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Microsoft set to impress with Hyper-V Windows Server 2012
It would appear that Microsoft has its sights trained onto virtualization.
Chrome briefly eases past Internet Explorer in usage
Usage of Google's Chrome web browser briefly passed Microsoft's Internet Explorer, from May 14-20, according to data from analytics site StatCounter.
Microsoft to kill Aero UI in Windows 8
Microsoft will be discarding the Aero user interface in Windows 8. In a new blog post over the weekend, director of program management for Windows 8's user experience team, Jensen Harris, described the Aero style of simulating faux-realistic materials such as glass or aluminum on the screen as "dated and cheesy."
Windows 8 will handle multiple monitors better
Windows 8 will incorporate a number of new features to improve its handling of multiple monitors, addressing a number of existing issues and adding new touches for Metro apps.
Google Chrome 19 adds tab sync, squashes 20 bugs
Google earlier this week released version 19 of its popular Chrome browser. As usual, existing users should have been updated automatically.
Spotlight: Air Display for iOS lets you to use your iPad as a second monitor
Air Display is an iOS software application that allows you to use your iPad or iPhone as an extra display for a Windows or Mac computer.
Intel-Windows 8 tablets to arrive in November
Windows 8 tablets running on Intel's upcoming Clover Trail processor are slated to arrive in November this year. Clover Trail is the chip company's first dual-core Atom chip based on its 32-nanometer process.
Windows 8 will have 'family friendly' safety features
Windows 8 has been designed to make parental monitoring of children's activities a much simpler and more effective endeavor.
Microsoft tweaks NTFS in Windows 8
The new model was designed with availability in mind. Self-healing will be automatically attempted on perceived anomalies in the file system while the volume remains online.
Windows 8 will not come with Media Center, DVD playback
Windows Media Center will only be available as a paid add-on to Windows 8, it was revealed in the latest Building Windows 8 blog post last Friday.
