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Gartner: The WinRT Era Begins

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Gartner: The WinRT Era Begins

Windows 8 marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new one, Gartner says-- closing the WinNT era and kicking off one where the new WinRT (Windows Runtime) dominates.

In other words, the king is dead... long live the king?

Not that Win32 will go away too soon, mind. A combination of the WinRT programming model, a new UI and legacy WinNT support should allow users to continue running Win32 programs alongside WinRT apps for at least the next 10 years.

Gartner says "Windows 8 is the start of Microsoft's effort to respond to market demands and competitors, as it provides a common interface and programming API set from phones to servers. It is also the beginning of the end of Win32 applications on the desktop." While Microsoft will continue supporting Win32, it also encourages developers to start writing WinRT applications.

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Security Fails Antivirus Pioneer

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Security Fails Antivirus Pioneer

Physical security fails antivirus pioneer John McAfee-- the "Gang Suppression Unit" (GSU) in Belize reportedly raided his home, arresting the McAfee founder and shooting his dog in the process.

The raid took place on May 1, with the armed police unit allegedly smashing down the door to McAfee's house before ransacking his property.

McAfee says the GSU then took his passport and handcuffed him and 12 of his employees, arresting him for owning an illegal firearm, a charge McAfee describes as "bogus." Continue reading...

Neil Young Develops Hi-Res MP3 Alternative

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Neil Young Develops Hi-Res MP3 Alternative

Old rockers never go away quietly. Neil Young applied for six trademarks in USA: Ivanhoe, 21st Century Record Player, Earth Storage, Storage Shed, Thanks for Listening and SQS (Studio Quality Sound).

The filing came with a description of the trademarks: "Online and retail store services featuring music and artistic performances; high resolution music downloadable from the internet; high resolutions discs featuring music and video; audio and video recording storage and playback."

Neil Young wants a hi-res alternative to MP3 music.

You see, Neil Young hates compressed song files available at MP3 stores like iTunes and Amazon. According to Young, a typical download contains only 5% of the data that an original analog recording master offers, and the average studio-quality audio file requires roughly 30 minutes to download because of its uncompressed size. Continue reading...

Android Tablet Security via Kaspersky

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Android Tablet Security via Kaspersky

Kaspersky launches an Android tablet protection security-- Kaspersky Tablet Security, providing protection against malicious and fraudulent software and a solution in case of lost or stolen devices.

The anti-virus engine works with cloud-based protection technology, which Kaspersky claims blocks all (including new and previously unknown) malicious programs. A Web Protection feature also blocks fraudulent websites from accessing personal data on your customers' devices.

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October Debut for Windows 8?

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October Debut for Windows 8?

Microsoft might not have an official Windows 8 release date yet, but Bloomberg believes the operating system will be finished this summer before going on sale "around October."

According to Bloomberg sources the initial Windows 8 rollout will include machines running on both Intel and ARM processors-- "fewer than 5" ARM devices (including 3 tablets) and 40 flavours of Intel-powered machine.

Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg says "“if they [Microsoft] miss the September-October time frame, they’re Continue reading...

OnLive Brings Windows Desktops to iPads

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OnLive Brings Windows Desktops to iPads

Cloud-based gaming specialist OnLive steps towards the remote desktop market with OnLive Desktop-- a free iPad app providing "instant access" to the Microsoft Office Suite.

The company claims “OnLive Desktop is the first app to deliver a no-compromise, media-rich Windows desktop experience to iPad, opening up powerful new possibilities for consumers and businesses." Users should be able to view and edit cloud-hosted documents, complete with multi-touch gesture support and high-quality HD video pl Continue reading...

Google Opens Chrome Store Borders

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Google Opens Chrome Store Borders

Google opens the Chrome Web Store to countries beyond the USA, with users from 24 countries now able to buy or sell apps through the Chrome browser.

The list of participant countries includes Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The recently launched in-app payments remain US-only, for now.

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Norman Updates Security Suite

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Norman Updates Security Suite

Norman launches Security Suite 9, the latest version of its consumer PC cyber security software.

The company says the program is future ready for Windows 8, and offers protection for customers surfing, shopping and banking online.

Improvements in version 9 include simplified user interface and license management, better performance (through lower memory and CPU usage) and faster scanning malware cleaner.

The Norman Security Suite also carries antivirus, antispyware, rootkit detection, antiphishing, Continue reading...

Hard Disk Manager Gets Upgrade

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Hard Disk Manager Gets Upgrade

Paragon releases Hard Disk Manager 11 Professional, a data management software uniting all HDD lifecycle maintenance and management tools for office and home PC users.

It performs system migrations, drive partitioning, disk imaging, file system optimisation, data sanitisation and boot management, while also being open to Boot Camp users.

Its data safety and disaster recovery tools handle both physical and virtual Windows environments, and it includes Paragon Connect VD, which works with virtual Continue reading...

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