Atop the new investigation into Microsoft's failure to give some Windows users a browser ballot screen, European Union (EU) antitrust officials are also looking into charges that Microsoft has blocked rival browser makers from harnessing ...
Tags: EU, Microsoft, browser makers, Windows 8
PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Fiberlink, the global leader in software-as-a-service (Saas) solutions for application management and mobile device management security, have announced a free on-demand webinar titled ...
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Don't expect HP to have a change of heart about building Windows RT devices anytime soon. Todd Bradley, Executive Vice President of HP's Personal Systems Group, said he's "not a big Windows RT fan" in an interview with CITEworld. ...
Tags: Android, ARM processors, highlightedpost, HP, Microsoft, Surface tablet
After months of heralding its Clover Trail processor for Windows 8 tablets, Intel on Thursday unveiled the chip that it believes is its ticket to success in the ARM-dominated market. Tablets with Clover Trail, aka the Atom Z2760 chip, ...
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The Internet, long viewed as a tool to expand freedom, is an equally effective tool for repression. That is just as true in the United States as anywhere else. Security guru Bruce Schneier noted in a recent blog post, citing Evgeny ...
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Buyers of computers running Windows RT, the Windows 8 version for ARM-based devices, will receive at no additional cost a version of Office that will become available in multiple languages between November and January. The devices, ...
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Computerworld-Apple's iPad and iPad Mini took top honors in a pair of tablet battery shootouts conducted by consumer watchdogs in the U.S.and the U.K. Consumer Reports,in the U.S.,and Which,from the U.K.,have recently run dozens of ...
Tags: iPads Top Tablet Battery Tests, U.K.Consumer Watchdogs
About 100 people waited outside Boston’s Microsoft Store Friday to buy the company’s new Surface tablet, which runs a new version of Windows. Unlike previous versions of the operating system, Windows RT runs on an ARM ...
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Hot on the heels of Friday’s Windows 8 release—and shortly before the full unveiling of Windows Phone 8 Monday—Microsoft released the Windows Phone desktop app for its latest computer operating systems, Windows 8 and ...
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Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic “live” tile icons in Windows, including in the newly launched Windows 8 OS for PCs and tablets and in the Windows Phone 8 OS for smartphones. ...
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Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of the Windows 8 OS since its launch a month ago. “We believe Windows 8 is shaping up is as one of the company’s most successful products,” said Tami Reller, Microsoft’s chief ...
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Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after its launch. The support lifecycle for the Surface with Windows RT tablet is less than half the ...
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Dell on Tuesday said its XPS 10 tablet with Windows RT will start at US$499, matching the price of Microsoft's Surface tablet that became available last week. The XPS 10 has a 10-inch screen, weighs 635 grams, and provides about 8 hours ...
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Dell unveiled its first business-focused Windows 8 tablet this week, which aims to offer style and enable productivity without compromising on security. The Latitude 10 tablet is powered by an Intel “Clover Trail” System on ...
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Microsoft has released the customer preview of its latest version of Microsoft Office, which will be cloud-based and work best on Windows 8. Steve Ballmer announced the preview, claiming Office 2013 will provide consumers and businesses ...
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