Will Windows 8 be More Secure? | Top Gadgets Review

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Martin Cooper takes a step back from all the Windows 8 fanfare and examines whether the cyber criminals will love or loathe Microsoft’s new OS.

Window 8, Windows 8 phone and Surface tablets – it seems it’s all happening over at Redmond. As Microsoft’s readies its new operating system roll out, we’ve every right to get excited, but with all eyes distracted by the new system’s sheen, it’s easy to overlook the mundane but essential business of security.

Over last 12 to 18 months, security – of the lack thereof has cast a growing shadow over Windows and the antivirus firms we trust to keep us safe online. Indeed, some have suggested that the bad guys might be winning in the never-ending game of high stakes chess. So the question is, will Windows 8 let us sleep sounder in our beds?

Windows 8 Vs. Mac OS X Lion: Feature by Feature

With the Windows 8 Consumer Preview coming the end of this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world will get a more complete look at Microsoft's next big operating system. But thanks to the company being very open about what's in store with Windows 8, we already know a lot about it. The team building the operating system has posted extensively on the Building Windows 8 blog, providing a level of detail that is rarely seen in this world of surprise major tech releases.

No Apple iPhone 5 ‘Baby’ IPhone Until 2012, Wall Street Says

Apple iPhone 5

Apple won't be launching a fifth-generation iPhone or the "baby" iPhone it's supposedly developing for emerging markets until 2012, according to the latest buzz on Wall Street.

Barron's reports that Keith Bachman of BMO Capital Markets told his clients "We believe the iPhone 5 will launch in mid-2012" leading others to believe that only a slightly upgraded iPhone 4, dubbed by the press as the "iPhone 4S" will launch this fall instead.

Contradicting a mountain of rumors pointing at an August or September 2011 launch date for the "iPhone 5," Bachman's note complements the sentiments of Mike Abramsky at RBC.

In a note to clients that was obtained by Business Insider, Abramsky said he "thinks" Apple will reduce the price of existing iPhones to convert more users instead. He thinks Apple will make a carrier-subsidized iPhone 3GS free, sell the iPhone 4 for $99, and if it launches, price the iPhone 5 at its usual entry point of $199/$299.

Installing Windows 8 on the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet

Now that Windows 8 Developer's Preview, the first official build of Microsoft's forthcoming operating system, is finding its way into many PCs (Microsoft released it to the public for download), it's only natural that we install a fresh copy into various laptops here at. We already tried it on an Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (Thunderbolt) running BootCamp, but what the Air lacked was a touchscreen that could take advantage of Windows 8's touch-centric features, particularly its Metro UI. That's why the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet was a logical choice, since it has a rotating touchscreen that exposes a full size keyboard. It's an Editors' Choice and recipient of our first Windows 8 convertible tablet hand-on.