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Microsoft's Plan to Buy Nokia's Phone Business and Have a Larger Presence in Hardware
Sep 4, 2013Microsoft's plan to buy Nokia's phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft's long-time ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft, Nokia, Mobile Device
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Sinofsky Agreed to Not Compete with Microsoft by Accepting a Job at Certain Competitors
Jul 5, 2013Microsoft'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. ...
Tags: Computer Products, Windows 8, Microsoft
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A New Device From Acer Will Be Launched Later This Month
Jun 3, 2013Windows 8 is joining the 8-inch tablet bandwagon with a new device from Acer that will launch later this month and come with a price tag between US$400 and $500. Acer unveiled the Iconia W3 on Monday, a day before the start of the ...
Tags: Acer, Windows 8 Tablet, Smartphone
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Microsoft's Surface Pro Tablet Is Late to The Party in Australia
May 15, 2013Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is late to the party in Australia, and expensive, but it will satisfy those who want a tablet with the compute grunt of an ultrabook PC. The Pro is due to ship here this month, but has been available in the ...
Tags: Portability Compute, Microsoft
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Asus Plans on Getting Behind Google's Chrome OS and Will Launch a Notebook Running The OS
May 8, 2013Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans on getting behind Google's Chrome OS and will launch a notebook running the OS in the second half of this year, said company CEO Jerry Shen. The Google-developed OS is still in its early stages, but "market ...
Tags: Asus, Chromebook
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Intel Reported a Drop in Profits and Revenue for The First Quarter
Apr 19, 2013Intel reported a drop in profits and revenue for the first quarter, as the biggest PC market slump in recent memory weighed on its business. Intel reported a profit of $2.05 billion for the quarter ended March 30, down 25 percent from a ...
Tags: PC, Computer Products, Intel
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Intel Reported a Drop in Profits and Revenue for The First Quarter
Apr 18, 2013Intel reported a drop in profits and revenue for the first quarter, as the biggest PC market slump in recent memory weighed on its business. Intel reported a profit of $2.05 billion for the quarter ended March 30, down 25 percent from a ...
Tags: PC, software, Computer Products
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Microsoft Is Hoping to Build Momentum Behind Its Surface Pro Tablet
Apr 2, 2013Microsoft is hoping to build momentum behind its Surface Pro tablet in China by launching a special edition including Office Home & Student 2013 -- but with Windows 8 Standard, rather than Windows 8 Pro. Microsoft's Surface Pro 128 GB ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
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Analysts Expect Taiwanese Vendors Acer and Asustek Computer to Try to Seize Tech Market
Mar 20, 2013As PC sales remain sluggish, analysts expect Taiwanese vendors Acer and Asustek Computer to try to seize today's changing tech market with low-end Android tablets, for which consumer demand is high. Acer hopes to ship up to 10 million ...
Tags: Taiwan, Computer Products, Acer
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Transformer AiO From Asus Is Small for a Desktop and Large for a Tablet
Mar 8, 2013Alongside other innovations we've seen in new Windows 8 computers comes the Transformer AiO from Asus: It's an all-in-one desktop computer with a detachable screen that you can use as an 18.4-inch tablet. If that's not enough, it's also the ...
Tags: Asus, Aio Pc-Tablet, company news
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Touch-Based Windows 8 Notebooks Have Been Selling Well for Taiwanese PC Maker Asus
Mar 7, 2013Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft’s new operating system has yet to find a major following, the company said. “I think the acceptance of Windows 8 in Q4 ...
Tags: Windows 8, Sluggish, Healthy Touch Notebook
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Windows 8 Notebooks Have Been Selling Well for Taiwanese PC Maker Asus
Mar 5, 2013Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft's new operating system has yet to find a major following, the company said. "I think the acceptance of Windows 8 in Q4 is not so ...
Tags: ASUS, Windows 8, Touch-Based Notebooks
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Microsoft Will Upgrade Its Existing Office 365 Cloud Email and Collaboration Suites
Mar 1, 2013Microsoft will upgrade on Wednesday its existing Office 365 cloud email and collaboration suites for businesses, as well as introduce new bundles, growing even more the list of Office 365 editions, which some analysts and users had already ...
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, cloud email
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The Microsoft Surface Pro Promise to Provide The Most Laptop-Like Performance
Feb 19, 2013The Microsoft Surface Pro delivers on its promise to provide the most laptop-like performance yet from a tablet. But like most groundbreaking devices, it has flaws—including limited storage and hefty weight and size—that mean ...
Tags: Microsoft Surface Pro, tablet, super-tablet, company news
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RT Tablet Sold 1 Million Units in The Fourth Quarter, Fewer Than Expected
Jan 16, 2013Microsoft's Surface RT tablet sold 1 million units in the fourth quarter, fewer than expected, according to a UBS analyst. The analyst, Brent Thill, had expected 2 million Surface RT tablets to sell. In a note to investors, he said that ...
Tags: Microsoft, Surface RT tablet, company news
