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In Pictures: Ubuntu 14.10
The latest release of Ubuntu focuses on application updates, maintenance and stability enhancements.
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In Pictures: What you'll love and hate about Windows 10
Hated Windows 8? Good news: Many of the features in Windows 10 aren't nearly as annoying
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In Pictures: Windows 10 - A guided tour
Here are some of the most prominent changes to Windows 10 from its predecessor.
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In Pictures: Windows 10 - See the Technical Preview's new features
Windows 10's changes are as big as the Start menu and as nitty-gritty as the command prompt, with lots of interesting stuff in between. Let's dig in.
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In Pictures: Windows 10
Microsoft's first glimpse of next year's new Windows fixes obvious flaws and borrows from Apple's OSes
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In Pictures: 5 smartphones running alternative versions of Android
Here are five smartphones that have been, or will be, released this year running unofficial versions of Android.
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In Pictures: Beyond Firefox - 10 Mozilla projects fuelling the open Web
Mozilla has its hands in many projects aimed at advancing the Web. Here's our take on the 10 most promising
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In Pictures: Ubuntu 14.04: The good, the bad, the Unity
Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support/LTS (Trusty Tahr) proves that it doesn’t matter if you’re Oracle, Microsoft, or Canonical: Bringing a fleet of products into new release revision synch is tough.
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In Pictures: 9 nifty things we found in our first hour with Android L
Android L is full of tweaks and enhancements. Here are just a few!
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In Pictures: A visual history of OS desktop environments
A trip down memory lane, tracing major milestones in the evolution of the desktop environment.
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In Pictures: 25 years of Microsoft Office roadkill
Love it or hate it, Microsoft Office has torn up the competition, leaving all manner of software carrion in its wake
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In Pictures: 9 reasons users won’t ditch Windows XP
Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP on April 8: Meaning, no more software or security updates for the nearly 13-year-old OS, despite it still holding onto just under 30% of the desktop OS market (according to NetMarketShare). Microsoft wants XP users to upgrade to a newer Windows OS, preferably Windows 8.1. Yet many people are determined to hold on - you’ll have to pry Windows XP from their PC’s cold, dead hard drive. Here are nine reasons why.
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In Pictures: Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled Windows Phone 8.1, the first major update to its mobile OS since autumn 2012. There’s a Siri-like personal assistant, centralized notifications, an array of new customization options, and a redesigned keyboard for fast text entry.
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In Pictures: The ultimate Windows XP quiz
Microsoft Windows XP is so beloved that users won't let it go. But how well do you know XP?