Side note: The couple in this video don’t seem all that happy to be together. Maybe it’s time to take a break, Ross and Rachel style.
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Xbox One’s SmartGlass App Does Essential Stuff Your Xbox One Won’t
Without SmartGlass, there’s a substantial piece of the Xbox One’s pie you’re going to miss. For better or worse, I suspect that’s just as Microsoft wants it.
How Steve Jobs’ Side Bet on the iPad Affected Microsoft’s Tablets
Even though Apple really did make the iPad for consumers, Jobs and his team fully expected it to also become attractive to business users.
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Microsoft’s New Surface Tablets Are the Same Idea, Refined
The Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 won’t win over skeptics, but they make sense for Microsoft.
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Microsoft’s 128GB Surface Pro Sells Out
How many high-end tablets did Microsoft have ready for the debut weekend, anyhow?
Why I Haven’t Given Up on Windows 8 as a Concept
It’s easy to chalk up recent Surface Windows 8 Pro reviews as evidence that Microsoft can’t pull off a single operating system for all kinds of hardware. But the right hardware hasn’t arrived yet.
Why Microsoft May (or May Not) Build Its Own Windows Phone
The tech world always needs a good rumor to obsess over, and lately it’s been the idea of a Windows Phone made by Microsoft.
Three $500 Tablets Compared: Surface, iPad or Galaxy Note 10.1?
Bonnie Cha over at All Things D has put together a handy chart comparing Microsoft’s new Surface tablet, Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet. All three tablets are in the 10-inch range and all three feature a starting price of $500. Cha compares operating systems, physical dimensions, displays, cameras, processors …
Microsoft Surface RT Tablet for $199? Let’s Be Realistic
When I read Engadget’s report that Microsoft may sell its Surface Windows RT tablet for just $199, my first reaction was to write a silly tweet about it, then move on. No disrespect to Engadget, but the story seemed …
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The Secret Origin of Surface
The New York Times‘ Nick Wingfield has a good backgrounder on the roots of Microsoft’s decision to design and sell its own tablets. Basically, he says, Surface stemmed from Microsoft’s alarm over both the iPad’s ambition and the lack of ambition exhibited by Windows PC makers:
Microsoft learned through industry sources that Apple had
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Photos from Microsoft’s Surface Tablet Announcement
Scenes from Microsoft’s tablet event in Los Angeles. The company announced Microsoft-designed “Surface” tablets built to run Windows 8, which is expected later this year.
CES: What’s Next for Microsoft?
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a keynote address on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, focusing on his company’s Xbox 360 entertainment initiatives, the new Windows Phone 7 mobile platform, and what we can expect to see from future versions of Windows PCs.
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Microsoft’s “Kinect” …