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Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced previously. At the 2004 IDC Directions conference, it was stated that Windows had approximately 90% of the client operating system market. The most recent client version of Windows is Windows Vista; the most recent server version is Windows Server 2008. Vista's successor, Windows 7 (currently at release to manufacturing), is scheduled to be released on October 22, 2009.

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Microsoft says some Windows PCs get 'Black Screen'

Technology / Software

16 hours ago | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it's not to blame for a problem that is causing a "limited" number of Windows computers to boot up to a blank black screen.

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AT&T to release cellphone with optional projector

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 01, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 1

If cellphones with built-in video projectors are going to take the country by storm, then Dallas will be at the eye of the hurricane.

Michael Jackson tops Web's search charts in 2009

Technology / Internet

Dec 01, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Michael Jackson's stunning death made him the Internet's biggest star this year.

Sharp shows plant making 10th generation panels

Technology / Business

Nov 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

(AP) -- Huge sheets of glass are guided by robotic arms, sliding and turning in a towering germ-free plant, the world's first making giant "10th generation" panels for flat screen TVs.

ASUS Debuts Eee PC T91MT -- First Netbook to Go Multi-touch

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 27, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (7) | 1

ASUS today launched the Eee PC T91MT, the world's first convertible tablet netbook to feature a multi-touch screen that supports Windows 7 Multi-Touch gestures.

Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.