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Microsoft Will Start Selling Its Struggling Surface Devices to Business Customers Abroad
Aug 16, 2013Microsoft will start selling its struggling Surface devices to business customers abroad via channel partners on Thursday. The move builds on a similar effort Microsoft launched in July to tap distributors and resellers to push Surface ...
Tags: Microsoft, Surface Tablets
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Microsoft's Surface Tablet Has Earned The Company Less in Revenue
Aug 2, 2013Microsoft's Surface tablet has earned the company less in revenue than it paid to write down unsold stocks of the device. The company said in a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that the Surface had earned ...
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Asus Isn't Impressed with Sales Results of Microsoft Windows RT-Based Tablets
Aug 2, 2013Editor's note: This story has been updated. An earlier version incorrectly stated that Asus makes the Surface RT tablet. Even Asus, which makes the VivoTab RT tablet, isn't impressed with sales results of Microsoft Windows RT-based ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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As The Market for Surface RT and Other Windows RT Tablets Grows More Dire
Jul 18, 2013Computerworld - Even as the market for Surface RT and other Windows RT tablets grows more dire by the day, chip supplier Nvidia said it remains bullish to the platform and is committed for the long term. Nvidia's commitment to Surface RT ...
Tags: Nvidia, Windows Rt Future
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Microsoft Is Launching Partner to Help Drive Sales of Its Surface Tablet to Companies
Jul 3, 2013Microsoft 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 ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
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Expanding The Availability of Windows Tablets Based on Low-Power ARM Processors
Jun 5, 2013Microsoft 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 ...
Tags: Microsoft, Outlook App, Windows 8 RT
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ARM Is Targeting Mid-Range Smartphones and Tablets Priced Between US$200 and $350
Jun 3, 2013ARM 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 ...
Tags: ARM, Cortex A12 Processor, Smartphone
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HTC Has Canceled Plans to Develop a Larger Windows RT Tablet
May 31, 2013HTC 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 ...
Tags: HTC, Large Windows RT Tablets
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Analysts Shared Three Reasons Why PC Desktop Market Slumps and The Tablet Market Grows
May 29, 2013As the PC desktop and laptop market slumps and the tablet market grows, it might seem obvious to tablet users why that's so. However, details shared by analysts dramatically highlight three reasons behind robust tablet growth. Tablets are ...
Tags: Tablet, PC, Computer Products
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Dell Drastically Cut The Online Price of Its Windows RT Tablet & Sells for $299.99
May 17, 2013Dell drastically cut the online price of its Windows RT tablet and is now selling the device for $299.99. The price is a $200 drop from the original $499 price offered at the launch of the Dell XPS 10 last October. The cost cut was "due ...
Tags: Dell, Computer Products, Tablet
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Windows 8 Update Will Be Formally Released as Windows 8.1 and Will Be Free for Customers
May 16, 2013Microsoft's Windows 8 update, code-named Windows Blue, will be formally released as Windows 8.1 and will be free for customers who have the new OS installed. Windows 8.1 will be an "update" for both Windows 8 and for Windows RT, the ...
Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Computer Products
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A Standards Organization Has Created a Boot Environment for Tablets and PCs
May 10, 2013A standards organization has created a boot environment for tablets and PCs that could potentially run a 64-bit version of Windows RT. The UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Forum on Wednesday announced that its boot firmware ...
Tags: software, Computer Products
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Nvidia Will Continue Manufacturing Tegra ARM-Based Processors for Windows RT Tablets
May 10, 2013Nvidia will continue manufacturing Tegra ARM-based processors for Windows RT tablets despite sluggish early sales of the devices, making the same commitment that Qualcomm has made, an Nvidia executive said Wednesday. Windows RT tablets, ...
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A Qualcomm Executive Friday Defended Windows RT Tablets Despite Poor Initial Sales
May 7, 2013A Qualcomm executive Friday defended Windows RT tablets despite poor initial sales, saying the mobile device chip maker is "very optimistic with the future of Win RT." Qualcomm currently supplies ARM-based Snapdragon processors for ...
Tags: Qualcomm, Windows RT
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Windows RT Tablets Grabbed Just 0.4% of The Tablet Market in The First Quarter
May 6, 2013Windows RT tablets grabbed just 0.4% of the tablet market in the first quarter, a dismal result that led some tech experts to urge Microsoft to scrap the platform that's in its six-month infancy. "I wouldn't be surprised if they do ...
Tags: Windows, RT Tablets
