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Microsoft says “non-genuine” Windows users will not get a free upgrade

By Mike Wheatley May 18, 2015

Anyone running a “non-genuine” copy of Windows who was hoping to take advantage of Microsoft’s free upgrade to Windows 10 offer is likely to be disappointed. Contrary to earlier reports, it seems Microsoft isn’t…

Microsoft’s winning hybrid, the Surface 3: Can it really replace the laptop?

By James Farrell May 18, 2015

We’ve talked about the popularity of Microsoft’s new laptop/tablet hybrid, the Surface 3, which has pretty much garnered positive reviews across the entire stratum of the tech media. The device, powerful enough to take…

Apple bought Coherent Navigation, a high-precision GPS specialist

By Collen Kriel May 18, 2015

In what may be an effort to improve the location technology behind Apple Maps, Apple has acquired Coherent Navigation, Inc., a San Francisco Bay Area-based Global Positioning System (GPS) specialist firm, for an undisclosed…

Russian court overturns Bitcoin site ban, but censorship may still be ongoing

By Duncan Riley May 18, 2015

A regional court has given cheer to the Bitcoin community in Russia with a decision to lift a court-ordered ban on Bitcoin related websites, however, the ban may not yet be lifted by the Russian Federal Government.…

Windows Phone Devs claim Google is trying to strangle platform by cutting advertising

By Duncan Riley May 18, 2015

Is Google Inc., trying to strangle the viability of developers creating apps for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone by cutting back their ad returns? That what at least some Windows Phone developers believe, with reports…

Honduras to use Bitcoin Blockchain tech to run its land registry

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2015

The Blockchain, best known as the ledger technology underlying Bitcoin transactions, is now being considered for other uses, and in one Central American country it’s about to be used for something completely new: land title…