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New Amazon Kindle Fire Arriving Soon, Coming to Europe?
Having got off to a roaring start, its all been rather quiet on the Kindle Fire front recently. Amazon seems to be making moves with word that the Europe might get it to boost sales, while America may get a new higher-spec version to revitalise interest.
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A Week in Google: AdMob Joins AdWords, Chrome Hits Windows 8 Metro and More
Google powers on with updates and innovations across its smorgasbord of businesses, with tweaks to its ad network and getting ready for Windows 8. It has also added a Trusted Stores logo for Web merchants, but the company is still dogged by long-running legal wrangles over its Street View feature.
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First ASUS Windows 8 PCs Shown Off at Computex
Computex Taipei is underway, showing off the first pieces of full-on Windows 8 compatible hardware including dual-screen laptops, large screen all-in-one PCs and those inevitable tablets.
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Windows 8 Release Preview Due Today? SkyDrive Improves Support
According to a published-too-early Microsoft blog post, it looks like the public preview release (following on from the tech and consumer beta) is due to be unveiled in the next day or two, allowing all levels of user to try out the upcoming operating system and play with
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First Dell Dimension Windows 8 Tablet Specifications Leaked
We've recently seen the growing importance of tablets for the PC market, and Dell is looking to turn around fresh losses with a barrage of Windows 8 devices. The specs for the first models have been leaked, showing us what to expect come the OS launch.
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Are Touchscreens Doomed? PC Sensors Moving Way Ahead
With a new update for Microsoft's Kinect for Windows and devices like the phenomenal-looking Leap from LeapMotion due soon, do we really need touchscreen PCs? Will future systems skip ahead of phones and tablets with embedded sensors to provide more intuitive interaction and bring back a sense of magic
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Microsoft Selling the Windows 8 Experience
Windows 8 is a big complicated product, but one that Microsoft hopes will be simple and fun for users to work with. Trying to get that message across has seen several new posts from the company's Windows 8 blog. Leading the Way With Steve Ballmer claiming half a billion poeple will be using Windows 8 by next year, Microsoft
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Barnes & Noble Nook Tablets Might Run Windows 8
There is no question about the dominance of Apple in the tablet market. With Google's Android lagging in second place, everyone else is in the minority.
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Microsoft Dropping More Office 15 Cloud and Web Code Hints
Microsoft continues to leak information on what new features will ship with next year's major Office release, the latest being more cloud support and web-type extensions.
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Official: Microsoft Names Windows 8 for Intel, Windows RT for ARM
Microsoft has put up a blog post confirming the naming structure for the next version of the Windows operating system. It also lists most of the features that each edition will have.
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Apple Poised to Overtake Intel as Top Mobile Chipmaker by Year-End
Apple is basking in the success of its latest product launch, the new iPad. Selling 3 million units in its first weekend of release alone, Apple is gearing for yet another landslide success in the tablet market. The new iPad is hot, indeed -- both figuratively, and literally -- and
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Nokia Likely to Launch Windows 8-Powered Tablet Computers by Q4
Nokia may have initially been shrugged off as a has-been in the smartphone business, due to the demise of its former flagship Symbian operating system in deference to Android and iOS.
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Automattic Releases Open Source WordPress.com App for Windows 8
With support from Microsoft, Automattic built and released a free, open source WordPress.com app for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Open Source, Free and Windows? Automattic, Inc. develops some of the most popular WordPress applications and plugins, including the spam-fighting Akismet plugin, Polldaddy and Gravatar.
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Mobify Optimizes Your Website for Tablets, and Bigger Bucks
Having a tablet-friendly website is rapidly rising up the tick list of must-haves for anyone selling online. Mobify takes the hard work out of desktop browser to mobile or tablet browser conversion, fine-tuning and optimizing your site along the way.
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