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Microsoft officially launched Windows 10  ( Yes, MS skipped a number) to a small group of 50 people. The company says the new OS can cover a wide range of devices and bring them under one platform and is the start of a whole new era. Introducing the Windows 10 beta, Microsoft's Joe Belford said the new OS is going to be a hybrid of Windows 7 and Windows 8 , combining the efficiency and functionality of both. Joe Belford introducing Windows 10 Live Tiles are found to be on the right side in the Start menu along with frequently used apps pinned to the left side like in Windows 7 . As usual, the search bar can be found at the bottom. Other changes can be seen in the command prompt with improved user interface and support for keyboard shortcuts. One useful new feature incorporated is that you can now pin the Recycle Bin to the Task Bar. This shows that Microsoft are taking the suggestions and feedback of its customers seriously and implementing them. Windows 10 Start Menu

Now to Apple has agreed with Microsoft's and Google's to insert functions in their mobile phone operating systems which can make mobile phone thefts pointless. Leading public prosecutors of New York and San Francisco explained on Thursday, the enterprises would integrate in future so-called doing in Switches into Windows Phone and Android. The new software should enable to make stolen Smartphones from a distance useless. The commercial basis would be taken away from thieves' stolen goods would be at best still usable as a door stopper. Apple had already inserted with the iOS 7 published in 2013 an activation barrier in their iPhones and iPads. It blocks the use of a stolen device so long to whose owner announces itself on it with his Apple account and Apple password. The fact that the method functions, the figures which were published in the first annual report of the US initiative Secure our Smartphones (SOS) (PDF) book. Therefore, the number of the iPhone thefts dec

The CeBIT, held in Hanover, Germany. The fair welcomes around 4,200 exhibitors showcasing the inventions of the future, from tech behemoths such as Microsoft and Google to one-man-bands with a quirky gadget. Participating exhibitors rated CeBIT 2012 as a highly successful show. Surveys revealed yet another rise in the number of business contacts initiated and leads generated, and exhibitors reported lively visitor traffic throughout. Once again this year, more than seven million business talks were held at CeBIT.