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Windows 8 To Take Desktop GUI Design In a New Direction
Legit Reviews
For Windows 8, they're getting rid of the rounded window look and going for a smart, square-edged look instead - this will be better for windows screenshots if nothing else, which will be free of the corner "ears" that Aero Glass screenshots have.
After one month with Android, I'm going back to Windows PhonePhoneDog

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Microsoft Gives Windows a Clean Sweep
Wall Street Journal
By WALTER S. MOSSBERG For a long time, some Microsoft officials have privately griped that PC makers don't present Windows in its best light. They clutter desktops with icons that are often little more than ads for third-party products; ...
Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'ZDNet (blog)
Microsoft: $99 and we'll de-crud your Windows PCSlashGear
It Costs $99 to Make Windows Work RightThe Atlantic Wire

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The Atlantic Cities

This Armored Wallpaper Can Stop People from Stealing Your Wi-Fi
The Atlantic Cities
If you put wallpaper on the walls around an office or apartment, your Wi-Fi works well but it can not be hacked." If you're a die-hard web surfer it's not likely you have or are interested in windows, so it all works out.

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Use multiple monitors with Windows 8
BetaNews
DisplayFusion is a utility that makes it easier to work with multi-display setups, and version 4.0 of the app includes a raft of new feature that will help you to get even more from your monitors, starting off with support for the Windows 8 Consumer ...

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Ghacks Technology News

My Daily Wallpaper Fixes All Your Desktop Background Needs
Ghacks Technology News
My Daily Wallpaper, which I have discovered at A Tech Girl's Life, is a portable program for Windows, that taps right into the vast wallpaper repository of the Deviant Art community. As it stands currently, it is making available more than 105000 ...

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Wi-Fi-Blocking Wallpaper Protects Your Web Fortress by Keeping Neighbors Out
Gizmodo
Scientists from the institut polytechnique Grenoble INP and the Centre Technique du Papier have developed a novel new product so gratuitous, it almost seems necessary: a silver-crystal coated wallpaper that can block neighbors from freeloading off your ...

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TechWeekEurope UK

French Scientists Develop Wi-Fi Blocking Wallpaper
TechWeekEurope UK
To combat this, the researchers are now working on a clear material for the windows which applies the same principles. The wallpaper could be on sale as early as next year and is expected to cost around the same as existing mid-range wallpaper.

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Turn your bathroom from 'ick' to 'ahh'
Edmonton Sun
Make small repairs, such as leaky faucets and toilets; remove dated or worn wallpaper. “If you have a small budget, invest in new fixtures and lighting,” she says. “If you're going to do some renovating, make sure it matches the character of your house ...



Hybrid Cars News

Kia Optima Hybrid: Independence at Forty
Hybrid Cars News
Cars designed for sipping fuel were generally about as exciting as hanging wallpaper. But, as automakers feel increasing pressure to deliver more fuel-thrifty cars – ones that don't sacrifice driving excitement – the notion of Fun at 40 is something ...

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Myxer Surpasses 1 Million Installs of Myxer Social Radio After Recent Launch
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, NY, May 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Myxer, a top US mobile destination for free, ad-supported social entertainment, announced today that its founder, Myk Willis, will participate as a key speaker at OMMA Social in New York on the ...

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