The current direction of smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry means its products might not be a sustainable option for use in BYOD schemes. That's what Maurice Jenkins, director of information systems and telecommunications for Miami ...
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Weakness in the global economy, component shortages, sluggish demand for Windows 8 and the popularity of tablets all contributed to another double-digit percentage decline for the global PC market in the second quarter. PC shipments in ...
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Microsoft has unexpectedly pitched its upcoming Xbox One games console as a business productivity device, suggesting the £429 hardware's inclusion of Skype, SkyDrive and Internet Explorer could make it "an entirely justifiable ...
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Samsung's army of Android mobile devices have finally overtaken Apple's iOS in terms of global mobile web usage, according to a survey carried out by web analytics firm StarCounter. In June 2013, claims the survey, Samsung bounded ahead ...
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Battered by the nonstop onslaught of media tablets, the mobile PC market in 2013 delivered the worst second-quarter performance in 11 years, according to preliminary data provided by a PC Dynamics Market Brief from information and analytics ...
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To reduce driver distraction, Garmin is introducing an aftermarket heads-up display that works with smart phones to shine navigation information on the windshield. The benefit is seen as reducing the distance the driver's eyes need to ...
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Microsoft is adding a set of BI (business intelligence) tools to its hosted Office 365 service, including some capabilities not yet offered in stand-alone Microsoft software products. Power BI for Office 365 "brings together our entire BI ...
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Analysts remain skeptical that Microsoft's relaunch of Windows 8 and the free upgrade to Windows 8.1 will translate into increased PC and tablet sales in the second half of the year. "[Windows 8.1] is unlikely to have a major impact [on] ...
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 to computer and tablet makers in late August, a company executive said today. Tami Reller, the CFO of the Windows group, announced the date during the opening keynote address of Microsoft's Worldwide ...
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Microsoft will hand over its most recent version of the operating system Windows 8.1 to OEMs in late August, Microsoft's Windows marketing chief told its partners on Monday morning. Speaking at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), Tami ...
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Windows 8.1 will be made available for RTM - release to manufacturing - during late August. The announcement was made by Windows chief marketing officer Tami Reller during a keynote at Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) ...
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Microsoft's former head of Windows 8 development has agreed not to badmouth Microsoft or work for some of its competitors and in return will receive a pay-out for unvested stock in the company, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. ...
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Microsoft is aiming to boost sales of its Surface tablet computers as it makes the devices available for business customers via the IT channel. In a blog post, director of Microsoft Surface, Cyril Belikoff, said that the software giant ...
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Brandished on stage at Microsoft's Build conference last week by Steve Ballmer himself as the next great thing in Windows 8 tablet hardware, Acer's Iconia W3 is the first 8-in tablet with the ability to run the full version of the company's ...
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Microsoft is launching a channel partner program on Monday to help drive sales of its Surface tablet to companies, schools and other organizations. The program is operational now in the U.S. with a small set of partners and will be ...
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