How the mighty have fallen. You can’t but mutter this phrase when reading news that Nokia and HTC are supporting Microsoft’s latest efforts to stay relevant in the smartphone market Windows Phone 8 was recently released and still, like its predecessor, shows no buzz or sign of breaking Apple and Google’s stranglehold on the mobile [...]
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Microsoft CEO says Windows 8 License Sales Broke 40 million mark in a Month
Soon after Windows 8′s launch, a chorus of disappointed or lukewarm reviews of the OS began to surface. Some analysts began shaking their heads. Did Microsoft just step in it? Wasn’t this OS supposed to be the software giant’s best and greatest hope of repositioning itself as the rightful overlord of the fast growing mobile [...]
Microsoft Already Working On Followup For Windows 8
The launch party confetti and the champagne glasses have been barely cleaned after Microsoft’s launch of Windows 8 and the software giant is reportedly already working on a follow up for the OS. Considering the high stakes involved, this is not surprising. After all, Microsoft views Windows 8 as its biggest chance at staying relevant [...]
Wall Street Not Sold on The New Windows 8
Microsoft has been a publicly traded company going on three decades now. For much of that time, it wasn’t a smart move to bet against the software giant from Redmond, Washington. Indeed, betting against the company that manufactured the operating software most of the world’s computers ran on was a sure way to lose money. [...]
Windows 8 Boots 50% Faster Than Windows 7
One of the most annoying features of any computing device is the amount of time you have to wait until the device boots up. This is an especially annoying hassle when you are dealing with mobile devices. That is why if you have not noticed, many smart phones boot up relatively quickly. It is because [...]
Microsoft’s Ballmer predicts half a billion Windows 8 users in 2013
Amid a chorus of analysts predicting weak Windows 8 adoption in 2012, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, has a rosier forecast. Despite analyst’s projections that Windows 8 will flop and lower PC sales, Microsoft’s head honcho boldly predicts that the new OS will rack up sales of, at a minimum, 500 million units by the close [...]
Simple Windows 8 system improves parental monitoring
Previous parental monitoring systems can be quite complicated-specially for adults who aren’t very technical-oriented. Hilarious as it may be, it would not be surprising to imagine a parent asking his kid to install a complicated parental monitoring system so he can supervise the kid’s computer activities. If Microsoft is right, with Windows 8, parents will [...]
PC Vendors Uneasy about High Pricing of Windows 8 PCs
It looks like PC vendors are not overly sold on the impact of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 OS release since the price of both the software itself and necessary hardware upgrades could bump PC pricing into a level that most mainstream PC customers would balk at. In a recent Digitimes article, the relatively expensive touchscreens [...]
Windows 8 preview shows weakness as uptake drags
While the initial release of the beta version of Windows 8 gave Microsoft reason to smile, it has all been downhill from there. Interest simply petered out for the supposed “game changer” OS which represents Microsoft’s answer to the combined threats of Google’s Android in the tablet market and Apple’s iOS in the smart phone [...]
Windows 8 will not be available for AT&T Nokia Lumia 900
According to the Windows observer outfit, Windows IT Pro, Windows 8 nor a Windows 8 update will not be available for the current crop of Windows phone hardware. That is some serious bad news for current owners of Windows Phone, which include both the high-end Nokia Lumia 800 and the new LTE-compliant Lumia 900. According [...]