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Windows 10 Cloud Confirmed UWP Apps Only
Earlier in the month, we brought you word of Microsoft latest pet project, Windows 10 Cloud. It seems that even with the debacle of Windows RT hanging over them, Microsoft hasn’t given up on making a locked down version of Windows. Early reports suggested that Windows 10 Cloud would be…
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Say Goodbye to Metro Skype App
Microsoft says that the Metro version of Skype is not that popular and it won’t continue with it. All users will be moved over to the Desktop version next month, having the Metro service close on the 7th of July. That’s in less than a month now, so wouldn’t an…
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Microsoft Planning to Build an Intel-Powered Non-Pro Surface Tablet
Microsoft seems to be moving away from the ARM-powered Surface tablets and getting rid of its Windows RT operating system in the process. A report from WinBeta indicates that the company is planning to switch the Surface Pro series to the x86-powered CPU running on Windows 8.1 (and possibly Windows…
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Microsoft’s Surface Mini Is Back In Business
With all the rumours about Microsoft’s Surface Mini it is tough to tell whether the tablet will be released or not. Just last week we heard that Surface Mini production was halted after Microsoft received negative responses from industry partners. Now we are hearing production is back on, and the…
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Windows 8 Usage Growing Rapidly In Canada
It isn’t news to say that Windows 8 has had a tough time in many markets and uptake had been fairly slow. However, in the last year Microsoft’s newest OS has gained significant traction and new data from the Sage Group suggests that in the last year Windows 8 uptake has…
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Report Suggests iPad Reigns Supreme In Enterprise Tablet Space
A new report from enterprise software vendor Good Technology suggests that Apple’s iPad is the dominant tablet in the enterprise space. Apple’s iPad holds a staggering 91.4% of all enterprise tablet activations in Q4 of 2013 according to Good Technology’s results. The financial services industry are the biggest buyer of…
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Future Windows Phone May Have Tile-Based Interface As Optional Feature
Windows Phone rumors point to Windows Phone 9 launching sometime during the second half of 2014. The news arrives by way of Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin who previously made several accurate predictions on the mobile industry. He now claims that the Modern UI seen on current phones and tablets will…
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Microsoft Could Drop Support for Windows RT
According to Microsoft Devices Chief Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft has too many operating systems for consumers and is looking to compact rather than expand. “We have the Windows Phone OS, we have Windows RT and we have full Windows. We’re not going to have three”, said Larson-Green. Larson also points out…
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Microsoft Targeting The Sale Of 16 Million Windows 8.1 Tablets Over Christmas
Paul Thurrott of WinSuperSite says that Microsoft are hoping to sell 16 million Windows 8.1 tablets over the holiday season this year. To achieve this ambitious goal Microsoft believes it needs to reinvent how people perceive Windows devices, presumably through advertising and marketing. Microsoft’s steps for this year’s holiday season…
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Microsoft Says Its Surface Brand Is Confusing Customers
To our average reader I’d expect the difference between the Surface Pro and the Surface RT is pretty obvious – one runs Windows 8 RT and the other runs full Windows 8, one has an Nvidia Tegra 3 ARM processor and the other an Intel Core i5 processor. The differences…
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Windows Phone 8.1 To Support 10″ Tablets
While Microsoft is working hard to integrate the two platforms of theirs, those being the ARM dependent Windows RT and their Windows Phone platform, here’s something that confirms the impending demise of the former in favor of the latter. The rumor is that Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 GDR3 software…
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Nokia “Sirius” Tablet Spotted In Graphics Benchmark Leak
PhoneArena reports that Nokia’s Sirius tablet has appeared in the listing of a graphics benchmark, more or less confirming its existence. This Nokia Windows RT tablet has had some key details being revealed by the benchmark log. Firstly we know the CPU architecture is ARM which means it will be powered by…
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New Leaked Picture Shows Nokia’s “Sirius” Windows RT Tablet
Paul Thurrott of WinSuperSite.com has posted a picture of what is apparently the upcoming Nokia Lumia tablet based on Windows RT. The tablet which is being called the Nokia Sirius for the time being is expected to be Nokia’s first flagship tablet. The device will come with a sleek red…
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Microsoft Clearing First-Gen Surface Inventory For Surface 2 October Launch
A Digitimes report states that Microsoft is currently on a aggressive clearance of first generation Surface stocks. Microsoft has attempted to boost sales by dropping the price of its Surface Pro by $100 in North America and dropping the prices of Windows RT tablets very low for consumers as well…
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Dell Drops Cheap Windows RT Tablets
According to ITWorld.com Dell has ditched one of its affordable Windows RT offerings – the $299 XPS 10. Since its introduction at a price of $499 last October the price of the Dell Windows RT tablet has fallen continously due to very weak demand. Dell is now only offering the…
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