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Firefox and Chrome users risk cyber attacks by failing to upgrade

Security company browser report shows a large number of people using out of date or obsolete browsers, despite security risks

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Demand for Windows 8 is higher than Windows 7, Microsoft claims

Bullish Ballmer not sweating over prospects for new OS with its radical redesigned interface

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Toshiba announces Windows 8 laptops and hybrid PCs

Three new models go on sale as well as upgrades to existing PCs

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Microsoft releases prices and pre orders for Windows 8 Surface Tablet

First tablet produced by Microsoft available to pre-order from £399

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Packard Bell offers refund for Windows 8 upgrade

People who bought Packard Bell laptops and desktops with Windows 7 get refund when they upgrade to Windows 8

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University builds supercomputer using Raspberry Pi and Lego

Southampton University computer engineers design the Iridis-Pi

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Microsoft extends support for Windows 7 and Vista

Software giant reviews support life-cycle for these operating systems

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Toshiba adds to Ultrabook laptop range with super-portable models

New Portégé and Satellite models designed to be lightweight with long battery lives

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Windows 8 – the screen of the future?

Microsoft has made one big change with Windows 8 – that it will work with both tablet, desktop and laptop computers. We take a close look to see what's what

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Bluestacks opens Windows to Android apps [video]

Virtualisation technology allows tablet computers to run both Windows and Android

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Windows 8: "don't choose between tablet and desktop"

New operating system is Windows reimagined for tablets, Microsoft says

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Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 tablet computer uses Windows 7

The 10.1in 'business-class slate' is the first Fujitsu model to have no keyboard

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