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Microsoft Claims to Squash Surface Performance Bugs
Microsoft is pushing out a firmware update for the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 aimed at resolving the power and performance issues that have plagued the devices since their October launch. According to a Windows blog post, a set of Microsoft and Intel driver and firmware updates will
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Microsoft Plays the Long Game with NFL Partnership #SuperBowl
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s big splash into the NFL with its Surface tablet has been a little bumpy. Broadcasters kept calling it an iPad. It was erroneously blamed for a meltdown during the AFC Championship (the problem was really a network connectivity issue).
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How Microsoft’s Surface Line Came Back From the Dead
Few devices got such a cool reception at launch as the Microsoft Surface. You could almost hear the whispers of "iPad knockoff" when then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled it on stage. As recently as last year, Forbes magazine declared the Surface dead. Those weird commercials didn’t help, either.
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Microsoft Launches Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, More
Microsoft unveiled its first convertible laptop today, the Surface Book. The new computer is the spiritual successor to the company’s Surface line of hybrid tablet/laptop devices. That’s because the Surface Book also has a detachable, 13.
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Office 365 Shines, But What About Microsoft Windows?
You’d have to be a forensic accountant to understand Microsoft’s financials. However, a few things are clear from this week's second quarter earnings release. The first is that the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is starting to make serious ground in the cloud space.
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Leave Your iPad at Home, Forget BYOD, Says HP
Face it, HP notes: iPads, Android and Windows tablets may be great but they weren’t built specifically for business.
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What You Need to Know Microsoft's New Surface Tablets #CES2014
Microsoft doesn't have an official presence at the International CES in Las Vegas this week. It stopped participating in the opening keynote and abandoned its booths on the show floor two years ago.
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Microsoft, Apple Offer Discounts to Lure Customers #BlackFriday
Bargain hunters are plotting their strategies to find the best pre-holiday deals, online and off. Two options to consider: the Apple and Microsoft stores. Each one is offering potential savings of hundreds of dollars on the latest tablets, computers and software. The one-day Apple deals start at 12:01 a.m.
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Microsoft Commercial Business Thrives, But Ballmer Still Remains a Question
Microsoft's sales and profits are up. In the first quarter since the company announced a major reorganization and shared the news that CEO Steve Ballmer is retiring, the Redmond, Wash.-based technology giant reported a jump of 17 percent in net income in the fiscal first quarter to $5.
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Apple vs. Microsoft: the Buyers Will Decide
A row is brewing between the two tech titans, initiated by Apple's' comments about "confusion" among its rivals during the recent iPad unveiling. Microsoft shot back, claiming "standardization" and "productivity" are on its side.
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Nokia Joins the Windows RT Party with it's Lumia 2520 Tablet
Alongside its Windows Phone phablet, Nokia officially entered the tablet market with a 10.1" device at Nokia World in Dubai. The $499 SnapDragon-powered machine runs Windows RT 8.1 and offers both 4G and Wi-Fi, plus a full 1080p HD display.
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Microsoft Launching Surface 2, Has It Learnt From RT's Failure?
The imminent arrival of Windows 8.1 will make the company's new tablet computing devices more usable. But Microsoft's hardware updates won't radically change the money-losing Surface proposition in a market that fails to see keyboards and me-too apps as a major differentiator.
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Is Microsoft Losing Its Office Advantage in Tablets, or Making Surface into the Best Productivity Tablet?
Is Microsoft in the process of losing one of the few competitive advantages it has in tablets? That question is being raised following news this week that Google is now offering its Quickoffice productivity apps for mobile devices, including tablets, for free. Google bought Quickoffice last year, and those
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Microsoft Will Buy Your iPad To Get People Trying Surface
We've seen Apple buying back old iPhones, now Microsoft will pick up your old iPad for $200 of store credit to help you try a surface tablet. With the new models due to be announced, that might not be such a crazy idea.
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