Nokia has released its Nokia X Android smartphone family – which has a tile-based interface inspired by the Lumia family – in the UAE. It comes with Fastlane, a screen which lets people switch between their favourite apps ...
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The much-anticipated update for Windows 8 will begin shipping on October 17, delivering a set of changes that Microsoft hopes will calm critics and improve sales of the tablet-optimized OS. Windows 8.1, previously known as Windows Blue, ...
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Microsoft increased revenue across all its divisions in its third fiscal quarter, achieving an almost 20 percent revenue increase year on year. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Microsoft generated revenue of US$20.5 billion, up 18 ...
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Microsoft will update the Internet Explorer 10 version built for its Windows 8 and Windows RT "modern" tile-based interface to run Flash content by default, reversing course on its original decision around this issue. The company has ...
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Windows 8's tile-based interface puts a bold new spin on the familiar Windows interface -- so bold that many longtime Windows users are threatening to jump ship to another operating system rather than learn Microsoft's "modern" UI. Of ...
Box plans to announce a new application for the Windows Phone OS and a partnership with Qualcomm, moves that it hopes will boost adoption of its cloud storage and file-sharing service on mobile devices. The application for Windows Phone ...
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Microsoft has dumped the Metro name for the tile-based interface used for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone. According to an internal Microsoft memo seen by technology news site TheVerge, a discussion with one of the firm's European ...
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The Windows Store, a new online marketplace for applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, is now open to developers in 120 geographic markets, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Any developer can now submit applications for inclusion ...
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The Windows Store, a new online marketplace for applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, is now open to developers in 120 geographic markets, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Any developer can now submit applications for inclusion ...
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Microsoft has settled on the term 'Modern UI' in its attempt to rebrand the Metro interface on its forthcoming Windows 8 platform. The software giant was forced to dump the Metro name earlier this month following discussions with German ...