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Paul Thurott: Windows 8 sales "well below" Microsoft's projections

Paul Thurott: Windows 8 sales "well below" Microsoft
  • Posted November 19, 2012, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Despite Microsoft's excitement at selling four million Windows 8 upgrades in four days, well-known industry blogger Paul Thurott says sales of the OS are "well below" Microsoft's internal projections. Get your salt shakers ready, but Thurott cites ones of his…

Dell's consumer sales suffer, Windows 8 touch devices encouraging

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  • Posted November 16, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • With yesterday's report of sagging consumer PC sales, Dell said it's looking to other markets (i.e. enterprise and IT services) to help pick up the slack. Dell has talked about transitioning from consumer PCs to IT business services in the past,…

HP exec derides Microsoft Surface as "slow" and "kludgey"

HP exec derides Microsoft Surface as "slow" and "kludgey"
  • Posted November 15, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • In an interview with IDG, HP PC Business chief Todd Bradley dismissed Microsoft's first foray into the tablet market. Surface, he said, is "slow" and "kludgey". Bradley added that he hardly considers Surface competition for HP, although it's worth pointing…

Microsoft has "no plan" to release DirectX 11.1 for Windows 7 (Updated)

Microsoft has "no plan" to release DirectX 11.1 for Windows 7 (Updated)
  • Posted November 14, 2012, 3:22 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
  • According to a reply from an engineer on Microsoft's Developer Network forum, DirectX 11.1 will be available exclusively for flavors of Windows 8 only. There are apparently no plans to release 11.1 for Windows 7 or Vista. "DirectX 11.1 is…

Weekend tech reading: Asus undercuts MS Surface with VivoTab RT

Weekend tech reading: Asus undercuts MS Surface with VivoTab RT
  • Posted November 11, 2012, 12:36 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • It remains to be seen how many opponents will show up to each battle, but the Windows RT price wars have begun. Asus is now offering their VivoTab RT tablet -- which launched October 26th alongside Windows 8 -- for $549, down $50 from its initial price tag. The VivoTab RT inherits...

Windows 8, RT set to receive first critical security patches

Windows 8, RT set to receive first critical security patches
  • Posted November 9, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • Microsoft’s recently launched Windows 8 operating system is set to receive its first critical security update next week. According to the company’s advance notification posting, the November edition of Patch Tuesday will include critical fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet…

32GB Surface tablets ship with just 16GB of usable disk space

32GB Surface tablets ship with just 16GB of usable disk space
  • Posted November 5, 2012, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Microsoft
  • Microsoft has revealed exactly how much free disk space that users can expect to find on a brand new Surface tablet. According to a recently published tablet FAQ, only half of the storage on a 32GB Surface tablet is usable.…

Acer continues to speak out on Microsoft's decision to build Surface

Acer continues to speak out on Microsoft
  • Posted November 5, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Microsoft
  • Acer has once again spoken out against Microsoft and their just-released Surface tablet. In a recent interview with Tencent Technology, Acer’s Greater China president Lin Xianlang likened making hardware to food. His comments were roughly translated as he described Microsoft's…

Surface with Windows RT debuts to mixed reviews, most complain about the lack of quality apps

Surface with Windows RT debuts to mixed reviews, most complain about the lack of quality apps
  • Posted October 24, 2012, 10:30 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft's first PC ever, the Surface tablet is set for launch this Friday, right after Windows 8 is also made available to the public. However until recently a few key aspects of the product remained under wraps, including pricing, which was…

Dell accepting pre-orders for XPS 10 tablet, Windows RT for $499

Dell accepting pre-orders for XPS 10 tablet, Windows RT for $499
  • Posted October 24, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Those anxious to get their mitts on a Windows 8 tablet have a lot of options to sift through in the near future. Dell hopes to lure potential Windows RT buyers its way by taking pre-orders for their XPS 10…

Microsoft signs off on Release To Manufacturing build of Office 2013

Microsoft signs off on Release To Manufacturing build of Office 2013
  • Posted October 12, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft Office 2013 has graduated to Release to Manufacturing which means the coding and testing phase of the project is complete. The engineering team at Redmond recently signed off on the productivity suite, leaving Microsoft to focus on releasing the…

Final version of Office for Windows RT to land in November

Final version of Office for Windows RT to land in November
  • Posted September 14, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft has offered up some fresh details about the upcoming release of Office for Windows RT. In a post at the Office Next blog yesterday, the company re-confirmed that the tablet-focused productivity software optimized for ARM processors will come pre-installed…

