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Microsoft removing Start orb from Windows 8
Afterdawn.com
edition since at least 95, will be gone, and Thurrott says his "internal sources" within Microsoft have confirmed the move. You will still be able to access the Start orb from the Windows button on keyboards or by hitting ctrl+esc on the keyboard.

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Tiles and extra security: Windows 8 is coming
The Hindu
This will be the year those anticipating a new Microsoft operating system have been waiting for. Windows 8 is set to arrive some time in 2012, with new functions, a user interface dubbed Metro that takes its cue from tablet computers and a focus on

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Windows Phone 8 detailed: It's like Windows 8, but not quite
ExtremeTech
Windows Phone 7.5 will receive the Tango update in the coming months, which brings support for smaller screens, hardware keyboards, slower SoCs, and more languages — and then, alongside Windows 8 in the fall, Apollo (WP8) will launch.

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iDesk: A Microsoft Surface-Like Alternative for Macs
Technabob (blog)
Anyone who's seen or who knows about Microsoft Surface understands that the idea of a giant touchscreen tabletop is nothing new. Adam Benton's iDesk concept is simply the Apple-lover's version of the same expensive tech that's been available for

Smartphone Sales Boom -- Who Needs A Laptop?
PCWorld (blog)
Motion-sensing technologies such as Microsoft's Kinect may eventually migrate to smartphones, potentially freeing phone users from the fatigue of manipulating eye-straining screen keyboards, icons, and menus. In fact, Kinect's move to mobile devices is

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