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Antivirus ‘Dead’, Says Symantec: New Service Approach On Way.

Staff Writers May 7, 2014 No Comments

Brian Dye, Symantec’s senior vice president for information security, told the Wall Street Journal, that antivirus protection is “dead”. “We don’t think of antivirus as a money maker in any…

Microsoft To Give Away Windows For Free Head On Battle With Google

Staff Writers April 4, 2014 No Comments

Microsoft’s move, announced at its annual developers conference in San Francisco, Build, is an attempt to broaden the small user base of mobile versions of Windows, in the hope that…

Windows 8.1 Update: Back To The ‘Start’

Staff Writers April 3, 2014 No Comments

Unveiled at Built developer conference today, Windows 8.1 update for tablets and PC, offers a more familiar Windows type experience across touch, keyboard and mouse inputs, and ramps up the…

Microsoft To Release iPad Version Of Office

Staff Writers March 19, 2014 No Comments

Nadella, who replaced longtime CEO Steve Ballmer earlier this year, will address media and industry executives in San Francisco on that date, according to an invitation to reporters. It will…

Office for iPad Coming Next Week?

Staff Writers March 18, 2014 No Comments

Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella is said to make an announcement relating to the release of Office for iPad on March 27, a source told Reuters. The Office suite for iPad…

Apple Rev Up CarPlay

Staff Writers March 4, 2014 No Comments

Apple are rolling out CarPlay, flagged as a safer way to use your iPhone in the car. The in-car technology lets the driver use Apple Maps, listen to music, listen…

Slip Reveals That Sales Of Windows 8 Has Hit 200 Million

Staff Writers February 17, 2014 No Comments

Executive Vice President of Marketing Tami Reller revealed the number that was later confirmed by Microsoft. The news comes about eight months after the 100 million sales mark had been…

Windows XP STILL No 2 .. (But Where’s Win 8)?

Staff Writers February 6, 2014 No Comments

Although support is soon to be killed, Windows XP remains the second most popular operating system, globally, in terms of internet usage, according to StatCounter. Globally, Windows 7 was…

Windows XP STILL No 2 .. (But Where’s Win 8)?

Staff Writers February 6, 2014 No Comments

Although support is soon to be killed, Windows XP remains the second most popular operating system, globally, in terms of internet usage, according to StatCounter. Globally, Windows 7 was…

Windows Phone 8.1 Wont Leave ‘8’ In The Cold

Staff Writers January 14, 2014 No Comments

Redmond has confirmed its Windows Phone 8.1 upgrade will run on existing Windows 8.0 phones, brushing off fears by some developers that the upgrade, tipped to be pretty major, would not…