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A Nokia Mobile Comeback? Not So Fast

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

A Reuters report claims that Nokia, once the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, is plotting a mobile comeback. Sorry, Nokia fans, but that’s laughable.

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Goodbye Passwords: Windows 10 Passport

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Russell Smith provides an overview of the technology behind Windows 10 Passport, which is designed to put an end to passwords.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: August 7, 2015

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This week’s other news includes the first release of Microsoft’s bridge between iOS and Windows 10, future Microsoft mobile possibilities, and much more.

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Episode 25 August 6th – 10:15pm EDT Guest: John Martin, Data Center Architect, DCEP, CDCEP, CDCDP, CDCMP, CDCA

The modern data center. What does that mean in the era of the cloud? Do clouds hover over your servers and unicorns graze along the aisle of server racks? Is the role of the data center architect dead? Join us August 6th, 2015 when we are joined by Independence Blue Cross Data Center Architect John…

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Windows 10 Privacy Concerns Are Overblown, But Perception Matters

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

While most of the complaints about Windows 10’s privacy violations are bogus, growing concerns about these issues could cause lasting damage.

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Extending Objects with PowerShell, Part 2

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

Jeff Hicks continues his tutorial on extending objects with PowerShell by showing us how to create alias and utilize methods with objects.

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Nokia Sells HERE to German Auto Consortium

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Nokia has agreed to sell its HERE digital mapping and location services business to a consortium of European automakers for about $3.8 billion.

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User Account Control: Standard User versus Protected Administrator Accounts

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Russell Smith explains some of the potential risks of using administrator accounts in Windows.

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Microsoft Reportedly Invests in Uber

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has invested about $100 million in Uber as part of a round of financing that values the controversial taxi-replacement service at $51 billion.

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Windows 10’s Continuum Killed the Personal Computer

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

The dream is no longer a PC in every home. Aidan Finn believes that Windows 10 Continuum has the potential to kill off the PC as we know it.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: July 31, 2015

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because Windows 10 is here and I feel fine, this week’s other news includes Windows 10’s impressive day-one performance, the availability of Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 FUD is laughably lame, getting it wrong—twice—about Microsoft’s Nokia purchase and its strategy for Windows and phones, Apple Watch is or isn’t a failure, Google loses to Microsoft…

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Microsoft Does Right by Internet and Its Customers by Phased Windows 10 Rollout

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Alarmists were predicting an Internet meltdown on Wednesday, with Microsoft rolling out Windows 10 electronically to millions of customers in 190 countries.

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