Iconia W3 tablet live on Acer’s Finnish website, confirms 8.1 inches of …
Info about the Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet has already slipped out a few times, and now this 8.1-incher is live on Acer’s Finnish website. While there’s no mention of price or availability, the specifications list matches what’s already been leaked. You’re looking at Windows 8 Pro running atop an Intel Atom Z2760 CPU, aided [...]
Microsoft Official Responds to Windows 8 Bashing, Says That the Platform is Not a “Can of Soda”
Microsoft executive Frank Shaw took a stand and defended Windows 8, that came under fire recently, as it was compared with… New Coke. It’s true that you can’t compare an OS to a can of soda, but you can compare the rise and fall of a brand. Frank Shaw, the Microsoft VP of corporate communications [...]
Microsoft Office Web Apps Update Will Bring Real Time Editing and Android Tablet Support
Microsoft is preparing for the big BUILD event in June, where it will debut Windows Blue, but they have another interesting update coming. Turns out that MS will make some changes to its Office Web apps and the Redmond company just unveiled its plans for the next year and further. An update for the real [...]
Bill Gates Trashes Apple iPad, Lauds Microsoft Surface Tablet – CRN.com–Short
Bill Gates said iPad users are “frustrated” by the tablet’s lack of functionality and productivity applications, and he’s pitching Microsoft Surface as the cure for those ills. In an interview with CNBC, Microsoft’s founder and chairman criticized Apple’s popular device and similar tablets and touted the capabilities of Microsoft’s own Surface and Surface Pro tablets. [...]
Acer Aspire P3 vs. Surface Pro: Convertible tablet spec showdown
Microsoft still owns the biggest chunk of the desktop operating system market, but it just can’t seem to convert its user base over to mobile. Despite Windows 8 running essentially in full form on Surface Pro tablets, the device just hasn’t been able to capture much market share. Perhaps it’s the price; maybe it’s the [...]
Mad scientists, rejoice! 10 tablet apps take spreadsheets on the go–Short
Doing serious spreadsheet work on a tablet can be challenging, but spreadsheet apps are becoming more capable, whether you’re on an iOS, Android or Windows slate. Microsoft Excel remains the gold standard for spreadsheets but it’s Windows-only, and the few non-Excel spreadsheet apps for Windows RT are nowhere near as comprehensive. Read on, then, for [...]
Google Gaming Service and Its Possible Problems
Over the past days we’ve seen some leaks related to a potential gaming service from Google. Hints were spotted in a companion app for Google Glass and now the first potential problems and trouble of such a service have appeared, in a short list published by Pocketnow. The hurdles that Google will have to pass [...]
Acer Iconia W3 8-inch Windows 8 tablet reportedly set for launch
Microsoft is expected to launch an array of devices at the Build Conference, which will be taking place in the end of June. As per new reports, it seems other manufacturers will be launching a Windows-based 8-inch tablet as well. A French website MiniMachines, Acer will soon be launching an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet and [...]
Microsoft to drive Windows tablet strategy with smaller devices, OS rebates
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Microsoft May Bring Back the Classic Default Desktop Option With Windows 8.1
The latest version for the Microsoft OS for PCs is oriented towards providing a whole new means of interaction, greatly enhanced for touch input. In this regard the OS manufacturer has decided to renounce the regular desktop that was used in previous versions, in favor of a tile based UI that has stirred much controversy. There [...]
Microsoft developing seven-inch Surface tablet: WSJ–Short
A Microsoft representative holds a new Surface tablet computer as it is unveiled by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California, in this June 18, 2012 photo. — AP (File Photo) Thu Apr 11, 2013 - Microsoft Corp is developing a new lineup of Surface tablets, including a 7-inch version expected to go into mass production later this year, the [...]
WSJ: Microsoft is prepping a 7-inch Surface tablet–Short
By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Watched by huge galleries, the ‘Big Three’ of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player launched the 77th Masters on Thursday while Bubba Watson prepared to begin his title defense later in the day. On an overcast morning at Augusta National, four-times champion Palmer, three-times winner Player and [...]
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