Microsoft — long relegated to the uncool corner of the tech world by popular kids Google and Facebook — is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. First, it released an ad campaign in the wake of Google’s controversial …
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Windows 8’s Logo Is a Snoozer? Good!
It figures. I wrote a post about Windows 8 that included the current Windows logo, a fancy multicolored-waving-window-thingie-hovering-inside-a-glossy-circle. And then, shortly after pressing “Publish,” I read a Microsoft blog …
Mountain Lion vs. Windows 8: Oh, So Very Different
Microsoft’s Windows is a shameless imitation of Apple’s Macintosh.
You can debate whether that’s true. You can’t, however, argue that it’s not conventional wisdom: Apple has even joked about it in product launches.
But it …
Windows 8 with a Side of Android? Sounds Nice, but Unlikely
Imagine being able to run Android alongside Windows 8 on a tablet. If you’re an Android phone user, you’d have access to the same apps and services, but you’d also get the productivity benefits of a proper PC, along with …
Is Windows for ARM a Dead End?
Over at Cult of Mac, John Brownlee has an in-depth explanation of why it seems unlikely that Apple intends to ditch the Intel chips inside Macs for ARM-based ones akin to the processors it uses in the iPhone and iPad. His …
The Windows Start Button Is Dead! Long Live the Windows Start Button!
Is Microsoft eliminating the Start button–a user-interface element that’s practically synonymous with Windows itself–from Windows 8? Last week, that was the scuttlebutt. This week, Windows superblogger Paul Thurrott says that “ …
Why We Need a New Definition of ‘PC’
It’s time to update our perceptions about a decades-old device that’s evolving more rapidly than ever.
Doesn’t Anyone Want Americans to Buy Nokia Phones?
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is an impressive operating system. Nokia makes nifty hardware. So despite Windows Phone’s tiny market share to date and Nokia’s recent woes, I want to be optimistic about the Finnish phone maker’s return …
Windows Phone 8: Microsoft’s 4 Big Challenges
The tech world is abuzz with new details on Windows Phone 8, the next major upgrade for Microsoft’s mobile operating system.
According to reports from PocketNow and Paul Thurrott, Windows Phone 8 will support a wider range of …
5 Kinect Windows Apps I’d Like to See
Now that Kinect hardware is available for Windows, app developers can get busy bringing voice and motion control to desktop PCs. Microsoft is already working on Kinect Windows apps with hundreds of partners, including American …
Microsoft Takes Aim at Google’s New Privacy Policy with Ad Campaign
A couple of weeks ago, Google unveiled a large ad campaign called “Good to Know” extolling the virtues of its new, simplified privacy policy. It did not go over well. Now Microsoft smells blood in the water and is releasing its …
Internet Supergroup Formed to Defeat Email Scams
Sick of dealing with — or worse, falling for — spam emails that claim to come from companies like Facebook, Yahoo, Google or the like? Hope is at hand, as those companies (and many others) have joined together to create a new …