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The Tablet Story Is Getting Stronger
2012 has been an interesting year for tablets. We’ve seen forecasts changed and adjusted to demonstrate increasing and rapid market demand. We’ve engaged in the debate both publicly and privately about whether tablets are PCs or …
What’s in the Next Xbox? Blu-ray, ‘Always Online’ Requirement Claims Site
It sounds like nonsense because it probably is: an Xbox with a Blu-ray drive? But that’s what VG247′s claiming, that the next Xbox — they’re dubbing it the Xbox 720, which you can bet is precisely what Microsoft won’t call …
Former Googler Rips Company for ‘Corporate-Mandated Focus’ on Google+
A former Google employee who left the company for Microsoft last month has explained his decision in a blog post, and it isn’t pretty.
In a post entitled “Why I left Google,” James Whittaker rips into his former employer for …
New Translation Software Lets You Speak 26 Different Languages
Forget Rosetta Stone — researchers at Microsoft have developed a program that uses speech recognition software to translate what someone is saying into another language using a modified version of the person’s own …
How Nokia’s Lumia 900 Windows Phone Won CES Before It Even Started
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show didn’t technically kick off until Tuesday morning, but already, Nokia’s Lumia 900 has become one of the most buzzed-about products.
What’s the big deal? The Lumia 900 is Nokia’s first …
Microsoft Rejoices as Internet Explorer 6 Usage Falls Below 1%
Companies usually don’t celebrate when they lose market share. Then again, most companies don’t have to deal with consumers stubbornly sticking with a product that’s 10 years old, especially when a newer version is available for …
Senators Ask FTC to Investigate Google Just Two Months After Last Investigation
The Federal Trade Commission’s year-long investigation into Google’s user privacy practices only finished a few months ago, but two U.S. senators have decided that two months is too long, and have called for the FTC to look into …
The Battle for Smartphone Intenders
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer-technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
Of Course Bill Gates Isn’t Coming Back to Microsoft
Bill Gates has shot down reports that he’ll ever go back to work full-time at Microsoft, the company he co-founded 36 years ago.
“I made the transition to work full time on the Foundation, and that will be what I do the rest …
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Tech 2012: Please Don’t Call These Predictions
A few best- and worst-case scenarios for the year ahead, on Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and more.
Windows 8 Beta May Arrive in February
The chance to try Windows 8 in beta form may be just a couple months away.
Citing “sources close to Microsoft,” The Next Web reports that Microsoft will launch a public beta of Windows 8 in late February. However, it’s not …
