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Eighteen months after the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft is now to deliver its update. Windows 8.1, the updated version, will be free from several flaws that Windows 8 has, and will run smooth on conventional PCs. However, the operating system will continue its Metro feature. Windows 8.1 has less disk space and memory hog making it ideal to run on tablets with 16 GB flash storage.

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PCmover Express for Windows XP, the free migration utility, will help Windows XP users to upgrade to a new operating system. Microsoft users can download the English version of the tool from Microsoft’s website from Saturday. Versions in Japanese, Spanish, French, German and Italian will also appear on the website by the end of March. Microsoft security support for windows XP will end on April 8 after which users will have to defend cyber attacks on the OS by their own.

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WhatsApp now belongs to Facebook. The Menlo Park- based social network acquired the mobile messaging service for $19-billion in which $4-billion will be paid in cash and the rest in stock. As per the deal, Jan Koum, the co-founder and chief executive of WhatsApp will join the board of Facebook. WhatsApp has more than 450million active users and 70% among them regularly use the messaging service.

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SlickLogin now belongs to Google. Google acquires the company that develops technology for websites to generate silent tones as a verification replacement for passwords at an undisclosed amount. SlickLogin joins a handful of Israel-based companies including iRows, LabPixies and Waze that were purchased by Google in past few years.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57618984-83/google-acquires-password-sounds-startup-slicklogin/

Office 365 users can now utilize multi factor authentication to secure the suite from online security thefts, phishing and other scams. Microsoft announced the extension of the log-in verification feature to Office 365 on Monday in a company blog post. The security feature is already available in Twitter, PayPal, Apple, Google and Facebook. Microsoft may further expand the security feature to other Office desktop applications by the end of this year.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57618687-83/multifactor-authentication-extended-to-all-office-365-users/