Posts tagged as: Windows 8

Hardware partners respond to Microsoft’s new Surface tablets – Part 2

CNET has contacted Microsoft for comment and will update this report when we learn more. This isn’t the first time Acer has criticized Microsoft’s tablet ambitions. Oliver Ahrens, Acer’s senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Reuters soon after the Surface’s unveiling that Microsoft’s strategy to take on Apple with the […]

Dell moves into enterprise solutions, PC business will continue but will not be the focal point – Part 1

Dell, one of the biggest PC-making companies in the world, have started to digress from their primary business. According to the founder and CEO of the company, Michael Dell, the enterprise solutions are their new services portfolio. He clearly stated that Dell is no longer in the PC business. Since the iPad has instigated a […]

Dell moves into enterprise solutions, PC business will continue but will not be the focal point – Part 2

However, Dell’s status quo has changed in the laptop and desktop business of late. Their ranking has slipped to 4th company in desktop and laptop makers and their annual earning accounted for only 10.7 percent of the market, down from 12.1 percent a year ago. That is mainly due to the advent of the new […]

Microsoft launches the new version of Office, release expected in Fall 2012 – Part 1

It is now becoming clear that Microsoft is revamping its software business, moving into a new direction. Since the start 2012, the company has produced and developed a series of new products that are related to the emerging tablet culture one way or the other. The release of new Office 365 is yet evidence that […]

Microsoft launches the new version of Office, release expected in Fall 2012 – Part 2

  The Office version 2012 will also be compatible with the company’s mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8. Though it will not be in its full form on Windows-based smartphones, many other features in it are as flamboyant. One of notable additions to the suite was the integration of social networking and cloud services. Social […]

Microsoft launches the new version of Office, release expected in Fall 2012 – Part 3

The presentation included another application called Lync. The app lets people video chat with each other and share files like presentations, documents and spreadsheets. This is a product of joined faculties from SkyDrive and Skype, the VoIP application Microsoft bought this year. Outlook was also shown at the presentation. The app now works faster than […]

iOS Apps: The real deal that sells the Apple smartphone – Part 1

iPhone might have started selling like hot cakes on the basis of its interface and Steve Jobs’ unorthodox thinking on scrolling through menus but that time has long passed. The major aspect of the Apple smartphone to still keep the throne in mobile computing industry is applications, or as we call it apps. The word […]

iOS Apps: The real deal that sells the Apple smartphone – Part 2

Apple redesigned the developers’ model altogether. Although it was one year later than the release of the original iPhone, it was worth every penny. Before Apple, mobile applications were a serious work and it meant business. Windows opened the doors for developers to its Windows operating system, desktop version. However, that resulted in freeware, shareware […]

iOS Apps: The real deal that sells the Apple smartphone – Part 3

What actually sells devices in the contemporary market is applications. The more the platform has got them, the more devices it sells. The example of BlackBerry is in front of everyone, the company showed laggardness in developing apps and now there is a lingering time bomb on their head that might explode before the launch […]

Microsoft finally launches Windows-based tablets catering to both iPad- and Amazon-dominated segments – Part 1

The new tablet culture has started to find its feet in the ultra-competitive market. To date, there were only two companies that ran the show, Apple and Google, with their respective iOS and Android operating systems. However, now there is another player in the arena, surely, to give these giants a run for their money. […]

Microsoft finally launches Windows-based tablets catering to both iPad- and Amazon-dominated segments – Part 2

Microsoft has launched what was needed since the production of such devices started. A proper tablet was always in need with a processor that aptly replaces a laptop, and a physical keyboard that should not compromise on the basic aesthetics of the device. The new line of tablets is divided into two basic versions, the […]

Microsoft finally launches Windows-based tablets catering to both iPad- and Amazon-dominated segments – Part 3

Surface RT tablet key specs -Windows RT operating system -Nvidia ARM CPU -9.3mm thick -676 grams/23.85 ounces -10.6-inch ClearType HD Display -31.5 watt hour battery -Ports: microSD, USB 2.0, micro HD video, 2×2 MIMO antennae -Storage options: 32GB and 64GB for Windows RT -Front and rear-facing “HD” cameras The Surface Pro tablets comes pre-installed with […]

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