Software that allows Windows apps to run on Android devices was demoed at the Fosdem 2013 open source conference this weekend. A version of the Wine compatibility layer that allows Windows software to run on Unix-like operating systems — such as Linux, Mac OSX and BSD — was shown running on (224)
Microsoft is switching off its Windows Live Messenger service on 15 March. On that date Messenger log-ins will no longer work and users must turn to Skype, said Microsoft in an email sent to all Messenger users. The email also encouraged users to update to Skype and familiarize themselves with the service before the switch-off. The service switch is a [...]
There has been a lot of fuss in late 2012 about the Windows Phone and in customary Microsoft style, but and the Android Phones have been around for what seems like forever with an ever increasing number of devices and applications. So how do they match up in real terms? Well let’s start with the [...]
While we didn’t expect Samsung to unveil its 2013 flagship device at CES, we certainly waited for Sony to announce its own high-end super Android phone at this year Las Vegas trade show. And Sony delivered, presenting to the world a very interesting new device, the Xperia Z that was featured in so many rumors in [...]
Microsoft’s original Surface — a computer in coffee table format — attracted a lot of interest but not many sales. That could change thanks to new Windows 8 touch-screen all-in-one PCs that can be used in either a vertical or horizontal format. Screens are smaller than the 40-inch Surface, which has been renamed Pixelsense. However, while [...]
In a move sure to annoy businesses and other groups that bundle browser extensions as part of their main toolset, Google is tightening extension security in Chrome for Windows. The company announced on Friday two new features in Chrome 25 that will make it harder for third-parties to force-install extensions. Chrome Product Manager Peter Ludwig wrote that Google [...]
Dot Com Infoway (DCI), a premier IT company in India, has created an infographic illustrating the best features of the hot off the press OS, Windows 8. Titled “Windows 8: Top 11 Features”, the information graphic is the 5th in a series of infographics released by the firm that identify and tap into the latest [...]
This article outlines the system requirements for all versions of Office 2013, whether on premises, Microsoft cloud hosted, or a hybrid of the two.You may have to upgrade your hardware or operating system, or both, before you can use Office 2013. This article will help you determine whether you do have to (525)
The success of security Five Steps to Securing Critical Infrastructure efforts is not easily quantified. Engineering teams define success as meeting hard numbers. For example, a standard SCADA reliability metric is less than six minutes of system down time per year. Security teams’ achievements, rather, are more subjective. How do you prove to an engineer just [...]
Rumors that Microsoft was already working on the next version of Windows , Windows 9 read now converge to a single rumor: the company is developing a feature pack or service pack of Windows 8 , provisionally called the Blue Windows . This package would change the version of Windows 8 to (386)