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- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive) by Tarun
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- Weekly Download #38: Google I/O, Podcasts.app, Mansfield
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- Weekly Download #36: Nokia's Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents
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- Weekly Download #34: Windows Phone, Google, RIM
- Weekly Download #33: the New iPad, Apple TV, Draw Something, Mike Daisey
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Tag Archives: windows8
Link: Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Will Debut at $39.99 →
The “upgrade” moves your files over to the new look and feel, and doesn’t include new versions of software like most Mac upgrades. But, the price point and marketing set this up to be a big win for the company, … Continue reading
Link: SmartGlass →
Competes with both the Wii U and Airplay, offering some interesting functionality as well. From Bryan Bishop on the Verge: Game of Thrones was demonstrated as an example, with the Smart Glass app displaying an interactive map of Westeros, pinpointing … Continue reading
Link: Windows 8 Makes DVD playback a Paid Add-On →
People in the comments point out that this is no big deal and there are alternatives. While this is true, it really doesn’t make sense to drop this for the mom and pop consumer. I wonder how much the end … Continue reading
Link: The Death Of The PC Is Greatly Exaggerated →
Related to Jim’s post, Erik Kain writes: More likely, we’ll see a tighter integration of mobile devices and station-based computers. We’ll see more touchscreens across all device categories, and there will be more ways to network and switch between all … Continue reading
Link: Microsoft bets on Windows 8 to succeed where Android has failed →
Nilay Patel, The Verge: A quick look through the halls of Mobile World Congress reveals an endless number of iPads, quite a few Android tablets, and almost no touchscreen Windows PCs. But Microsoft is here in Barcelona promising that balance … Continue reading
Link: Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward →
Tom Warren on The Verge: Office 2010 introduced the idea of a Professional Plus edition, and it appears this could be making its way to Windows along with the following SKUs: Windows 8 Starter edition Windows 8 Home Basic Edition … Continue reading
Link: Microsoft Phasing Out ‘Zune’ & ‘Live’ Branding →
Both brands that probably should have been taken to the graveyard around version 7, but we’ll take it. Now, how bout letting go of Windows? May I suggest Tiles?
Link: Microsoft to launch Windows 8 ‘Consumer Preview’ on Leap Year Day →
They clearly want to release the product on a day everyone will forget for a little while.
Weekly Download #13: Windows 8, Yahoo, iPhone Carriers, Qwikster, Google+, Foursquare, Safari v. Chrome
Woah, it has been a while! Chris and Tarun discuss Windows 8; Yahoo! and the ousting of Carol Bartz; iPhone carriers of the future; Netflix’s terrible decision making; Google+’s opening up to the public; Foursquare hitting a billion check-ins; Safari v. Chrome … Continue reading
Link: Windows 8: 500,000 Served →
Steve Ballmer: There is no phone, there is nothing on the tablet, there is no operating system on the planet that will ship 350 million units of anything other than Windows. But in the long term, the PC market as … Continue reading
Link: Windows 8 Boot Time Demo →
This is impressive, but it isn’t a bloated, final-release version either. The computer in the video is a Core i7 with an SSD (via the YT comments), so the thought is that this would “rival” MacBook Air boot times. How fast … Continue reading