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The 64GB Surface Pro Ships With Just 23GB of Usable Space

Posted 01/30/2013 at 12:55pm | by Justin Kerr

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64GB Surface Pro? Better read the fine print.

The Surface Pro can be ordered in either 64GB or 128GB storage capacities, but don’t be deceived. 128GB models will only offer users 83GB of usable space, and the 64GB version will supply a paltry 23GB for user files. Extra internal capacity can be added through the devices microSDXC card slot, but it makes the marketing behind Microsoft’s Surface Pro just as shady as it was for the RT version.

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Microsoft's Cloud Oriented Office 365 Home Premium Touches Ground

Posted 01/29/2013 at 10:31am | by Paul Lilly

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Office 365 ushers in an era of subscription billing.

After months of beta testing, Microsoft on Tuesday announced the worldwide availability of Office 365 Home Premium. It's a departure from previous versions of Office, and while Microsoft likes to refer to Windows 8 as a reimagining of Windows, Office 365 is a "reinvention" of Redmond's popular Office product line for consumers. Unlike previous versions, Office 365 is a cloud-service.

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Bill Gates Continues To Defend Windows 8 and the Surface

Posted 01/27/2013 at 8:51pm | by Justin Kerr

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Bill Gates feels confident in Microsoft’s new Direction, and has no desire to return as CEO.

Okay so he might be just the tiniest bit biased, but Bill Gates claims Windows 8 and the Surface tablet have “done well”. His answer was a response to a CNBC interview question with regards to the future of his company, and if he would ever consider reclaiming his CEO title from Steve Ballmer. According to Gates, Windows 8 and the Surface were both developed without his guidance, and as a result he feels the company is doing just fine without him.

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Microsoft Boasts Record Revenue Following Windows 8 Sales Push

Posted 01/25/2013 at 1:05pm | by Paul Lilly

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Over 60 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold to date, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft this week announced record quarterly revenue of $21.45 billion for the three-month period ended December 31, 2012. Redmond's Windows Division posted revenue of $5.88 billion, up 24 percent from one year prior, though on a pro forma basis that number slides to 11 percent after factoring in net deferral of revenue for the Windows Upgrade Offer and the recognition of the previously deferred revenue from Windows 8 pre-sales.

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Microsoft at Odds with PC Makers Over Windows 8 Strategy

Posted 01/24/2013 at 11:33am | by Paul Lilly

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Frustrated with its initial launch, Microsoft is reportedly planning to reboot Windows 8 in February.

Microsoft is reportedly pissed at PC makers for failing to ready themselves for the launch of Windows 8 back in October. Without naming its source(s), The Register claims Microsoft believes OEMs should have been ready with more attractive Windows 8-based touchscreen tablets, and had they been on the ball, the reception would have been much more positive. There's more.

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Microsoft's Surface Pro Tablet Touches Ground February 9 for $899

Posted 01/22/2013 at 2:01pm | by Paul Lilly

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Surface Pro wields a Core i5 processor and full support for legacy Windows applications.

After months of anticipation, Microsoft finally settled on a launch date for its upcoming Surface with Windows 8 Pro (Surface Pro from now on) tablet. It will be available in the U.S. and Canada starting on February 9, 2013, through all Microsoft retail stores, Microsoft's online store, and at Staples and Best Buy locations in the U.S., as well as from a number of un-named locations in Canada.

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Xbox 720 Specs Reportedly Leaked

Posted 01/22/2013 at 5:09am | by Pulkit Chandna

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Xbox 720 will reportedly pack an eight-core 1.6GHz processor

The first reports about the Xbox 720 (or whatever Microsoft’s next-gen console ends up being called) began appearing as early as 2006, even prompting Microsoft EMEA (European, Middle East, and Africa) vice president Chris Lewis to plead for “a chance to catch a breath” when asked about the Xbox 360’s predecessor during an interview in October that year. Now that Microsoft has had more than enough time to do so, people are growing restless. And when that happens, the rumor mill experiences heightened activity.

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Windows 8 Pricing Returns to Normal in February – Is $200 too Expensive?

Posted 01/20/2013 at 10:27am | by Justin Kerr

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Windows 8 has tons of post-sale revenue potential, so is $200 too much to ask?

We’ve seen this story reported on by several blogs around the web, but few seem to point out that the price of Windows 8 isn’t going up, its just returning to normal. Microsoft’s promotional pricing that allowed for $15 upgrades with the purchase of a new Windows 7 PC, or $40 if you have anything newer than XP expires at the end of the month, and it doesn’t look like they have any intention of extending it.

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Samsung Loses Interest in Windows RT Tablets, What About You?

Posted 01/11/2013 at 2:21pm | by Paul Lilly

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After studying the market, Samsung decided now is not the time to launch a Windows RT tablet.

We don't know what the future holds for Windows RT tablets, but if we had to guess, well, it's probably not good. Overpriced and hamstrung by an operating system that can't run legacy applications, Windows RT tablets are of limited appeal, and at least one major vendor wants no part of it. For now, anyway, Samsung won't be launching a Windows RT tablet in the U.S. market.

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Microsoft to Shoot Messenger on March 15, 2013

Posted 01/09/2013 at 8:44am | by Paul Lilly

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Microsoft Messenger users are advised to begin migrating to Skype.

Microsoft to Messenger users: Turn off the lights, the party's over. Well, it soon will be, anyway. Microsoft has begun emailing the more than 100 million Messenger users in the wild to inform them that it's pulling the plug on its instant messaging service on March 15, 2013. At that time, they'll be forced to upgrade to Skype, provided they want to keep all their contacts intact.

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64GB Surface Pro? Better read the fine print.

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