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OS X Mountain Lion drains batteries August 07th, 2012 - 09:10 am ET Apple is investigating reduced battery life problems on laptop computers following an update to OS X Mountain Lion.

Final 4.9 version of KDE SC August 06th, 2012 - 09:10 am ET The free KDE SC desktop environment is now available in the final version 4.9.

OS X Mountain Lion available for download July 25th, 2012 - 10:10 am ET Today is the day! Apple will today release OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion through their Mac App Store.

Windows Store: Microsoft provides details about app prices July 23rd, 2012 - 10:50 am ET Microsoft has provided details about how money will work in the Windows Store, providing users with a few advantages compared to Apple and Google’s app stores.

Windows 8 to be launched on the 26th of October 2012 July 19th, 2012 - 07:08 am ET The exact commercial launch date of the Windows 8 operating system has been now listed as the 26th of October 2012.

Windows 8: the tactile keyboard July 18th, 2012 - 04:26 pm ET Microsoft has revisited their conception of the tactile keyboard in the Windows 8 operating system.

Windows 8: Official launch in October July 10th, 2012 - 04:53 am ET It’s now official that the Windows 8 operating system will be commercially released in October 2012. The RTM version should be ready in the first week of August.

Four versions of Windows Server 2012, Windows Home Server finished July 06th, 2012 - 09:45 am ET Microsoft has announced four versions of Windows Server 2012. It’s also the end of Windows Home Server. Microsoft’s home server won’t be updated for this new release.

Windows 8 Pro: upgrade available for $39.99 with Media Center free July 03rd, 2012 - 09:45 am ET Microsoft will make an update to Windows 8 Pro available for 39.99 dollars. Tis promotion will be available until the 31st of January 2013 for all Windows users.

OS X 10.8 and security updates to be verified daily June 28th, 2012 - 10:45 am ET The OS X 10.8 operating system will benefit from a security function which will check for updates on a daily basis, automatically installing any available updates.