Details of what could be the first smaller Windows 8 tablet leaked Friday when Amazon briefly published a listing for an 8.1-inch Acer Iconia tablet. The tablet`s listing had been pulled from the Amazon.com website by Saturday morning.
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Amazon leaks evidence of first smaller cheaper Windows 8 tablet
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Microsoft admits zeroday bug in IE8 pledges patch
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Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the company`s most popular browser. According to multiple security firms, the vulnerability has been used in active exploits, including "watering hole"-style attacks against the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Energy, targeting workers at the latter agency involved in
Retailers did Windows 8 no favors
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Retailers share part of the blame for poor Windows 8 sales and the ensuing decline of PC shipments, analysts contended today. Microsoft`s radical overhaul of Windows has been cited by some to explain plummeting PC shipments, but the very organizations whose best interest is served in selling those systems were at least partly at fault.
BMC set to go private in 69 billion deal
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BMC has agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium headed by Bain Capital and Golden Capital, in a deal worth about $6.9 billion. The deal, which had been rumored for some time, is expected to close later this year, BMC said Monday. However, BMC has the right to solicit better offers from third parties for the next 30 days and the acquisition is subject to shareholder approval.
Mozilla Otoy team on JavaScript video codec
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The Mozilla Foundation and graphic rendering technology company Otoy have built a video codec, written with JavaScript and WebGL, that would eliminate the need for using plug-ins to view video in a browser. The ORBX.js codec can also be used to render remote applications in a browser, and comes with a watermarking technology that would eliminate the need to add DRM (digital rights management) to c
Intels new Atom chips peak on performance power consumption
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Intel`s upcoming Atom chips with new CPU architecture will be up to three times faster and five times more power efficient than their predecessors and break the "myth" that ARM processors are more power efficient, Intel said. Intel expects the new architecture, code-named Silvermont, to be in smartphones, tablets, PCs, and servers starting this year. Atom chips code-named Bay Trail will appear in
Is Microsoft peeking into your Skype messages
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If you have any expectations about the privacy of your Skype communications, you may want to reassess them. Microsoft appears to be peeking into Skype messages for security reasons, according to Ars Technica.The owner of Skype regularly scans the contents of messages sent on the service for signs of fraud, but what`s done with the information from those scans -- whether it`s stored indefinitely
AMD thinks beyond PCs with new custom chip business unit
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Armed with a contract to build chips for Sony`s PlayStation 4 gaming console, Advanced Micro Devices has now officially established a custom-chip business unit in an effort to break away from its heavy reliance on the slumping PC market.
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