Epic Games show Unreal Engine 3 running on Windows RT tablet

Epic Games show Unreal Engine 3 running on Windows RT tablet
  • Posted August 29, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Epic Games, in partnership with Nvidia, have revealed that their Unreal Engine 3 and supporting development tools have been ported to run on Windows 8 and ARM-based Windows RT tablets. A graphics demo called Epic Citadel (the same program that…

Asus announces Windows 8 Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT

Asus announces Windows 8 Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT
  • Posted August 29, 2012, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Asus gave a first peek at their upcoming Windows 8 and RT tablets during Computex 2012 earlier this year -- back then known as the Asus Tablet 600 and Asus Tablet 810. Now, the company is back with more details…

Lenovo: Windows RT tablets will cost $300 less than Windows 8 slates

Lenovo: Windows RT tablets will cost $300 less than Windows 8 slates
  • Posted August 17, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Earlier this week we heard rumblings that Microsoft could be preparing to launch their Surface for Windows RT tablet at just $199. That price point seemed absurdly low just two days ago but now the head of Lenovo’s North American…

Rumor: Microsoft to price Surface for Windows RT tablet at $199

Rumor: Microsoft to price Surface for Windows RT tablet at $199
  • Posted August 15, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft’s Surface tablets were generally well-received by media when they were unveiled back in June despite the fact that Redmond didn’t fully disclose everything about the Windows 8 portables. One of those key sticking points is price, a topic that…

Microsoft: Dell, Lenovo and Samsung will launch Windows RT devices

Microsoft: Dell, Lenovo and Samsung will launch Windows RT devices
  • Posted August 13, 2012, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Dell, Lenovo and Samsung have joined Asus (and Microsoft) in the list of companies that are confirmed to have Windows RT systems in the pipeline. News of the confirmed manufacturers comes directly from Microsoft although as The Verge points out,…

Vacancies on Microsoft Careers site point to future Surface products

Vacancies on Microsoft Careers site point to future Surface products
  • Posted August 8, 2012, 9:15 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft appears to be recruiting more talented professionals as it looks to increase its Surface product portfolio following last month’s tablet unveiling, according to multiple job vacancies for its “Surface” team that have been published on...

Rumor: Microsoft removing features in Office 2013 for Windows RT

  • Posted August 8, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the successor to Office 2010 at a special press conference last month. The chief outlined some of the key features that we can expect to see from Microsoft’s next generation office suite but if the…

Microsoft Windows 8 retail packaging revealed

Microsoft Windows 8 retail packaging revealed
  • Posted August 7, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Software, Microsoft
  • It has been an eventful couple of weeks for Microsoft. The Redmond-based firm announced its upcoming operating system had reached RTM, and the code was subsequently leaked to torrent sites in record time. Speculation also started to circulate about Microsoft's decision…

Acer: Surface tablet will hurt the industry, we may look for new partners

Acer: Surface tablet will hurt the industry, we may look for new partners
  • Posted August 7, 2012, 11:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Mobile Computing, Microsoft
  • Acer has spoken out publicly about Microsoft and its upcoming Windows 8 Surface tablet, saying they were given little warning of their intentions, and that launching the Surface would have a negative impact on the worldwide computer ecosystem.

Microsoft confirms October 26 launch date for Surface tablet

Microsoft confirms October 26 launch date for Surface tablet
  • Posted July 30, 2012, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft has confirmed its Surface tablet will land alongside Windows 8 on October 26. Although the company had hinted at a simultaneous launch in the past, this is the first time they’ve actually confirmed a specific date. It should be…

Rumor: Samsung readying Windows RT tablet for October launch

Rumor: Samsung readying Windows RT tablet for October launch
  • Posted July 9, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Samsung is reportedly working on a tablet running Microsoft's next generation operating system ahead of its worldwide release in October. According to sources familiar with the matter cited in a report by Bloomberg, the South Korean firm plans to release…

Qualcomm turns to Samsung, UMC to meet Snapdragon S4 SoC demand

Qualcomm turns to Samsung, UMC to meet Snapdragon S4 SoC demand
  • Posted July 5, 2012, 11:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware
  • Qualcomm has enjoyed huge success with its Snapdragon S4 SoC, resulting in such high demand the San Diego-based firm recently said it would be unable to satisfy demand until 2013, forcing them to consider other options...

Microsoft says tablets will outsell desktop PCs next year

Microsoft says tablets will outsell desktop PCs next year
  • Posted June 27, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Industry News
  • During a keynote speech at Microsoft’s annual TechEd conference in Europe, head of Windows Web Services Antoine Leblond predicted that tablets will outsell desktop systems in 2013. This may come as a surprise to many considering Microsoft currently owns zero…

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