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Microsoft has announced that it has permanently fixed a major security vulnerability with Internet Explorer and it will be available on Friday.

The vulnerability was discovered by a Luxembourg-based security researcher who was investigating recent security breeches into servers. It was discovered those servers also hosted malicious websites and his computer was infected.

The threat was so high that the German government warned its citizens to stop using Internet Explorer until Microsoft was able to fix the problem.

Microsoft is set to open 30 pop-up stores for the holidays in addition to its 23 permanent stores plus eight more coming and the stores look a lot like Apple stores but with a bit more color. Confused?

Microsoft has been loosing market share to Apple over the last several years as Apple amasses loyal customers and tons of cash by selling expensive products to average consumers.

Save the date... Says Microsoft in an announcement during its recent annual sales meeting that it will indeed be launching its newest Windows 8 operating system on October 26, and its new Surface Tablet will also be launched in conjunction with the event.

Microsoft also said its new Windows Phone 8 will launch on or about Oct 26 also.

Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows also said Windows 8 will work with touch-screen devices, mice, keyboard and styluses too.

Until now, the company had not given any exact dates, instead saying sometime in October.

In the age of consumerism, and a disposable lifestyle, do you ever wonder if the electronic gizmo your about to buy will work after a few years? Or how much it will be worth if you try to sell it used or broken?

Well Consumer Reports has come out with its list of "What Breaks, What Doesn't?" in a report released recently.