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Office 2013 on a Tablet vs. touch-friendly competition

Posted July 20, 2012 - 3:26 pm

With the latest iteration of Office, Microsoft pledges to bring the documents and services you need to run a business to any screen you choose, from a PC to a touch-enabled Windows Surface tablet or Windows 8 Phone. After using the Office 2013 preview suite on a Windows 8 tablet, we are impressed by many of the steps Microsoft has taken to make its Office franchise touchscreen ready and cloud friendly.
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Microsoft says it is happy with its Windows Phone partners. But for how long?

Posted June 30, 2012 - 7:47 am

Microsoft isn’t about to upset its partners twice. The company has said that it will not release its own smartphone based on Windows Phone 8, contradicting any reports to the contrary.
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Microsoft says it has no plans to make smartphones

Posted June 25, 2012 - 4:11 pm

Microsoft has no plans to build its own smartphones, contrary to a report from an analyst last week.
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Windows 8 Update: Windows Phone 8 apps won't run as-is

Posted June 25, 2012 - 12:07 pm

In announcing Windows Phone 8 last week, Microsoft intimated that apps for the new platform would be readily adaptable to Windows 8, but one thing is for sure: Without rewriting, Windows Phone applications will not run on Windows 8.
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Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 to share core with Windows 8

Posted June 23, 2012 - 7:33 am

Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8 on Wednesday, confirming the mobile operating system will share core code with Windows 8, and will add support for mobile wallet and NFC when WP8 arrives in the fall.
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Smartphone OS showdown: Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM gear up for battle

Posted June 23, 2012 - 7:18 am

If you're in the market for a new smartphone, don't even think about going down to your local cellphone retailer or AT&T/Sprint/T-Mobile/Verizon retail store to get a new device, at least not yet. Every major smartphone platform including Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone is getting an overhaul with lots of new features, and, presumably, new hardware to go along with it starting in the fall.
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Windows Phone 8's great start screen: a closer look

Posted June 23, 2012 - 7:08 am

The Windows Phone 8 Start Screen is Microsoft's "marquee feature," the company said Wednesday, as it unveiled the latest iteration of the screen in Windows Phone 8 and 7.8.
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 a swell gift to partner Nokia

Posted June 20, 2012 - 5:59 pm

In case Nokia had any doubt about its value as a partner to Microsoft, Redmond's decision to undercut Lumia sales in the U.S. should clarify matters.
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Microsoft previews Windows Phone 8

Posted June 20, 2012 - 1:05 pm

Microsoft is planning to base its upcoming Windows Phone 8 OS on the same OS core as its Windows 8 software for desktop and laptop computers.
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Indestructible Galaxy Note and leaked Jelly Bean -- today's rumor roundup

Posted June 20, 2012 - 11:06 am

Samsung might have a (literally) unbeatable phone/tablet Note on the way, and Google might have let everyone take a peek at Android 4.1. Rumors abound.
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Windows 8 will have 3D maps, cost tablet makers $85?

Posted June 13, 2012 - 5:42 pm

Less hardware, more strategy, and way more Android. Here’s four of the most interesting, or at least the boldest, of the rumors blooming in the aftermath.
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Skype integration with Windows Phone 8 seen in screenshots

Posted June 13, 2012 - 11:54 am

The coming Windows Phone 8, dubbed Apollo, will integrate Skype voice and video calling, according to screenshots obtained by the NokiaInnovation.com Web site.
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Rumor roundup: Windows Phone 8 is the Schrödinger's Cat of upgrades

Posted April 18, 2012 - 10:01 am

Samsung’s feeling some quad-core jealousy, Microsoft’s “not really sure” about people getting Windows Phone 8 upgrades, and, surprise of surprises, there’s rumors of a smaller iPad. All chopped, grilled, and hashed up for you in today’s rumor roundup.
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