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Mozilla to halt further development of open-source email client Thunderbird

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Mozilla has been rapidly pushing out new versions of the open-source email client Thunderbird lately, including version 13 just one month ago. The cycle's come to an end, however: Mozilla has announced it will be stopping development of the application because "continued innovation in Thunderbird is not a priority for Mozilla's product efforts." The company won't be leaving the application's...

Windows 8 Release Preview users can upgrade to final edition for $39.99 with prior valid license

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Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro upgrade offer will also apply to users of the Release Preview edition, the company has revealed. The deal, that lets Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99, will be offered to Release Preview users once the final version is available. However, a previous valid license of Windows will be required for upgrade eligibility.

Microsoft tells us that if you had a "previous version of Windows that qualified on the PC already and installed Windows 8 Release Preview on top of it, you still qualify for the upgrade," because of the previous installation of Windows. Users who clean install a version of Release Preview "on top" of a previous version of Windows (Xp, Vista, Windows 7) will also be eligible for the upgrade. The software maker cites a method of installing Windows 8...

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Microsoft's Imagine Cup finals kick off in Australia

Microsoft's tenth Imagine Cup technology design competition kicked off in Sydney, Australia today as hundreds of student finalists from around the world descended on the city to show off their technological innovations.

The competition, now in its tenth consecutive year, aims to push students in...

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ThinkPad production returns to Japan

As the ThinkPad gears up for its 20th anniversary later this year, Lenovo is planning to move some of the legendary laptop line's production back to Japan. The ThinkPad was initially developed by IBM's Yamato research laboratory in Japan and was manufactured in the country for...

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Has Apple caught up to Windows in the 'post-PC' era?

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Over the last few decades, PCs have had a considerable lead over Apple's Macs in terms of sales. When Microsoft introduced Windows 95, the discrepancy between the two platforms became even more apparent as the easy-to-use operating system made its way into millions of households, but during the early 2000s, the momentum had shifted in Apple's favor. According to analyst Horace Dediu, at its peak, PCs outsold Macs by 55 times in 2004, a number that dropped to about 20 times as many PCs in...


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90 Seconds on The Verge: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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We know, you're not at work. You're lying on a beach somewhere thinking about America and freedom and bald eagles and America. That's why we've distilled the full day of news into today's episode of 90 Seconds on The Verge, so in less than the...

Additional Office 2013 icons spotted in new Windows RT demo

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Microsoft's upcoming Office 2013 suite will feature revamped Metro style icons, some of which were revealed at the company's Tech-Ed conference recently. Reflecting a brand change across all of Microsoft's products, the updated icons leaked out last month, but have been confirmed this week after a company employee revealed them during a Windows RT demonstration. The modern Metro style icons will likely debut alongside the public beta of Office...