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Microsoft finally gets a clue: Boot to desktop as default in Windows 8.1 update

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If you hated the Live Tiles presented as the default on the Windows 8.x Start screen, then Microsoft allowed users to tweak the setting in Windows 8.1 to bypass the “Metro” interface at boot and instead boot to desktop. But boot-to-desktop will be the default, according to leaks from Microsoft insiders and screenshots of the upcoming Windows 8.1 update. Rumor has it that the update will roll out on…
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Boot up: slow Android security patch, Schmidt on piracy, Nexus 7’s aims, and more – The Guardian

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Boot up: slow Android security patch, Schmidt on piracy, Nexus 7's aims, and more
The Guardian
The scary news was that Bluebox Security had worked out a way to break Android's security model. In theory, this could be exploited with almost any Androids apps. The hopeful news was that Google quickly released a patch for the security hole to phone …

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Microsoft’s Secure Boot, Red Hat request ignites Linus Torvalds’ NSFW flame war

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We all may have bad days from time to time, but if it progresses to language that would be bleeped out on mainstream TV news, then a person might hope that it doesn’t receive undue attention.
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Boot up: Dell on Windows RT, FixYa on 7in tablets, US Android botnets and more – Equities.com

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Boot up: Dell on Windows RT, FixYa on 7in tablets, US Android botnets and more
Equities.com
Dell boss Jeffrey Clarke suggested to Microsoft top dog Steve Ballmer that extending the Windows name to tablets was a bridge to far. Clarke reasoned a Windows logo on the back would suggest tablets ran the same software as laptops and computers …

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