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Popcorn Time for desktop gets major update to 5.0 including touch screen support

The team behind Popcorn Time have unveiled beta 5.0 for desktop users, the next step in their Popcorn Time Revolution. 06 Nov 2014 - 1 comment

Homegrown Chinese desktop, set-top, mobile OS coming in October?

Homegrown Chinese desktop, set-top, mobile OS coming in October? 27 Aug 2014 - 2 comments

HP unveils $199 Windows laptop, targeting Chromebooks

Microsoft and HP have teamed up to take on Chromebooks, launching the HP Stream 14 at just $199, even undercutting most of the Google-backed cloud-based systems. 19 Aug 2014 - 2 comments

Asus shows off new 5-in-1 hybrid Transformer Book V

Asus has used Computex to unveil their new crazy Transformer Book V (Roman numeral for five), a Windows laptop that is also a tablet and has a detachable Android phone. 03 Jun 2014

Android, iOS still dominate tablet market, Windows reaches 6 percent share

Overall, global shipments reached 57.6 million for the Q1, with Android and iOS dominating as expected. 04 May 2014

Plex is coming to the Xbox One via a third-party developer

Thanks to the Xbox One's independent developer program, it appears that a Plex client is on the way for the console. 06 Apr 2014

Facebook Messenger on Windows shutting down next week

Facebook has confirmed that its Facebook Messenger for Windows service will be shutting down effective March 3rd. 01 Mar 2014 - 3 comments

Google, VMware team up to bring Windows to Chromebooks

Google has partnered with software maker VMWare in an effort to bring Windows to Chromebooks. 13 Feb 2014 - 2 comments

Report: Next Windows update to bring back Start menu

According to Paul Thurrott, Microsoft is planning to bring the entire Start Menu back with the next edition of Windows. 10 Dec 2013 - 48 comments

Microsoft turns 30 years old

Microsoft's Windows operating system turned 30 on November 10th, after first being unveiled in 1983 by founder Bill Gates. 11 Nov 2013 - 6 comments

Sony PS4 controller will work with Windows PCs from launch

Sony has confirmed that the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 controller will work with Windows PCs and Windows games right out of the box. 08 Oct 2013 - 3 comments

International Space Station makes move away from Windows to Linux

Needed stable OS 10 May 2013 - 5 comments

Windows 8 continues slow growth in global operating system market share

Windows 7 and Windows XP remain champs 05 Mar 2013 - 10 comments

John Carmack: Porting games to Linux not worth it

Improved emulation would be a better alternative 10 Feb 2013 - 5 comments

Nokia moves a step closer to Windows tablets

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop would not officially confirm it, but the exec made more statements suggesting that the phone maker will be building a ...... 05 Feb 2013

Android 4.0 ported to Windows PCs, tablets

"WindowsAndroid" has ported Android 4.0 to Windows PCs and tablets, giving fans a chance to use the mobile operating system on their devices. ...... 27 Jan 2013 - 5 comments

Microsoft signs $617 million contract with Department of Defense for products

Microsoft has signed its largest ever contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. At $617 million, the contract will give the Air Force, ...... 06 Jan 2013 - 12 comments

Windows XP falls below 40 percent market share

According to NetApplications, Windows XP has fallen below 40 percent market for the first time since it passed the mark a decade ago. Windows ...... 06 Dec 2012 - 17 comments

Windows 'Blue' is the future, with yearly updates

If Zdnet is to be believed, Microsoft may be moving away from their current 3-year Windows release cycle, moving instead to yearly updates. ...... 29 Nov 2012 - 27 comments

Report: Windows 8 PC sales well below projections

According to Paul Thurrott, sales of Windows 8 PCs are well below the company's internal projections. Perhaps more notably, the well-known ...... 18 Nov 2012 - 23 comments

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