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Will Windows 8 Let You Make Phone Calls?

7:30AM September 20, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Will your new Windows 8 slate be a giant phone come 2012? Screens from last week’s BUILD conference seem to indicate that. How it’ll be implemented is hazy — VOIP or Windows Live notifications — but it’s a good bet Microsoft’s recently-bought Skype will be a BIG part of it. More »

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Everything You Need To Know About Today’s Windows 8 News

4:30PM September 14, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Windows 8 news is gushing forth from Microsoft’s BUILD conference up in Seattle, as the company exposes the inner workings of the latest iteration of their operating system. Here’s a look at all the latest Windows 8 news we’re seeing today. More »

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Watch The Future Of Windows: Microsoft’s Build Conference Keynote

5:55AM September 14, 2011 | Brian Barrett

In case you were wondering when and where all was to be revealed about Windows 8, the answers “now” and “here“, respectively. You can — and should — tune in live to Microsoft’s Build conference keynote here.

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Roll A Powerful Media HTPC For Less Than $US500

10:40AM January 29, 2011 | Alan Henry

The web is rich with streaming video, and there’s no reason you should limit yourself to enjoying it all on smaller screens. Here’s how to roll your own home theatre PC and consolidate your media centre components to one small, sleek box. More »

Meet The TARDIS Made Of SNOT

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3:00PM September 14, 2010 | Alex Kidman

Great Lego TARDIS. Terrible, terrible acronym. More »

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Windows 7 RTM Leaked On BitTorrent

10:20AM July 24, 2009 | Don Nguyen

It should come as no surprise—but Windows 7 Build 7600.16385, which Microsoft deemed the RTM, has been unceremoniously leaked. A Chinese 64-bit version was first posted on torrent sites on July 16th with an English version released later that day. As always, grab at your own risk. [The New York Times]

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Guess What? It’s A New Snow Leopard Build

9:36AM July 10, 2009 | Jason Chen

Build 10A402 of Snow Leopard just got pushed out to developers, and we’ll post what’s new in a second. Go ahead and download via Software Update now. [Thanks Chrisdazzo!] More »