Category Archives: Operating Systems

Android 4.4 KitKat: release date, features and all the sweetest news | Know Your Mobile

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Chris Wiser

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/android/android-kitkat/19689/android-44-kitkat-release-date-features-and-all-sweetest-news

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Android 4.4 KitKat released: What’s new?Techie News

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Chris Wiser

http://www.techienews.co.uk/972697/android-4-4-kitkat-released-whats-new/

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4 Common Ways To Password Protect Your Windows User Account

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Protecting your computer with a password should be common practice, especially if many people potentially have physical access to it. Windows provides several levels on which you can set passwords to lock your user account. Make us of.com have writen a … Continue reading →

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How to create a USB Windows 7 install stick

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Chris Wiser

With the help of a program called RT7Lite you can create a faster custom installation of Windows that suits you. This enables you to reinstall Windows, its updates and your programs, all in one quick and easy step. What you … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 17 Finally Has a Fully Working Multiple-Profile Feature

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Chris Wiser

It looks like Google has finally cracked it with Google Chrome 17, technically Chromium 17 for now, multiple profiles work as they should, the integration with Google Accounts also works so the feature is finally usable. Google has been tweaking … Continue reading →

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Windows XP: It Will Not Die

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Ten years after it first arrived and a year after Microsoft stopped selling it, Windows XP survives. It is an incredibly resilient piece of programming that has millions of fans around the world. But we can’t hold on forever. Microsoft promises to … Continue reading →

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Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich officially unveiled

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Google has finally lifted the lid on the latest version of its Android operating system. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich offers a massive array of improvements over its predecessors bringing the best of both Gingerbread and Honeycomb while providing a … Continue reading →

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HP TouchPad webOS 3.0.4 update rolls out

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Chris Wiser

HP has rolled out an update for its TouchPad tablet – with webOS 3.0.4 bringing a few neat additions to the functionality. Although the company has scrapped the tablet, webOS is not being entirely written off and updates are still being rolled … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 use finally overtakes Windows XP

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Chris Wiser

There are now more people using Windows 7 than Windows XP, according to figures from the stat counters over at StatCounter. XP has been around since 2001, having managed to weather the Vista storm which saw many users hold out … Continue reading →

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Google: Honeycomb will be last tablet OS

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Google has spilled more details over the forthcoming Ice Cream Sandwich OS as it prepares for to unify all its devices. Googles blog also confirms that Honeycomb is the last OS to be tablet-only, with all future versions of Android running on … Continue reading →

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