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  In depth: Nokia's great Windows Phone hope - Beauty without brawn

  Nokia may sell more cellphones than any other company in the world, but it's been all but excluded from the United States for years -- and it's seen its global sales steadily shrink as the iPhone and Android smartphones have become the darlings of buyers in an increasing number of countries. Nokia's relevance has been fast receding, and its Symbian, Maemo, and MeeGo efforts became a pattern of failure for a company that just didn't get it. In response, a year ago, Nokia bet its future largely on Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's answer to Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

  By Galen Gruman | 10 April, 2012 20:13

  Tags: Apple, Computer Hardware, consumer electronics, consumerization of IT, Google, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, mobile technology, Nokia, smartphones, symbian, Windows Phone

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  Microsoft: Don't hate IE 10

  Microsoft says its latest version of Internet Explorer clears out a lot of clutter and creates a more immersive browser experience when paired with Windows 8's touch environment, and that it can be navigated by mouse and keyboard as well, although from the sounds of it not as elegantly.

  By Tim Greene | 15 March, 2012 06:03

  Tags: applications, browsers, Microsoft, software

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  A deep dive into Windows 8 Consumer Preview

  Windows 8 Consumer Preview is one of the biggest changes that Microsoft has made to Windows, moving it from an operating system aimed at a single class of hardware (PCs and laptops) to one that spans a wide range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones.

  By Preston Gralla | 06 March, 2012 05:04

  Tags: Desktop Apps, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, operating systems, software, Windows

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  This year's mobile screens will stun and amaze

  It seems like all phones and all tablets do all things for all people these days. Every single smartphone and touch tablet has become just about everything anyone could ever want in a mobile device.

  By Mike Elgan | 06 March, 2012 02:28

  Tags: Apple, asus, cloud computing, consumer electronics, Microsoft, mobile solutions, mobility, NEC, samsung, screens, smartphones, tablets

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  I dumped my iPhone 4 for the Android Galaxy Nexus

  I like a lot of things about my iPhone 4. For starters, the whole "antennagate" thing was overblown. Lots of phones drop bars if you grip them a certain way while in a weak signal area. (My new Galaxy Nexus does.) And although I live in a dead zone for both AT&T and Verizon, right out of the box my AT&T iPhone 4 got noticeably better reception than my original iPhone. A simple iPhone 4 case prevented any loss of signal reception due to hand shielding.

  By Scot Finnie | 02 March, 2012 21:54

  Tags: Apple, at&t, consumer electronics, Macintosh, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile Apps and Services, Mobile OSes, smartphones

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  Windows 8: What you need to get started

  Early yesterday, Microsoft shipped the Consumer Preview for Windows 8, the drastically different refresh of the venerable operating system.

  By Gregg Keizer | 01 March, 2012 22:54

  Tags: App Development, Microsoft, operating systems, software, Windows

• A first look at the Nokia Lumia 800

  Nokia's Lumia 800 represents somewhat of a new dawn for the struggling giant. It's the first phone to use the Windows Phone platform, following Nokia's decision early last year to partner with Microsoft for many of its future smartphones.

  By Ross Catanzariti | 20 January, 2012 11:39

  Tags: Microsoft, mobile phones, Nokia Lumia 800, smartphones, Windows Phone Mango

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  Insight: Why Microsoft's vision of the future will really happen

  Microsoft released a video in 2008 and another one this week that together predict the sleek, wireless, connected gadgets we'll all enjoy by the year 2019.

  By Mike Elgan | 01 November, 2011 02:32

  Tags: consumer electronics, hardware systems, Microsoft

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  Windows XP: Pros and cons of not upgrading

  Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you're still using it, you're not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That's the software giant's recent take on its aging OS, which is still more popular than Vista or Windows 7 worldwide. Microsoft is hoping the final cadre of users hanging on to XP will start to dump it and move to the more modern Windows 7.

  By Ian Paul | 27 October, 2011 04:41

  Tags: Microsoft, operating systems, software, windows xp

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  Car tech: The connected car arrives

  Automobile technology has become so advanced that today's cars are essentially computers with wheels. So why aren't we using them to surf the Web, communicate with other cars or order food at nearby restaurants?

  By John Brandon | 27 October, 2011 06:53

  Tags: Automotive, consumer electronics, Ford Motor Co., general motors, GPS, industry verticals, internet, Microsoft, mobile, networking, smartphones, wireless, WLANs / Wi-Fi

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  Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars

  History may look at Android as the tech industry's Helen of Troy: The OS that launched a thousand suits.

  By Brad Reed | 21 September, 2011 06:26

  Tags: Android, Apple, consumer electronics, Google, Microsoft, networking, smartphones, software, wireless

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  Why IT won't like Mac OS X Lion Server

  Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server adds innovative features and a new low price tag, but cuts in services and the elimination of advanced GUI administration tools may force some enterprise departments to think twice about the role of Mac servers on their networks.

  By John Rizzo | 25 July, 2011 23:40

  Tags: Apple, applications, Mac OS X, management, Microsoft, networking, Network management, operating systems, software

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  Android vs. iOS vs. Windows Phone

  The past year has been a remarkable one for smartphones, with the meteoric rise of Google's Android OS, the restart of Microsoft's mobile strategy with its much-ballyhooed release of Windows Phone 7 and the continuing success of Apple's iPhone, buoyed by its new availability to Verizon subscribers. Never has there been so much choice in the smartphone market. As a result, hype and overstatement have been the order of the day.

  By Preston Gralla | 18 March, 2011 05:43

  Tags: android phones, Apple, applications, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile operating systems, mobile phones, smartphones, software, Telecommunication, Windows Phone 7

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  Windows Phone 7: What Microsoft needs next

  The last week has brought nothing but good news for Microsoft and Windows Phone 7. Between Nokia's hardware commitment, Angry Birds on the way and Microsoft's own announcement of a roadmap for vital features such as multitasking, Windows Phone 7 seems to be catching a second wind in 2011.

  By Jared Newman | 17 February, 2011 05:01

  Tags: Android, consumer electronics, iPhone, Microsoft, Nokia, Phones, smartphones, Verizon Wireless, Windows Phone 7

• Why Nokia is toast

  It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when Finland was at the center of the cell phone universe. As cell phones overtook pagers, then smartphones overtook cell phones, Nokia was the hottest company in the industry.

  By Mike Elgan | 15 February, 2011 02:56

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, Phones, smartphones, symbian