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Windows 9 is rumoured to be a free update for Windows 8.1 users, with more incentives for other customers. Photo: Mike Flacy  Microsoft is reportedly planning to offer incentives for existing users of its OS to upgrade to Windows 9, the software giant’s next-generation operating system that looks set to debut on 30 September. This news comes courtesy of well-known leaker WZOR, reported Myce, who has claimed that Windows 8.1 users will be offered the upgrade to Windows 9 for free, while those currently working with a retail or OEM version of…

A team of UK engineers is advertising the development of a first-of-its-kind wearable display device using properly holographic, interactive imagery. The group is part of the recently-launched TruLife Optics firm, and the new advances, described in this week’s edition of Physics World, are part of its collaboration with the UK’s National Physical Laboratory. The system is so-far being marketed to augmented reality-geared developers, who can purchase a set-up for £360, and TruLife already has a “developer’s corner” live on its website. This is hardly a distant future, and it would…

Oslo, Norway – August 26, 2014 – 100 million Android active users are now accessing the web using Opera’s browsers, twice as many as one year ago, Opera Software announced today. India, followed by China, Indonesia, Russia and Mexico have the largest number of Opera users on Android. “We are working hard to make fast, secure and easy-to-use web browsers, and I am very happy that we now have over 100 million smartphone customers around the world,” says Lars Boilesen, CEO at Opera Software. “We want to create a connected world,…

Software giant to appeal ruling asking it to hand over data from its Irish datacentre Microsoft has lost another bid to have a US government warrant demanding access to emails stored in its Dublin-based datacentre overturned. The company has been ordered to hand over the emails to law enforcers in the US as part of a criminal investigation, the details of which have not been disclosed at this time. US district judge Loretta Preska has ruled that Microsoft must hand over the data, even though it’s stored in a country…

More than 16% of all PC users who agreed to provide data to the distributed global Kaspersky Security Network were still working on computers running Windows XP in June 2014. This fact carries potential implications for information security. This number was part of the findings from the “Windows usage and vulnerabilities research” carried out by Kaspersky Lab experts in the summer of 2014. Users whose computers run under a dated operating system or have out-of-date versions of installed software risk coming under attack from malware that exploits vulnerabilities. The study…

Ericsson announced that Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud has been awarded the most innovative use of M2M technology that incorporates mobile communications, at the 2014 Mobile Innovation Awards. The awards are to recognize new developments and achievements in the fast moving European, Middle East and African (EMEA) mobile solutions sector. Drivers and passengers can now detect vehicle repair issues, automatically book service appointments, subscribe to in-vehicle Wi-Fi and gain on-demand infotainment. Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud builds on today’s telecom network capabilities and delivers dramatically improved quality of experience, creating new business…

No, you didn’t read the headline wrong. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took part in the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” which is a campaign to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Nadella allowed a group of Microsoft employees to dump a bucket of ice cold water on his head. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a social media movement where people post videos of themselves dumping a bucket of ice water over their heads. Once they complete this, they are able to challenge others to either do the same or make a donation…