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Photos: The latest Windows Phones from HTC, Sony Ericsson
Photo While Microsoft's share of the mobile OS market may have waned of late, Windows Mobile continues to find its way onto shiny new hardware. Pictured above is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 - the follow-up device to the mobile... [13 Nov 2009]
Bing sheds its beta skin in the UK
News Microsoft first announced Bing back in May, as a replacement for Windows Live Search. Microsoft has announced the UK version of its search engine Bing has shed its beta tag today. The UK localised version of its Google... [13 Nov 2009]
Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo Google Android is also featuring on netbooks, with Acer recently launching a device that can dual boot both the open source OS and Windows 7. Here's Aero's Alt+Tab hotkey in use, which shows previews of the actual open... [12 Nov 2009]
Photos: Firefox through the ages
Photo Firefox 3.7, scheduled to arrive in the first half of 2010, is designed to fit in better with the look and feel of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Mozilla is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Firefox... [10 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News October's highlights on silicon.com were all about software - from fresh rumblings in the perennial Mac vs PC debate, to question marks over open source cost-cutting and the countdown to the launch of Windows 7, which... [09 Nov 2009]
Revealed: Your favourite Windows operating system
News A multitude of Microsoft operating systems have been launched into the world since the first versions of Windows appeared back in the early 1980s. Wonder no longer - in a poll of more than 350 silicon.com readers who... [09 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment When working from home in the mornings I usually have five or six Firefox browser tabs open, one or two Internet Explorer windows for access our VPN and content management system (CMS), and a word processing application. [09 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News That Windows 7 is more popular than Vista is no surprise - but just how much more love is Microsoft's latest OS getting? According to research by analyst NPD Group, Windows 7's first week after release... [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo Acer beTouch E101 "Cheap, touchscreen, Windows Mobile smartphone" Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of... [06 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo Using the platform, individuals can access shared windows called 'waves' where they can collaborate in real-time, swapping IMs, photos, videos, maps and documents as they work together. Earlier this year, Google launched... [30 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment While Windows 7 solves most of the qualms about Vista, the new OS still has plenty of room to grow, says Quocirca's Clive Longbottom. The much vaunted Windows 7 is now among us, and consumer pre-orders... [28 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment With the recent launch of Microsoft's app store, Windows Marketplace for Mobiles, more will undoubtedly follow. Amazon's Kindle e-book and Google's Book Search will change the way we read books forever. [27 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - the latest PCs from Acer to Samsung
Photo The official release of Windows 7 last week has seen the debut of a slew of hardware sporting the OS. New touchscreen desktop panels and laptops designed to take advantage of Windows 7's touch-sensitive... [26 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment Gartner's Stephen Kleynhans has been happy with his initial installs of Windows 7 - but it isn't perfect. Since receiving the first Community Technology Preview version of Windows 7 last October, I've... [23 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News Some businesses that are partway through upgrading to Windows Vista are asking to swap the OS for Windows 7, according to Microsoft. Speaking at the London launch of Windows 7 today John... [22 Oct 2009]
