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Windows 9 ‘Threshold’ Debut Tipped For September The software maker will preview Windows 9, code-named Threshold, at an event scheduled for Sept. 30, The Verge said. The report did not specify the location of the event, but Microsoft typically debuts new versions of Windows in New York City. The company did not immediately comment. It’s expected that Windows 9 will bring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella a step closer to realizing his vision for acommon Windows core that can run across all devices, including PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. To that end, Threshold…

Microsoft IT, the internal IT department for Microsoft, unveiled a plan to move the business workflow into Azure and on-premises computing. The move is slated to be completed by the end of 2018.  Microsoft’s internal IT department introduced a plan last week on what steps it’s taking to move the business processes into Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform. This move, as explained in the posting on the Microsoft TechNet Blogs website, is necessitated by Microsoft closing two data centers over the next 24 months, as well as allowing leases on others to expire.…

It took some time and considerable internal effort, but SAP says it has made good on a pledge to simplify its software pricing and licensing model. SAP customers for years have said the company’s pricing is too complex. In October 2012, then co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe told IDG News Service the company had heard customers’ concerns and was working on a fix. Nearly two years later, SAP has made a series of changes to pricing and licensing, with a final phase completed in July, said Joe LaRosa, vice president of global pricing and…

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs loved to walk around his neighborhood in Palo Alto, California. And after his pride and joy, the iPhone, was born, he naturally took it along with him on walks. The first iPhone had a lousy, sluggish, cellular-data network, but it also had a much faster data option: Wi-Fi. It even had a feature (still present, but much less touted) that popped up a list of nearby Wi-Fi networks on the screen, so you could always find one in range. But, he once told me, there was…

Mobile malware continues to proliferate, particularly on Android devices. These four steps help counter the threat. It often happens without you knowing. Malware takes over your smartphone or tablet, exploiting vulnerabilities and trolling for information. Perhaps the processing speed on your smartphone slows down. Or a preview of a text message that you didn’t write temporarily pops up on your screen. These and other clues lead you to become suspicious that someone has access to your device and data. Fake ID on Android The recent disclosure of a new Fake ID malware…