While the final prices haven’t been announced, it looks like Windows 8 tablet PCs may cost more than Apple’s iPads.

If you’ve ever wondered why your browser is called "Internet Explorer" or "Firefox" or whatever, here are some origin stories.

Businesses can run Windows Server 2008 R2 in Amazon’s cloud for up to 750 hours per month, using the AWS Free Usage Tier. If you exceed the 750 hour base, the server will cost you about $0.03 per hour.

AssetLabs has released Win7Assist to help you forecast the time and cost of different migration paths to Microsoft Windows 7. It also helps identify applications that might cause problems.

Laplink Software, Inc. has released PCmover Windows 8 Beta Assistant, a free tool to help you test Windows 8 as you prepare to migrate programs, files, and settings from Windows 7 to Windows 8.

A server GUI used to be a rarity. Then Windows Server NT made it popular. Now Windows Server is slowly getting rid of the GUI by recommending you not run it in Win8.

It appears there will be another shake-up at Microsoft. This time the marketing department is being targeted for cuts.

It appears Microsoft is going ahead with its plans to use UEFI to lock Win8 machines to Win8. If you buy an ARM device with Win8 installed, don’t expect to be able to install another operating system on the device.

It’s been almost three years since Microsoft released Win7. And, public relations director of the Windows Business Group Janelle Poole, has hinted October might be a target release date.

MerlinCryption’s new MerlinEye uses CryptoFile Key-in-a-File and their proprietary encryption algorithm to protect your data while you use it. Files are protected with encryption keys that can be scaled from 2000 bits to 2GB.