Too little too late for the Windows tablet?
A Windows 8 tablet mockup If you believe today’s Forrester Research report, a Window of opportunity is closing fast as customers are losing interest in the forthcoming Windows 8-powered tablets....
View ArticleReview: Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac
(We’re offering a $10 discount/free Parallels MacBook Air contest this week) If you are not new to Parallels, you will already be familiar with its ability to run Windows in a virtual machine within OS...
View ArticleWindows 8 Consumer Preview out of the gate: Demoed on 82-inch touchscreen...
Microsoft issued the Windows 8 Consumer Preview today for everyone to download and try. Demonstrating the operating system’s ability to scale from the smartphone screen all the way to high-end PCs and...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases SkyDrive for Mac app, updates iOS app
Following the launch of Microsoft’s SkyDrive iPhone app, the company gave a preview of its refreshed SkyDrive service for Windows 8 and OS X. Today Microsoft has launched a new app for both Windows and...
View ArticleiMac Touch concept incorporates a touchscreen, iOS, and Siri
[vodpod id=Video.16427916&w=650&h=350&fv=] “You can converge a toaster and refrigerator, but these things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user”- Tim Cook on Windows 8 and...
View ArticleMicrosoft announces AirPlay-like ‘SmartGlass’ wireless streaming app for...
Microsoft just wrapped up its presentation at this year’s E3 event. While we did not hear anything about iOS support for its new cross-platform Xbox Music service, the company did confirm Xbox...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches Surface Tablet with keyboard Touch Cover, kickstand
Microsoft unveiled its Surface Tablet at an event in Los Angeles today. As Microsoft attempted to demonstrate, it follows a long line of Microsoft hardware achievements including the Microsoft Mouse,...
View ArticleMicrosoft unveils Windows Phone 8
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Summit is happening now in San Francisco with Microsoft Vice President Joe Belfiore giving a demo on eight of the big new features to be included in Windows Phone 8. Some of...
View ArticleMicrosoft to buy multi-touch display pioneer Perceptive Pixel for Windows 8...
Apple made popular the use of touchscreen technology, but Jeff Han produced large multi-touch displays long before the iPhone’s mid-2007 launch. Now, Microsoft announced it would buy the company he...
View ArticleParallels 8 virtualization software announced, available September 4, free...
Parallels just announced the availability of its next generation of virtualization software for the Mac. Although details are scant at this point, it is safe to assume it is optimized for Mountain Lion...
View ArticleIs this how Microsoft’s team built its logo? (Hint: Like everything else,...
Frankly, at this point, it would be more surprising if Microsoft did not lift its designs from Apple products. Andrew Brett Watson shows us how it is done. Interesting that what they ended up with...
View ArticleHP CEO: ‘Apple taught us that design really matters’
The Wall Street Journal has a story today on HP CEO Meg Whitman “taking a cue from Apple” and planning to release a redesigned line of PCs that could one day rival Apple. While mentioning the “brick”...
View ArticleParallels 8 is a clear winner vs. VMware Fusion 5 in Ars shootout
. Ars put Parallels 8 against VMware Fusion this week and found there is not much of a contest between the two virtualization powerhouses. Parallels 8 out-gunned VMware across the board (as previous...
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