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Pland for microsoft next operating system "Microsoft Windows 8" have been leaked online via an italian website www.windowsette.com Presentation documents show that windows 8 will work on slate type devices as well as on laptops and PCs and will provide support for touch screen and face recognition. The plans also showed a faster boot up [...]

It has been reported that the microsoft kin smart phones which are currently selling in the US are not due to arrive for sale in the UK as originally planned.  Instead the phones will be phased out.  Microsoft intend to focus there efforts on a new release of  there "Windows Phone 7 Mobile Operating System"

In june 2010 Microsofts internet explorers market share grew by 0.57 percent since june 2009.  Statistics were supplied by web-metrics firm net applications.  Furthur reports show that internet explorer is being used by 60.32% of all users.  Net applications believe the stats have improved for microsoft because of there current advertising campains of there latest [...]

New online data privacy rules have been outlined in a code of practice being issued to online companys.  The new privacy rules are being enforced by the information commissioners office (ICO).  the code of practice recommends several key principles for handeling personal data such as that it must be adequate and relevant,  should not be [...]

  Are you having a hard time trying to arrange and get a loan approved??  With the state of the economy at the moment means that rates for loans are sky high, so what can we do about it??  Well try checking out http://uk.zopa.com this with this website you can either apply for a loan [...]

It has been reported that people have received an e-mail which appears to have come from twitter to advise users that users they have three delayed messages in to there account, there is a link in the e-mail where the users can visit in order to receive these messages.  But beware as this is a [...]

  Deceased Online lets you search the recorded burial and cremation information online.  You can search via Country, Region, Country, Burial Authority or Crematorium, and best of all for free ;)  You can also search for extra data such as digital scans, photos of memorials, maps of where the person was burried, but there is [...]

  Finally Darth Vader Makes Debut On TomTom, If you are lucky enough to own a tomtom you can now take directions from darthvader himself.  Darth vaders voice is now available for £7.95 @ www.tomtom.com and other characters have also been promised to be released soon, So keep checking

 Last month twitter send out 100,000s of e-mails asking users to change there password and sent a link to there site to do so.  But this action goes against all sensible security advise a researcher said. Twitter took this action after they believed certain accounts could of been comprimited.  Sending e-mails asking to change passwords [...]

 It has been confirmed that the next version of MSN will not run on windows xp.  The next version will be released some time this summer.  The new version will only be compatable with windows vista and 7.  New features include, HD video calling and tab’d conversations so MSN will take up less of your [...]