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Microsoft apologizes for ‘big *****’ Linux code

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Microsoft apologizes for 'big *****' Linux code
Some chucklehead working for Microsoft thought it would be funny to slip a thinly camouflaged sexist remark -- "big boobs" -- into software code that connects the Linux kernel to Microsoft's HyperV virtualization product. Read More


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First look: Firefox 14
We check out some of the Mozilla Firefox 14 browser's new features Read More

Windows 8's October 26th release could mean holiday gold for Microsoft
It's official. In a post on the Windows Team Blog, Microsoft posted a picture of Steven Sinofsky speaking at the company's annual sales meeting, where he announced that Windows 8 will be made available on October 26. New computers—in desktop, mobile, and tablet form factors—will be available on that date, as will upgrade editions of the OS, for users looking to update their current PCs. Read... Read More

SalesForce outages show SaaS customers largely at "mercy" of providers
Software as a service (SaaS) applications are generally more difficult to prepare disaster recovery plans for compared to infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings, analyst and consultants say. And given the recent example of two SalesForce.com outages in as many weeks, it's a topic they say customers don't generally pay enough attention to. Read More


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Beyond Marissa Mayer: Top women in tech
With ex-Google honcho Marissa Mayer taking the reins of Yahoo this week, she joins other prominent females in leadership roles at some of the tech industry's largest companies Read More

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Somehow in this day of insider rumors being leaked out, Microsoft kept its latest creation under wraps until just before its Surface tablet was announced. Remarkable in this day. Read More

Color photos of Apple's 035 iPad mockup emerge
Following our report yesterday detailing the earliest known photos of an iPad prototype, Buzzfeed was able to find color photos of the infamous 035 tablet mockup measured against the iPad 2. The differences between the 8+ year old mockup and the current iteration of the iPad couldn't be any more stark. Read More


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Google's Android development team announced Wednesday evening that the full software development kit for Android 4.1 (a.k.a. Jelly Bean) is now available to the general public, and provided some tips and tricks for working with the new software, to boot. Read More

Voice Over LTE Explained: Better Voice Quality Coming Soon to Your 4G Phone
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