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Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1 would be a free upgrade for Windows 8 users. We also learned that a public preview...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

Well, it's official. Windows Blue will be a free upgrade for folks...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems

About three months ago, Firefox's Modern UI interface made its first appearance in the nightly build channel. We haven't heard much Modern UI talk...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Microsoft is getting awfully chatty about Windows Blue this week. Yesterday, company CFO and marketing chief Tami Reller teased the upcoming OS update. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

For years, cable TV subscribers have asked for a-la-carte service that would allow channels to be purchased individually. Cable providers have resisted, but it...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Internet

Valve's collection of Linux-friendly games has grown. On Friday, the developer announced a Left 4 Dead 2 beta for the alternative OS. ...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Operating systems

Last year, Epic released a Flash version of its Epic Citadel tech demo. Now, thanks to WebGL, there's a new flavor of Epic Citadel...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet Software

Despite their bargain-basement prices, Chromebooks just don't seem to be that popular. Web tracking firm NetMarketShare says the Chrome OS-powered machines make up...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems

Last week, Intel CEO Paul Otellini revealed that touch-friendly notebooks based on the firm's upcoming Bay Trail Atom refresh would cost as little as...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Personal tech

Well, this is a little disappointing. Remember that rumor about Windows 8.1 bringing back the Start button? According to The Verge, which quotes "sources...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

There are plenty of reasons to hate on Windows 8, but the biggest one is no doubt the new Start screen. A lot of us...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

I don't know how many of you have observed this, but I think there's a growing trend over the past, say, 20 years or so...

Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous

If the recent SimCity launch taught us anything, it's that gamers aren't all that keen on titles that require a persistent online connection. Making...

Type: News story Tags: Game consoles Internet

While Apple and Google have severed many of their connections lately, the two companies have maintained an active collaboration on one project: WebKit, the open-source...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Attention Firefox users: version 20 of the browser is out. The Mozilla Blog has the goods on what's new in the latest release,...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

We already know a fair bit about Windows Blue. Last month's leaked build gave us a good glimpse of the operating system, and word...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

Remember that browser-based Unreal Engine 3 demo we showed you on Thursday? Well, Epic is also porting Unreal Engine 4 to the web—and it's...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet Software

We're doing our Friday Night Topic early this week, since tomorrow is a TR holiday. Also, because Scott is on a plane flying back from...

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