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Hello, welcome to my blog. Here you will find my latest post about Windows security and also general Microsoft news. Enjoy!

Last year Apple saw the loss of many executives ranging from its OS X chief, iAd chief, and Global Security Chief. 2012 has started off with another leave: the departure Vice President David Tupman. Tupman has been Apple’s Vice President of iPhone and iPod engineering for over a decade, making him a vital component of.

Microsoft is splitting up the people and speech technology assets it acquired in 2007 with Tellme Networks, with some going to customer-service software maker 24/7.

Microsoft will launch Nokia's Lumia 800 device in the US as a special bundle item priced at $899. That's the word from sources close to Microsoft's Lumia launch plans, who have confirmed the bundle will include a Nokia Play 360 Wireless Speaker, Purity HD Stereo Headset, and an in-ear Bluetooth headset. Microsoft plans to launch the special bundle on February 14th and the Lumia 800 will not be made available separately, at least initially.

Minimizing the power consumption of your PC while maximizing the responsiveness and utility (making it “fast and fluid”), is a significant engineering challenge. While it starts with the work we do in Windows to provide support for the right level resource usage, this work requires developers to take resource utilization into account as they develop their apps. Power efficiency applies to all form factors and all usage scenarios—using less power is the right thing to do for everyone.

Barnes & Noble, maker of the Android-based Nook, shouldn’t be found in violation of Microsoft patents, an attorney with the ITC has said before hearings in the matter commence.

Microsoft and 24/7 Inc. announce agreement to combine the power of “Big Data” and natural user interfaces into a new enterprise cloud platform for customer service.

Microsoft is readying its Windows Store for a public preview and the "Consumer Preview" version of Windows 8 will provide access to a number of launch games for the company's latest operating system. A source familiar with Microsoft's plans has revealed a list of games that will be available in the preview version of Windows Store: Hydro Thunder Toy Soldiers Reckless Racing Angry Birds Ilomilo Rocket Riot Full House Poker Tentacles Crash Course Ms Splosion Man Wordament Pinball and Solitaire will come pre-installed on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview build, with the additional Windows Store games available as optional downloads.

Intel on Monday started shipping its fastest enterprise class solid state drive SSD, the 520 Series. Its the first Intel SSD to use the SandForce now LSI SFI 2281 NAND flash controller, which promises 500MBps plus performance. We believe high RPM hard drives are dead, said Troy Winslow, director of product marketing at Intels Non Volatile Memory Solutions Group. We believe both 10,000 and 15,000 rpm hard drives.

Microsoft has taken the bold step of removing the traditional Windows Start button from its Windows 8 "Consumer Preview. " The Start button and menu were introduced with Windows 95 over 15 years ago, and it appears Microsoft will scrap both of them once Windows 8 is released later this year. Screenshots of a near-final Windows 8 "Consumer Preview" version (build 8220) leaked to the internet this weekend, and show a Super Bar without the Start button orb.

When late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs assembled his first iPhone development team, he wasn't focused on conceiving a device that would run all sorts of apps and media but instead laid out a simple mission to his team: to create the first phone people would love so much, they'd never leave the house without it.