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Windows XP falls below 25% market share while Windows 8.1 loses share for the first time

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by on August 1, 2014 at 9:44 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Despite support for Windows XP finally ending three months ago, the ancient OS has only now fallen below the 25 percent market share mark. To add to the bad news for Microsoft, after only nine full months of availability, its latest operating system version, Windows 8.1, has lost share for the first time. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 lost a combined 0.06 percentage points (from 12.54 percent to 12.48 percent) between June and July. More specifically, Windows 8 slipped 0.01 percentage points (from 5.93 percent to 5.92 percent), while Windows…

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All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from Eastern Europe: July

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by on August 1, 2014 at 9:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Another hot summer month has passed, and we hope that our readers have had a chance to spend some great time outdoors enjoying warm sun and fresh air. On the news side, we’ve got you covered — here is a round-up of the most significant news from the tech scene of Eastern Europe happened in July, as well as a list of longer reads related to this region. If you think that something is missing, or would like to draw our attention to an important story, feel free to ping the author in Twitter (@shlema) or by e-mail at shlema@gmail.com….

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Why Asia is Facebook’s biggest strength and biggest weakness

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by on August 1, 2014 at 9:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia

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The growth of internet access and smartphone sales in Asia is turning the continent into fertile ground for social networks. But while growing a user base in Asia is one thing, making money is a stiffer challenge. Asia has been the largest continent of registered users of Facebook for nearly two years. The social network continues to grow in the region despite the popularity of mobile messaging apps — a threat that’s been clear for a couple of years – and a feeling in the West that the service is passe for young people. Rising user numbers Facebook’s latest earnings report shows that user numbers…

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Sky’s NOW TV box finally gets a YouTube app

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by on August 1, 2014 at 8:50 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

Sky has announced that users of its Roku-made £10 streaming NOW TV box can now download a YouTube app for the device via the Roku Channel Store for the first time. While it’s not a big update, the addition is significant; the NOW TV boxes cost just £10 because they allow Sky to potentially increase the number of paying subscribers for its NOW TV Entertainment, Movies and Sports packages. However, the downside is a more cut-back list of app options than you would find on a Roku-branded device. With YouTube now joining BBC iPlayer, 4oD, ITV Player, Demand 5 and a number of other channels…

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