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Microsoft is set to release a test version of the next update to Windows XP, which adds security features as well as improved support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks.
While Microsoft is pleased with robust sales of new PCs that come loaded with Windows XP, the company has been less than satisfied with the rate at which large companies are installing its latest operating system.
Microsoft updated the Web site for its secretive Origami Project on Thursday in the United States, offering a more elaborate tease, but also confirming key details about the Windows-based mini tablet.
Microsoft is expected to show off later this month a new version of its Windows XP Media Center entertainment PC software.
After five years without a major update to Windows, Microsoft will find plenty of willing buyers for Longhorn next year. Or will it?
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