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  The Windows 7 tablet scene is about to get a big boost from a big player. Dell just announced a whole series of new business computers and notebooks — generally stuff we pass over — but one little paragraph made the whole thing worth reading. It teases nothing less that 10-inch Windows 7 tablet aimed right at businesses. HP Slate? You’ve got some competition. Just like its HP counterpart though, this model seems destined for the enterprise market meaning it likely won’t end up at Best Buy. It’s pretty clear that major computer makers have zero interest in releasing a consumer-oriented Windows 7 slate device even though it’s clear there’s a market for such a thing. Additionally, Dell plans to extend its existing tablet portfolio with a 10-inch, Windows 7-based business-ready tablet later this year. The upcoming tablet is designed for end-users who need greater mobility, as well as IT organizations that demand control, security, manageability and integration w

Microsoft® Office 365 Online : A First Look Website :  Microsoft® Office 365 Online At this price, and with these management tools, Office 365 could make it hard to justify running your own Exchange server Review Date: 21 Apr 2011 Reviewed By: Mary Branscombe Price when reviewed: £4 per user per month for 1-25 users (£12 with Office Professional Pro licence), POA for enterprise PREVIEW: Purchasing and maintaining software for a business, small or big, is a costly undertaking. It isn’t just the licensing that affects your bottom line, but the man hours that go into keeping software patched and up to date, installing it on new machines and maintaining all the servers you need to provide email and online services. Microsoft’s Office 365, the public beta of which was unveiled this week, aims to make the job easier. It’s the successor to the current Business Productivity Online Services, and shifts a raft of traditionally office-b

Steve Jobs  biography Quick Facts NAME: Steve Jobs OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Inventor BIRTH DATE: February 24, 1955 DEATH DATE: October 05, 2011 EDUCATION: Reed College Best Known For Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with Stephen Wozniak. Under his guidance, the company pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies including the iPhone and iPad. Steve Jobs was born February 24, 1955, to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave him up for adoption. Smart but directionless, Jobs experimented with different pursuits before starting Apple Computers with Stephen Wozniak in the Jobs' family garage. Apple's revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are now seen as dictating the evolution of modern technology. Early Life Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, to Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah "John" Ja

Windows 8 review As expected, Microsoft is using its Build developer conference to distribute a pre-beta, developer preview version of Windows 8 (for x86 PCs only; the hardware to run the ARM version on isn't finished yet). Windows 8 is Microsoft's combined desktop, laptop and tablet operating system, designed to go from 10-inch touch-only tablets to big screens in your living room, from ultra-portable notebooks to massive gaming systems and business desktops. You can check out our Windows 8 preview video below: It's got the Windows Phone 7 Metro-style touch interface of live tiles, the Metro programming model for building web apps and native apps that run full screen and share information. Windows 8 also features gestures to put two apps on screen side by side, and the traditional Windows desktop for when you need richer apps like the ones we've been using in Windows for years. That's a combination no other single operating system can offer -