches 7 App gaming competition News
21.12.2011 Ireland has produced some hot app success stories of late, with children as young as seven creating apps and getting noticed on the global digital stage. Microsoft is getting in...Tags: STEM, Paul Rellis, Economy, Angry Birds, Call of Duty, Mac App Store, Windows 7, Technology Careers, Software, Coder Dojo , Ireland, Gaming, James Whelton, Bill Liao, Apple, App, App Store, -
Kinect for Windows will transform PC world – Microsoft News
10.01.2012 With 18m Kinect devices sold in the past year, Microsoft says it is ready to bring Kinect to the next level – personal computers – and is readying the gesture-based technology... -
ESET predicts cyber threats for 2012 News
05.01.2012 Mobile malware, Windows 7 threats, targeted attacks and social engineering improvements make up antivirus company ESET's cyber threat predictions for 2012. -
Windows 7 on the verge of overtaking XP News
03.01.2012 Microsoft’s Windows 7 is about to overtake Windows XP in terms of global operating system market share if its current trajectory is anything to go by. -
HP unveils Slate 2 – a Windows 7 tablet for businesses News
03.11.2011 HP will release the Slate 2, a Windows 7-based tablet PC aimed at the business, education, healthcare and government sectors. -
Windows 7 overtakes XP globally for first time in October News
01.11.2011 Microsoft’s operating system Windows 7 overtook its 10-year-old sibling XP globally for the first time in October, according to website analytics company StatCounter.