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Microsoft tipped to cut the price of Windows 8 and Office for small touch enabled devices

Shane McGlaun, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Wall Street Journal is citing unnamed sources who claim to be familiar with Microsoft's situation who say that the software giant has been offering price cuts on its key software. According to the sources, Microsoft has been offering manufacturers price breaks on Windows 8 and Office software. These price cuts are said to be an effort on Microsoft's part to help improve the number of small touch enabled laptop computers being developed. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 720 USA release imminent: FCC tapped

Chris Burns, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today the Nokia Lumia 720 has been spotted running through the hoops at the FCC, this being one of the prerequisites for a USA release and a generally OK indicator that a launch here in the states is imminent. We got to take a peek at the Lumia 720 just a week ago at Mobile World Congress 2013 and found it to be a rather impressive machine - especially considering how inexpensive the company aims for it to be. We're to understand that this device may be heated to AT&T first, with the other major carriers coming up quickly behind. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome updated on Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android

Craig Lloyd, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today is a big day for Google's Chrome web browser. It received an update on four major platforms, including Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. While Windows and Linux users aren't getting huge updates for their versions of Chrome, both iOS and Android are getting their own new features that they'll definitely enjoy. Read The Full Story

Microsoft expands Surface RT sales as UK big-box retailers wade in

Chris Davies, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's Surface RT is getting a welcome boost in visibility, in the UK at least, as heavyweight retailers PC World and Currys add the Windows tablet to their line-up. The slate will be sold online and via both retailers' click-and-collect service; however, there's no sign that either store will actually stock the Surface RT on-site unless its been previously ordered through the web. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 8 will be upgradeable

Brian Sin, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has stated that its Windows Phone 8 series will be seeing updates in the future, unlike its Windows Phone 7 series that left many of its users stuck on outdated software. Greg Sullivan, a senior marketing manager at Microsoft, stated "We're going to have an upgrade path going forward. Windows Phone 8 can evolve. We have an architecture that enables portability and is fundamentally hardware independent." Read The Full Story

MYO’s gesture control armband allows you to “unleash your inner Jedi”

Brittany Hillen, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

MYO's gesture control armband promises to let you "unleash your inner Jedi" by offering the ability to wirelessly control your smartphone or computer via gestures. It does this by detecting the electrical activity in your arm muscles as you move and responding accordingly. The device is now available for pre-order with shipping slated for late this year. Read The Full Story

First Windows Phone 8 GDR2 to be the HTC Tiara

Brian Sin, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

HTC just announced its 2013 Android flagship smartphone, the HTC One, which is also HTC's trump card in getting itself out of its financial rut. However, if the sales of the HTC One doesn't go as successfully as planned, HTC's going to find itself in a lot of trouble. HTC, however, has a contingency plan, and while it won't launch the company to financial bliss, it will serve as a cushion until the company figures out what to do next. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone Store now has over 130,000 apps available

Brian Sin, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced a new milestone reached by the Windows Phone developer community. There are currently over 130,000 apps available in the Windows Phone Store, with 15,000 of them designed specifically for Windows Phone 8 devices. That's still a long ways away from the 675,000+ apps offered by the Google Play store, and the 775,000+ offered by the iPhone's App Store, but progress is progress. Read The Full Story

Twitter for Windows Phone updates with new look, live tile support

Craig Lloyd, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

In the past, Twitter wasn't giving as much love to its Windows Phone app is it was to its Android and iOS offering. However, that changed today. The social media service has updated its Windows Phone app with a new design that "brings the app in line with other Twitter apps," and introduced some new features that make it easier to share and discover content. Read The Full Story

Microsoft prepping Windows Blue public preview

Brian Sin, Feb 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

According to some reports, Microsoft and its Windows Blue team are gunning hard to push Windows Blue out by the end of summer. They're both hoping to get out a public preview for Windows Blue within the coming months. Windows Blue will bring a refresh to the current Windows 8 systems, improving upon things like user experience. It will also jump-start Microsoft's new, annual and affordable upgrades to its operating system. Read The Full Story

Bill Gates discusses Microsoft and their mobile sector

Brian Sin, Feb 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an interview with CBS, Bill Gates talks to Charlie Rose about his life, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and more interestingly Microsoft. He says that the way that Microsoft went about the mobile industry didn't allow them to get the leadership they needed. He says that they should have entered the market earlier in order to get the lead on cell phones and that "it's clearly a mistake". Read The Full Story

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