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Microsoft Unveils Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Download it Now
Will eight be great? Now is your chance to find out as Microsoft unveils the consumer preview of its next operating system at Mobile World Congress 2012, highlighting how important the OS is to Microsoft's future in the mobile and tablet market.
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iPad 3 Launch Confirmed: Time to Battle Microsoft in the Enterprise?
As expected, Apple has confirmed 7 March as the launch date for the iPad 3 and possibly a couple of surprises. But, beyond the launch, will Apple start to make a major play for enterprise users before Windows 8-powered tablets arrive later in the year? Set the Date As leaked earlier in the month,
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Windows Live Will Reach End-of-Life With Windows 8
Microsoft's venerable basket of Windows Live services will live on, but the name is being retired. With the launch of Windows 8, something new is needed to unify and simplify Microsoft's offerings as it has to work across phones, tablets and desktops without sounding out-of-place.
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SkyDrive to be a Big Part of Windows 8 in the Cloud Storage Battle
Microsoft is updating SkyDrive with new features to fight the current batch of cloud storage services. But it's future will be tightly integrated with Windows Phone and Windows 8, making it an even bigger part of the company's one-for-all approach.
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Windows 8 vs. OS X Mountain Lion, A Desktop or Mobile Battle?
Apple has been fighting Google's Android for so long, we'd almost forgotten what a good Microsoft vs. Apple battle felt like. But this one will be a little different as both operating systems aim to tie in their mobile OS features to the desktop.
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Firefox to Challenge IE on Windows 8 ARM Devices
Microsoft's Internet Explorer market share is back on the rise thanks to its use in Windows Phone 7 smartphones. But it won't have everything its own way as Mozilla plans to bring Firefox to Windows 8 tablets.
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Windows 8 for ARM Will Run Office 15, No Word on SharePoint
Any confusion about what ARM-processor-powered Windows 8 devices could and couldn't do has been cleared up by Microsoft. This new class of non-Wintel machines will do a limited amount of what your current PC can do, as they are limited to apps from the Windows Store.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview to Launch on 29 February
Microsoft will unveil (and likely make available) the consumer preview version of Windows 8 at an event being held at Mobile World Congress, presumably to signify the move from desktop to mobile.
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Apple Threatens App Cheats as iPhone Racks up Sales and iPad Enters Parliament
A whole bag of Apple-related news snippets have flooded in from various places today, as the company deals with the price of market success, app store shenanigans and the risk of being road-tested by those ultimate fuddy-duddies, British Parliamentarians. Oh, and something called the iPad 3 might be happening soon.
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Kinect Launches for Windows, Let the Revolution Begin
As touchscreens brought a revolution to smartphones, Kinect's motion sensing tech changed the way video games are being played. So, what can the Microsoft gadget do for the Windows PC? For sure, it will be about far more than just games.
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Microsoft on the Move in 2012: the Comeback Is On
While some saw its CES offering as lacking in shiny new stuff and general awesomeness, Microsoft (and its partners) have big things planned for this year. What can we expect from Redmond, and who could benefit or feel threatened? Enterprise Can Rest Easy While many businesses will quake at the arrival of Windows 8, it
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3 Things Windows 8 Can Teach SharePoint 2012
Windows 8 was slowly revealed to the public during the course of 2011. A number of unofficial leaks were soon followed by an official "developer" preview in September at the Microsoft BUILD conference.
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Microsoft to Merge Windows 8, Windows Phone 7 Into a Single Operating System?
Microsoft has recently done some reshuffling of key executive posts, which includes its Windows Phone 7 chief. In assigning Andy Lees a new non-executive "contributor" role working directly under the CEO, is Microsoft on its way to merging its desktop and mobile operating systems? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has recently
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Microsoft Allows Open Source Apps in the Windows 8 App Store
Microsoft is continuing to earn its open source stripes. The company’s latest Windows Azure updates added support for several open source tools. The open source love isn’t stopping with Azure though: Microsoft is also allowing open source applications in the Windows Store, which is being launched for Windows 8.
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