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AT&T talking up LTE-enabled Windows 8 tablets at Developer Summit
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If you're looking for maximum exposure for your developer event, might as well host it during the same week at CES. For bonus points, have it in the same city. That's precisely what AT&T has done for its 2012 Developer Summit, and while the majority of the sessions won't tickle the fancy of everyday consumers, there's one slot in particular that's giving us pause. Titled "A Metro Style Hemi," an afternoon session at the event will showcase a Windows 8 tablet, reportedly powered by one of Qualcomm's many chips. There's no details on whether or not a physical unit will be on hand with an active LTE radio, but it's useful to know that Microsoft's already talking with the carrier about hosting s...
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Windows 8's new 'Refresh' and 'Reset' options get detailed
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And just like that, your next Windows-based PC becomes more like a phone. We'd heard during our early playtime with Windows 8 that the furniture would be arranged a little differently when it came to resetting and refreshing one's machine, and now we're being given a closer look at what exactly that means. Finalized builds of Win8 will offer a pair of related features; 'Reset your PC' will allow you to remove all personal data, apps, and settings from the PC, and reinstall Windows, while 'Refresh your PC' enables your to keep all personal data, Metro style apps, and important settings from the PC, and reinstall Windows. The goal here? To give end-users a single button to press when you just ...
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Report: Acer and Lenovo to Launch Windows 8 Slates in 2012
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CES Las Vegas is just around the corner, but, similar to years past, we already know some of the hot items that will be on show in Sin City. Last year, we saw numerous dual-core smartphones and more Android tablets than we care to remember. This year, we're expecting to see Ultrabooks, some quad-core phones and tablets and, hopefully, something Windows 8-related. Considering Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is giving the keynote address, we figure some Windows 8 action isn't completely out of the question, but will he talk about any of the rumored Windows 8 tablets?
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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango gets new Xbox Live games for 2012
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Microsoft has revealed new Xbox Live game titles for its Windows Phone 7.5 Mango platform. The complete list of games is posted on the Windows Phone 7.5 Games web page, most of which the company had revealed before. But since the New Year, Microsoft has added four new titles that should have mobile gamers excited. They include the Age of Zombies, Bullet Asylum, geoDefense Swarm, and Tamagotchi.
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HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel coming soon as LTE Windows Phones
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HTC and Samsung are preparing two LTE-equipped Windows Phone devices that are expected to launch in early 2012, says The Verge, citing sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans. The sources also reveal that the two devices will be running an updated Mango version of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system instead of the next-gen Tango platform.
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Microsoft Found Cause For Messaging Bug, Testing Fix
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Microsoft apparently found the root cause of the messaging bug and is currently testing a fix.
Two weeks ago, WinRumors revealed the bug, which would crash the device and kill the messaging app upon receiving a special text message, and contacted Microsoft with the details, including the specific text which otherwise has not been published.
Now Microsoft apparently contacted Khaled Salameh, who originally found the bug. He tweeted that Microsoft’s security team “confirmed the WP7 SMS Bug and found the root cause, a fix is currently under testing”.
However, it should be noted that this bug seems to be common across a wide range of Microsoft products using its Silverlight/WPF framework, which ...
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Distimo report finds the WP7 Marketplace has passed Blackberry App World
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In their look back over the past year, Distimo has confirmed in their monthly report that Marketplace is now the 3rd largest app platform, after iOS and the Android Marketplace, and the 4th largest app store, after the iPhone app store, iPad app store and Android Marketplace.
Blackberry App world takes up the 5th position followed by the Nokia Ovi store.
Of note is that Marketplace showed the biggest growth of over 400% year on year, and that the Marketplace for Windows Mobile never passed 2500 available apps.
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Nokia's CES 2012 press invite confirms Windows Phone device launch
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Next month thousands of people will convene in Las Vegas, Nevada to attend the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. If you’ve never been to CES, it’s worth checking out. If you’re a member of the press however, CES is about as terrifying as being diagnosed with testicular cancer. It’s three days of pushing, shoving, running to meetings, networking, drinking, and eating stuff that’s called food, but really it’s just a cocktail of cheap highly processed chemicals. After my fourth or fifth CES I made a promise to myself to never, ever, go there again. It’s honestly that bad. Anyway, why is CES so freaking important in the first place? It’s where nearly every company on the face of the planet announc...
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Android is immune to viruses, Windows Phone is not, says Orange customer support
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Okay, Windows Phone handsets may not be perfect when it comes to malware and exploits, but they are definitely safer than their Android counterparts, don't you think? Well, we now know of at least one person in the world who would disagree with that statement, and the disturbing part is that their job expects them to be much more knowledgeable on the matter.
What you see below is an excerpt from a conversation between an Orange service representative and a subscriber. In a nutshell, the unsuspecting user is being misled into believing that Windows Phone devices are prone to getting viruses, while Android smartphones are more or less immune to such problems.
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Windows Defender beta gains 'offline' functionality, can run sans-OS
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PC users have been using Windows Defender to free themselves from the bane of viruses, malware and spyware for quite a while, but until now, you've needed Microsoft's OS running for it to do its work. That changes with a new beta, which creates bootable CDs or USB sticks that can run the utility. Those interested can begin by downloading the Windows Defender Offline Tool, which'll prompt you for either of those mediums and then install around 300MB of virus hating bits. And remember, because you're statically downloading an almanac of today's viruses, doesn't mean you'll be ready for those tomorrow, so those taking the plunge better remember to stay up to date.
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Windows 8 coming your way February 2012
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Windows 8 is set to arrive in public beta form in February next year, allowing early access to the new OS from the start of next year.
A post by The Next Web points to the February release date, citing sources close to Microsoft. It clears up a lot of the speculation over exactly when Windows 8 is set to arrive in beta form. Many expect a 2012 release for the final build of the OS, with the February beta adding further weight to this rumour. No exact date has yet been given for the shipping of Windows 8.
The new operating system sees a major departure from Microsoft's traditional UI, incorporating a home page which draws heavily from Windows Phone 7. The Metro UI of the OS uses similar live...
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Dell Venue Pro on AT&T finally getting the Mango update
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Every time we think we have seen the last of the Mango update, another forgotten handset on a slow carrier pops up which still needs to be updated.
In this case Microsoft has announced that the Dell Venue Pro on AT&T is finally getting Windows Phone 7.5.
Of course at this point we have already started moving on to 7740, leaving the handset once again once step behind.
Have any of our DVP owning readers on AT&T received the update prompt yet? Let us know below.
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Windows 8 ARM Based Laptops To Arrive In June 2013
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Windows 8 is expected to hit beta early next year followed by Windows on ARM tablets release in late 2012. Now there are reports from Digitimes that Windows 8 ARM based laptops will arrive only in mid-2013. Since players such as Nvidia and Qualcomm have been enhancing their ARM-based processors’ power consumption and performance, if
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Windows 8 security loophole demoed by researcher
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 isn’t due out in full until fall of next year, but security researcher Peter Kleissner has already found a way to exploit the platform. Kleissner created a Windows 8 bootkit that can bypass the User Account Control using just 14KB of exploit code. It’s said to be the first proof-of-concept to find a vulnerability in Windows 8 and he’s posted a demo video of the process.
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Security Researcher Exposes Windows 8 Bootkit
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Windows 8 Bootkit Demo from Peter Kleissner on Vimeo. Austrian security researcher Peter Kleissner has exposed a bootkit running on Windows 8. The bootkit named Stoned Lite bootkit passes through both User Access Control and Windows bootloader security to perform its action. Hope Microsoft fixes this hole soon. Source: ZDNet
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