Microsoft today confirmed that it has heavily discounted the Surface RT tablet to universities and K-12 schools, cutting the price of the entry-level model by 60%. It was the third time within a month that Microsoft has launched a Surface ...
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Microsoft today announced it's struck a deal with Best Buy to create 600 stores-within-stores in the U.S. and Canada to sell customers on Windows 8, the Surface tablet line, and new PCs and devices from other OEMs. The move, which ...
Microsoft today said it will ship just five security updates next week, the fewest in any month so far this year, to patch 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows and Office. The update for Office will address a bug that is ...
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Microsoft's announcement Wednesday that it will add Outlook to Office on Windows RT says as much about the company's app problem as it does about customers clamoring for the business-grade email client, an analyst argued. Yesterday, ...
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Microsoft is bringing its Outlook email program to Windows 8 RT in a bid to expand the availability of Windows tablets based on low-power ARM processors. Outlook will be included with version 8.1 of Windows RT, known previously as Windows ...
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Should Microsoft merge its smartphone and tablet/laptop/desktop operating systems into one substantial OS? It's not just a theoretical question prompted by an older "write once, run anywhere" development mindset. Merging the Windows Phone ...
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Microsoft today confirmed what many analysts suspected, that it has cut prices of Windows 8 and Windows RT licenses to hardware partners building smaller-sized tablets as a way to drop device prices and juice sales. Analysts questioned ...
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Dell has once again thrown Windows 8 under the bus, saying the unpopular operating system contributed to a decline in its PC-related revenue during the quarter that ended May 3. "Windows 8 has been... not necessarily the catalyst to drive ...
Microsoft and Apple last week kicked off promotions that may signal inventory clearing as they prepare their next generations of hardware. On Friday, Microsoft debuted a deal that hands a free keyboard-cover to buyers of its Surface RT ...
Dell has expanded its range of hybrid devices with the XPS 11, which can transform from tablet to laptop with the flip of a screen. The Dell XPS 11 can be folded almost 360 degrees. The XPS 11 has a hinge that allows the panel ...
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ARM is targeting mid-range smartphones and tablets priced between US$200 and $350 with a new low-power Cortex-A12 processor the company announced Monday at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. The company's processors are used in most of ...
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When it comes to tablets, Microsoft and its OEMs don't know where they're going, an analyst said today. "There's still the idea that they don't quite get it," said Carolina Milanesi of Gartner in an interview. "And I don't think the ...
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HTC has canceled plans to develop a larger Windows RT tablet because demand for tablets based on the Microsoft operating system has been weak, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. HTC will still release an ARM-based 7-in. Windows RT tablet in ...
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Microsoft yesterday announced that Surface Pro tablets it will start selling in Japan on June 7 will come with a fully-functional copy of Office, a bundle one analyst said hints at a change in Microsoft's sales strategy for its homegrown ...
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Microsoft today revealed some of the changes in Windows 8 due to reach customers in a month, but didn't address what analysts called the biggest barrier to the OS's success. That would be Windows 8 apps, dubbed "Modern" apps, or if one ...