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Tim Cook's Microsoft Jab: They're Merging Fridges And Toasters

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 04.24.2012

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Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered one of his zingiest zingers to date when asked during an earnings call Tuesday whether he thought the markets for tablets...

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Microsoft Outs 3 Flavors Of Windows 8

Engadget | Posted 04.17.2012

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We've known for what feels like ages that Windows 8 would come in at least two flavors: one supporting x86 devices and one for ARM machines. Now Micro...

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Do Microsoft Tablets Stand A Chance Against Apple And Google?

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

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(Reuters) - Microsoft's push into the tablet industry will see only limited success, with the U.S. software maker remaining a distant No. 3 behind App...

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Microsoft Makes Windows 8 'Beta' Available For Consumers: What's New?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.29.2012

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On a sunny Wednesday afternoon at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona, Microsoft execs offered another preview of Windows 8, the redesig...

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Microsoft Offers Sneak Peek At The New Windows

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.29.2012

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Five months after last sharing its progress on Windows 8, Microsoft took the stage at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress to reveal what had changed, wh...

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Windows 8 Beta To Be Released Today

Reuters | Bill Rigby | Posted 04.30.2012

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By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveils the first widely available test version of Windows 8 on Wednesday, giving the ...

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Microsoft's Next Steve: Windows Boss Faces Biggest Test

Reuters | Bill Rigby | Posted 04.29.2012

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By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) - For Steven Sinofsky, the stern but creative engineering manager who runs Microsoft Corp's flagship Wi...

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Windows 8 Logo Revealed: 'It's A Window...Not A Flag'

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 02.17.2012

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With a "Metrofied" interface more fitting for a phone or tablet than for a desktop PC, Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS -- which will be unveiled in ...

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WATCH: Eye-Controlled Windows 8 Prototype

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 01.05.2012

Old and busted: Your computer mouse. New hotness: Your eyes. The Swedish technology company Tobii is set to unveil its eye control system for Wind...

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Microsoft Hints At Windows 8 Beta Release Date

AP | By BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 12.07.2011

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NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. is stepping up its competition with Apple and plans to give developers who write software for Windows computers and device...

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Are Windows Tablets Coming Too Late?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.29.2011

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The research group Forrester has a new study out in which it shows a shrinking appetite for Windows 8 tablets, the yet-to-be-released devices running ...

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Microsoft Shares Another Exciting Windows 8 Preview

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.16.2011

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Windows 8, the jazzy new OS from Microsoft that will premiere in 2012, is going to look much different from its predecessor. The upcoming software, wi...

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HP Unleashes Brand New Tablet

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 01.03.2012

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Can't find one of those much coveted, discontinued Touchpads? Well, HP's got a new tablet coming out -- but it's going to cost you a little more than ...

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Stats Show Americans Prefer Windows Tablets To iPads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 12.08.2011

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The iPad is by far the most popular and desired tablet in the world in terms of sales. But could a Windows tablet running Microsoft's new touch-friend...

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8 Questions That Will Make Or Break Windows 8

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.16.2011

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Windows 8, the recently unveiled operating system from Microsoft, is a huge gamble for the software giant. The followup OS to Windows 7 is split into ...

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Windows Blue Screen Of Death Gets Makeover

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.16.2011

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Microsoft has given the old blue screen of death the blue screen of death. On the recently announced Windows 8, available in very early developer's...

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Microsoft To Apple: THIS Is How You Update An Operating System

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.13.2011

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If Apple's Lion OS X dipped its toes into the tablet-as-primary-computer pool, then Microsoft's Windows 8 just dove in headfirst. Though Lion added se...

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Microsoft Hands Out 5,000 Windows 8 Tablets

Posted 11.14.2011

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By Bill Rigby ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp handed out 5,000 sleek Samsung tablet computers running a test version of Windows ...

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8 New Windows Features That Made Us Say 'Wow'

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.13.2011

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The Windows Build Conference keynote on Tuesday gave us all an in-depth look at the cool things that Windows 8 will be able to do. With options fo...

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What's New In Windows 8? Everything

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.13.2011

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Windows 8, which was fully unveiled at the Windows Build Conference in Anaheim, California, is here, and it looks much, much different from Windows 7....

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Microsoft Previews Bold New Windows 8

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 11.13.2011

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At Microsoft's Build conference on Tuesday, the company showed off its radically different Windows 8 operating system. Developed for use on tablets...

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Windows 8 To Debut Tomorrow?

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.12.2011

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Microsoft is widely expected to unveil Windows 8, the follow-up to its Windows 7 operating system, on Tuesday afternoon at the BUILD Conference in Ana...

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Get Ready For Windows 8: Big Debut Is Days Away

AllThingsD | Ina Fried | Posted 11.11.2011

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‪‬ By Ina Fried The world got a sneak peek at Windows 8 at the D9 conference in May. Now, Microsoft is ready to more fully peel back the cov...

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WATCH: Windows 8 To Offer A Speedy New Feature

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.09.2011

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Could the '8' in Windows 8 represent how many seconds it takes Microsoft's newest operating system to boot? A new video, posted on the Building Win...

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Microsoft Offering Sneak Peeks At Windows 8

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 10.16.2011

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Anyone anticipating the release of Windows 8 might want to check out Microsoft's new blog, Building Windows 8, which will chronicle the development of...

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