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Microsoft alum: Windows 8 "a much deadlier assault weapon" than Windows 7

Windows 8 is just what Microsoft needs to take advantage of the ongoing irreversible shift from PCs to handheld devices including iPads, iPhones and other form factors yet to be designed, according to the company's former OEM chief.

By Tim Greene | 23 January, 2013 23:14

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, wireless, Windows, hardware systems, Surface RT, Data Center, operating systems, Kemp, Apple, Windows 8, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows 8 strategy, Windows 8 strategy, software, Joachim Kempin, microsoft surface, Windows 8 ARM
iPad 3 tops Google’s Zeitgeist worldwide

iPad 3 was the most searched consumer technology on Google in 2012, according to the search giant.

By Rebecca Merrett | 14 December, 2012 10:57

Tags: iPad 4, Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Lumia 920, Play Station, iPad 3, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Note 2, iPad Mini, microsoft surface, Google, Google Zeitgeist 2012
Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Surface Pro tablets start at $899, no keyboard

The full-blown Windows 8 version of Microsoft's new tablet -- Surface Pro -- goes on sale in January with a starting price of $899 ... and that doesn't include the distinctive snap-on cover/keyboard that will be pretty much essential for anyone wanting to use the machine for traditional Windows applications.

By Tim Greene | 29 November, 2012 21:13

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Windows, hardware systems, software, Surface Pro, Data Center, operating systems, Microsoft Surface Pro, technet, microsoft surface, Windows 8, Microsoft
Microsoft shocker: Windows 8 chief Steven Sinofsky out

The man who oversaw development of Windows 8 and its offshoot the Surface tablet is abruptly leaving Microsoft just weeks after delivering both projects to the marketplace.

By Tim Greene | 13 November, 2012 13:50

Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems, Steven Sinofsky, Julie Larson-Greene, microsoft surface
Windows 8 Update: Microsoft's Surface RT has a higher profit margin than the iPad

Microsoft stands to make $30.85 more per Surface RT tablet with keyboard than Apple does with a similar 32G iPad without a keyboard, according to iSuppli teardown analyses.

By Tim Greene | 08 November, 2012 21:56

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, iSuppli, wireless, Windows, hardware systems, Data Center, operating systems, microsoft surface, Apple, Windows 8, Microsoft, Surface RT teardown, software

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Microsoft Surface RT: First impressions

We finally go hands-on with the Surface RT. Here's our first impressions.

By Ross Catanzariti | 26 October, 2012 13:08

Tags: Microsoft, tablets, microsoft surface

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