Microsoft

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• Friday that it is abandoning the "Aero" user interface with Windows 8, ... Microsoft dumps 'Aero' UI in Windows 8, 'Metro-izes' desktop Microsoft said Friday that it is abandoning the "Aero" user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, "cheesy" and "dated." ARN - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago  
• It has "moved beyond" Aero Glass on the Windows 8 desktop, in ... Microsoft admits Vista was 'cheesy' Microsoft published a "brief" history of the Windows interface in a blog post that offered some flashes of candour about Vista and Windows 95, and argued that the tablet as ... zdnet Latest Mobile Phone Reviews - 13 hours, 3 minutes ago  
• Quietly launched So.cl, its own foray into social networking. Microsoft launches So.cl ... Microsoft launches its own social service In the wake of the IPO of social-networking giant Facebook , Microsoft has quietly launched So.cl, its own foray into social networking. Microsoft launches So.cl (Credit: Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET) ... zdnet Latest Mobile Phone Reviews - 13 hours, 40 minutes ago  
• Also making some serious security enhancements to help keep your system safer ... Windows 8 security: What's new When Windows 8 comes out later this year, the new Start screen and Metro-style apps will likely be the first changes you'll notice, but those aren't the only things that ... ARN - 2 days, 19 hours ago  
• Repeat last year's back-to-school promotion, kicking off the deal Sunday with an ... Microsoft reprises free Xbox back-to-school PC promo Microsoft will repeat last year's back-to-school promotion, kicking off the deal Sunday with an offer of a free Xbox 360 game console to eligible U.S. students who buy a new ... ARN - 2 days, 20 hours ago