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It's Easy to Create Crazy and Confusing Passwords. The Downside? - Remembering Them
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-04-26 08:10
By: Duncan Cumming for Password Resetter
Having created yourself a super-safe alpha-numeric password that few people could hack you may be confident. What do you then do if you realise you’ve forgot Windows password and locked yourself out?
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Value Act buys $2bn stake in Microsoft
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-04-23 05:23
INVESTMENT FIRM Value Act reportedly has taken a $2bn stake in Microsoft.
Microsoft's stagnant share price has made the firm unattractive to many investors looking to make a quick buck off volatility. However the firm has reportedly caught the eye of investment firm Value Act, which according to CNBC has made a $2bn investment in Microsoft stock.
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Most annoying Windows 8 trait: Double keyboards
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-04-22 05:52
Windows 8 is an OS that covers a lot of ground in the mobile space. It is typical Windows when used on desktop systems, yet it handles touch operation that is appearing on laptops, tablets, and hybrids. One such hybrid that I've been using since picking one up at a good price is the HP Envy x2.
The more I use the Envy x2, the more impressed I am with its versatility. I can use it as a full laptop with the additional benefit of a touchscreen, or I can use it as a touch tablet. It handles both duties equally well while delivering an impressive 14+ hours of battery life.
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Windows Blue leaks (again) -- build 9369 arrives with new features
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2013-04-17 14:30
Little over three weeks after the first Windows Blue leak, another build makes its way onto the interwebs. Windows Blue build 9369 is now available (we will not tell you where, but you can easily find it). But are you really surprised? Every time there's a new version of Windows in development a leaked build somehow surfaces in the darker corners of the Internet. We can almost say that it's tradition and just a matter of time before the next one arrives.
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Microsoft scores biggest patent licensee yet: Foxconn
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2013-04-17 06:56
One company—Taiwan's Foxconn—makes a staggering 40 percent of the world's consumer electronic devices.
Starting now, Microsoft will be getting paid a toll on a large number of those devices. The company's long patent-licensing campaign has landed its biggest client yet in licensing Foxconn, formally named Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Foxconn has agreed to take a license for any product it produces that runs Google's Android or Chrome operating systems.
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