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Millions yet to upgrade as Microsoft retires Windows XP
The Irish Times
It’s the end of an era for millions of PC users as Windows XP was retired from Microsoft’s active operating systems. | From today, the tech company will stop supporting Windows XP, leaving millions of users who have yet to upgrade to a newer operating system potentially at risk from viruses and ...
Microsoft Office
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Microsoft boasts 12M Office for iPad downloads in one week
CNET
Users download the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps in force, but does this mean more Office 365 subscribers? by 4 April 2014 4:38 AM BST | facebook | twitter | linkedin | googleplus | more | more + email | tumblr | stumble | delicious | reddit | pinterest | digg | presented by | Microsoft | In the ...
200m computers vulnerable as Microsoft pulls plug on Windows XP
South China Morning Post
Microsoft stopped giving technical support for the Windows XP operating system yesterday, leaving about half the computers on the mainland more vulnerable to attack. | But the majority of mainland Windows XP users, more than 200 million, have refused...
Virus attack fears after Microsoft pulls XP plug
Hong Kong Standard
Some 1.5 million computers in Hong Kong - including 30 percent of government computers - run the risk of virus attacks after Microsoft stopped automatic updates and support for the outdated Windows XP at midnight last night. | //--> Kelly Ip and Tony...
Microsoft ends Windows XP support, hackers may be lurking
New Straits/Business Times
BOSTON: Microsoft Corp released its final security updates for Windows XP and Office 2003 on Tuesday as security experts warned users that they could soon be prime targets for cyber attacks if they do not abandon the products. | Security experts advi...
What's New in Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update?
IGN Insider
Today marks the end of Windows XP, but PC and tablet owners using the latest version of Microsoft's operating system can live in the now by getting the brand new Windows 8.1 Update. The update brings with it a number of enhancements, including a f...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gestures while speaking during a press briefing on the intersection of cloud and mobile computing Thursday, March 27, 2014, in San Francisco. Microsoft unveiled Office for the iPad, a software suite that includes programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and works on rival Apple Inc.'s hugely popular tablet computer. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Microsoft chief Satya Nadella boasts on Twitter as iPad Office soars
The Times Of India
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft chief Satya Nadella took to Twitter to crow on Friday as Office software tailored for iPads soared to the top of the charts at Apple's online App Store. | ...
Microsoft Office
WN / Yolanda Leyba
Microsoft releases Office for iPad
Tulsa World
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled Office for the iPad, a software suite that includes programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and works on rival Apple Inc.'s hugely popular table...
Microsoft General Manager Julia White gestures while talking about the Office 365 app during a press briefing Thursday, March 27, 2014, in San Francisco.
AP / Eric Risberg
Microsoft delivers Office for rival Apple’s iPad
The Hindu
Microsoft unveiled a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets today as the company’s new chief moved to expand its ‘Internet cloud’ footprint...
Microsoft ends Windows XP support, hackers may be lurking
Toronto Sun
BOSTON  - Microsoft Corp released its final security updates for Windows XP and Office 2003 on Tuesday as security experts warned users that they could soon be prime targets for cyber attacks if they do not abandon the products. | Security exper...
Chinese approval clears way for Nokia-Microsoft deal
Contra Costa Times
Nokia has received regulatory approval from Chinese authorities to sell its mobile phone unit to Microsoft, removing one of the last major hurdles to the $7.3 billion deal. ...
Going, going gone: Microsoft drops XP support, putting businesses at risk
The Business Review
Image provided by Getty Images (Justin Sullivan) | Microsoft will no longer update or provide support to Windows XP after today. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) | Staff Writer- Dallas Business Journal  |   |   | ...
Science
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Eat beans, pulses to reduce bad cholesterol
Newstrack India
Tweet | Toronto, April 8 (IANS) Eating one serving a day of beans, peas or lentils can significantly reduce "bad cholesterol" and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study has found. | Sievenpiper of St Michael's Hospital here said that by eating one serving a day of pulses, people could lower their LDL ('bad') cholesterol by five perce...
Technology
Passers-by are reflected on the electronic board of a securities firm flashing world stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, July 13, 2009
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Tokyo stocks tumble on Wall Street decline
The Japan News
Jiji Press Stocks dropped sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, bruised by lower U.S. stock prices and a higher yen. | The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 254.92 points, or 1.69 percent, at 14,808.85. On Friday, the key market gauge slipped 8.11 points. | The TOPIX index of all First Section issues fell 19.05 points, or 1.57 percen...



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