Stories by: Shane O'Neill

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Will Windows 8 survive in the post-PC world? 04 April, 2012 04:11:00

Try as it will to break through in the mobile space, Microsoft is still struggling to gain any ground with Windows Phone almost a year-and-a-half after its launch.
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Windows XP to Windows 8: Don't go there 22 September, 2011 07:17:00

A majority of enterprises have migrated to Windows 7 or are planning to do so. But for Windows XP holdouts ready to side-step Windows 7 for the upcoming Windows 8 OS, you are risking a gap in support, stresses research firm Gartner in a new "first take" analysis of Windows 8 migration in the enterprise.
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How Windows 8 will challenge enterprise IT 04 June, 2011 02:58:00

Microsoft has presented the Windows 8 user interface and displayed various devices on which the next version of Windows will run.
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Will Skype be another Microsoft license gotcha? 24 May, 2011 06:39:00

After Microsoft acquired Skype earlier this month for $8.5 billion, most of the questions revolved around how Skype's IM, voice and video calling features will fit into Microsoft enterprise products such as Outlook and Lync.
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Microsoft's frenemies: The necessity of partnering up 14 May, 2011 01:50:00

How do you solve a problem like Apple and Google?
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Office 365 tips: Adding a registered domain name 23 April, 2011 03:30:00

If you are a professional or small business currently beta testing Microsoft's cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite, Office 365, you will want to add your registered domain name to the service.
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Windows 7 security: Five simple ways to stay safer 15 February, 2011 03:35:00

Is your Windows 7 PC as secure as it could be?
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Windows 7 wanted at work: Consumer IT strikes again 05 November, 2010 04:39:00

If you are happy with Windows 7 on your personal laptop, but grumble every time Windows XP boots up on your work computer, it may be time to tap your company's IT pro on the shoulder and ask for Windows 7. You might be surprised at the response you get.
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Windows 7: 10 Cool Keyboard Shortcuts 21 September, 2010 05:27:00

Keyboard shortcuts are wonderful time-savers but many of us are either too accustomed to the mouse or too lazy to get beyond Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
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Windows Mobile Growth Strong, Won't Match Android: IDC 10 September, 2010 02:34:00

Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS will regain some of the smartphone market share it has lost recently - but will still be in last place in 2014, according to research firm IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
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Microsoft's Q4 Earnings: Seven Facts Likely to Be Spun 22 July, 2010 06:52:00

Microsoft will announce its fiscal 2010 earnings Thursday afternoon, and the pressure is on Redmond to deliver big numbers now that PCs sales have jumped this year, Windows 7 is the "fastest selling OS ever" and Office 2010 is generally available.