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Windows Blue

Posted on March 27, 2013March 27, 2013 by rich

There has been much press this week about Microsoft’s new annual-update programme for its Windows operating system, purported to be called “Windows Blue”. This has been mostly driven by the leak of an early copy of Blue onto file sharing websites. WinSuperSite’s Paul Thurrott gives the best overview. As well as several new “Modern UI” […]

Oracle Appeals Google’s Java Win. What’s next for Dalvik?

Posted on February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 by rich

This week, Oracle appealed Google’s win at the patent trial over the Java application programming interface (API) being used in the Android operating system. In a new document published this week (PDF), Oracle’s lawyers start by introducing a character called Ann Droid. And then tell a story about Ann ripping off Harry Potter: The Order of […]

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Should be Winning!

Posted on December 23, 2012December 23, 2012 by rich

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 (along with Windows Server 2012) represent Microsoft’s bet on the next four years of personal and business computing. Windows 8 is getting a lot of negative press, from everywhere, while Windows Phone 8 is slated to be the final nail in Nokia’s coffin. But is this really indicative of […]