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Windows 8 
Windows 8 is an enterprise 'non-starter' because IT sees no value in changes
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/17/2013 07:31 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Windows 8 faces a number of hurdles in the enterprise, but the biggest reason it won't replace the current corporate champion, Windows 7, is simple: IT shops don't think it's worth the upgrade hassle.
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Microsoft confirms Blue to be free for existing Windows 8 users
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/14/2013 07:05 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft plans to make its first update to Windows 8, codenamed Blue, free to existing Windows 8 users, company officials have confirmed.
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Microsoft's Surface Pro and RT firmware updated
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/14/2013 07:01 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft's latest firmware update for its Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets have been released, which offer some WiFi improvements for the Pro version and speaker upgrades for the RT tablet.
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Windows 8.1 9385: How to enable hidden items in PC settings
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/13/2013 04:30 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
In the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1, there are a few settings that are hidden but with a simple application, you can enable these features and get a deeper looking into the direction of Windows.
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Microsoft fights back, says Windows 8 changes aren't admitting failure
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/13/2013 09:22 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft has defended the forthcoming changes to its Windows 8, following scathing criticism that the company would be admitting failure if it brought back features the fabled Start button.
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With Windows Blue, Microsoft may (finally) do the right thing
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/13/2013 09:21 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Call it capitulation. Call it listening to customers. But whatever you call it, making Windows 8 more usable with expected coming Blue tweaks is a positive, not a negative.
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Windows 8.1 build 9391 Developer Preview reportedly being distributed to OEMs
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/10/2013 08:40 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Windows 8.1 build 9391 has reportedly shipped to OEMs ahead of a public preview at Build 2013 conference
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Microsoft wants iTunes for Windows 8; Apple not interested
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/10/2013 05:21 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft would love for Apple to bring iTunes to its Windows 8 "Metro" platform, but executives at the Redmond giant say Windows 8 users shouldn't expect a touch-friendly version of the application any time soon.
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Are Microsoft 'updates' like Blue really more than service packs?
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/10/2013 05:20 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Are Microsoft's new, more rapidly delivered releases like Windows Blue and the Visual Studio 2012 updates just 'service packs in chunks'? One Microsoft exec explains why they're not.
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Windows 8.1 is Microsoft's return to Earth, says Acer CEO
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/10/2013 09:44 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft's Windows 8.1 could be a significant improvement over the current state of Windows 8, if statements made by Acer executives are any indication
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'Computer' renamed to 'This PC' in latest Windows 8.1 build
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/10/2013 09:40 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A screenshot from an unspecified build of Windows 8.1 has revealed some minor changes, including a renaming of 'Computer' to 'This PC', and a removal of the Libraries feature in favor of folders
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Microsoft: Missing Wacom drivers coming to Surface Pro 'soon'
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/09/2013 10:49 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Current and potential Microsoft Surface Pro users who've been pining for lacking Wacom driver support for pressure-sensitive applications like Photoshop: Your wait may soon be over.
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Estimates peg 59M Windows 8 devices in use
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/09/2013 09:57 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft this week said that it had sold 100 million licenses of Windows 8 in the operating system's first six months. But how many copies are being used?
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Microsoft confirms public preview of Windows Blue in late June
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/08/2013 09:42 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft Windows engineering chief Julie Larson-Green says a public preview of Windows Blue will be out for all Windows 8 users at the end of June.
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Windows 8 sales reached 100 million licenses
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/07/2013 09:03 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
100 million Windows 8 licenses has been sold so far. The Windows blog posted a Q&A session with Tami Reller, Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
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Is Microsoft bringing Photosynth to Windows 8.1?
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/05/2013 08:19 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A new report claims that an examination of the source code inside a recently leaked build of Windows 8.1 shows that Microsoft could be adding the Photosynth feature to the OS
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Retailers didn't do Windows 8 any favors
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/03/2013 09:00 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Retailers share part of the blame for poor Windows 8 sales and the ensuing decline of PC shipments, analysts contended today.
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Time to say goodbye to Windows RT tablets?
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/03/2013 09:51 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
How To Boot Into Safe Mode On Windows 8
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 04/29/2013 09:36 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Windows 8.1 build 9385 images have leaked
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 04/26/2013 08:37 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 04/26/2013 08:36 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft's failure thus far to significantly spark PC and tablet sales with Windows 8 has put high expectations on an expected 2013 refresh of the OS, dubbed 'Blue.'
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