Stories by: Gregg Keizer

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Office for Windows on ARM: Free or not? 14 February, 2012 23:05:52

Microsoft's announcement last week that it will "include" four Office apps with Windows on ARM has analysts parsing the news like intelligence agencies that once tried to figure out what went on inside the Kremlin by poring over photos of who stood where on the Red Square reviewing stand.
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Mozilla commits to Metro version of Firefox on Windows 8 14 February, 2012 06:49:24

Mozilla said yesterday that it will build a "proof-of-concept" version of Firefox for Windows 8's Metro touch-first interface next quarter, then follow that with more functional editions later in the year.
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Audits begin at Apple's Chinese supplier plants 14 February, 2012 04:42:00

Apple today said that auditors from a labor rights group have begun inspections at Chinese factories that manufacture its iPad and iPhone.
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Mozilla patches critical Firefox bug 13 February, 2012 22:59:24

For the third consecutive release of Firefox, Mozilla has pushed users a patch shortly after launching a new version of the browser.
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Office 15 Public Beta Due This Summer 13 February, 2012 22:15:37

Microsoft has kicked off a "technical preview" of the next version of its Office suite and promised that a public beta will ship this summer.
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Iran blocks access to some outside websites, services 11 February, 2012 09:19:24

The Iranian government has severed some citizens' connections to secure websites and services, including Twitter and Google's Gmail, according to reports by Iranians and network experts.
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FAQ: Windows on ARM explained 11 February, 2012 06:04:24

In an 8,600-word epistle yesterday, Microsoft's top Windows executive pulled aside the curtain on the first version of the company's iconic OS that targets tablets.
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Microsoft to issue more critical patches next week for Win7 than XP 10 February, 2012 09:40:23

Microsoft today said it would deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, .Net and Silverlight.
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March debut of 'iPad 3' a sure bet, says analyst 10 February, 2012 08:13:00

Apple will introduce a new iPad the first full week of March, and will start selling it the following week, according to reports and industry analyst expectations.
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FBI reveals 1991 probe of Steve Jobs 10 February, 2012 05:12:00

The FBI 'has made public a background investigation of Steve Jobs in 1991, when he was being considered by the George H. W. Bush administration for a spot on the President's Export Council.
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Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page pre-loads 09 February, 2012 08:22:00

Google today patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17.