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All Operating Systems Software News - April 2009

Windows 7 release candidate available for download

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 30 April 2009

Users can now download the Release Candidate of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. In an unprecedented move, Microsoft is allowing anyone to...

First Android netbook due this summer

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 27 April 2009

The first Netbook using Google's Linux-based Android...

Microsoft’s revenues fall 6% in its first ever quarterly drop

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 24 April 2009

Microsoft's revenue of $13.65bn posted yesterday for the first three months of 2009 is 6% lower than for the same period last year.

VMWare develops operating system for the cloud

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Author: Cliff Saram
Date: 21 April 2009

VMWare has introduced what it claims is the world's first cloud computing operating system. Based on its virtualisation technology, the operating system, known as vSphere 40, targets IT departments with a flexible IT infrastructure to run applications in-house or via an external hosting provider.

Microsoft patch Tuesday update raises compatability issues

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 15 April 2009

Microsoft's latest security patch update, issued yesterday, includes five critical security fixes, of which three require the user to reboot their PC. One...

IE8: the wait is over

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 14 April 2009

From next week, Windows users should start receiving Internet Explorer 8.0, the next version of Microsoft's web browser, through Windows Update. In...