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UEFI and Secure Boot: Canonical develops an Ubuntu key June 25th, 2012 - 09:35 am ET Canonical manages an Ubuntu key for systems with UEFI Secure Boot activated. They have also announced that they will be abandoning GRUB 2 from Ubuntu 12.10.

Linus Torvalds says Fuck You to NVidia June 20th, 2012 - 06:37 am ET Linus Torvald has flipped the bird at the camera when talking about NVidia – the worst company that he has ever had to deal with.

OS X Mountain Lion: Facebook integration in the autumn June 12th, 2012 - 10:55 am ET While OS X Mountain Lion will be available from next month, the integration into Facebook will only be done in the autumn.

Windows 8: RTM expected late July June 04th, 2012 - 10:50 am ET It looks a lot like the Windows 7 and Windows 8 release calendars are following the same timeline. An RTM version will be ready by the end of July.

Windows 8: Release Preview available for download June 01st, 2012 - 07:09 am ET Microsoft has made downloads of their Windows 8 Release Preview available, with this version succeeding the Consumer Preview.

Windows 8: half a billion users in 2013 May 23rd, 2012 - 12:15 pm ET Microsoft’s CEO predicts that more than 500 million users will be on the Windows 8 operating system by the end of 2013.

Windows 8: multi-screen improvements May 22nd, 2012 - 03:50 pm ET Microsoft has given particular attention to the support of multiple screens in Windows 8, with improvements being made in the coming operating system.

Windows 8: death of the Aero Glass interface May 21st, 2012 - 11:20 am ET With the Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft has abandoned the Aero Glass graphical interface.

Windows 8: simplified parental control May 15th, 2012 - 10:30 am ET The Windows 8 Release Preview brings with it simplified parental control functions. Parents will receive a detailed weekly report about the PC’s and their child’s online ...

A Windows 8 update pathway to be available in June? May 15th, 2012 - 06:52 am ET Microsoft should offer users an update plan to Windows 8 Pro, possibly as early as June.