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Automatic update delivered to most Windows 7 and 8.1 consumer devices illustrates aggressive marketing intent Microsoft has seeded most consumer Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs with an automatic update that will pitch the free Windows 10 upgrade to customers. According to Myce.com, a March 27 non-security update aimed at Windows 7 Service Pack 1 […]
This might be the first time an OS and patch came out simultaneously. Windows Phone 8.1, the revision to Microsoft’s mobile OS that has taken longer to manifest than Windows 8.1, might finally show up this week or next, along with its first update. Improvements in 10GbE technology, lower pricing, and improved performance make 10GbE […]
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 laptops get faster Windows 8/8.1 has topped 10% market share for the first time, apparently picking up a few users from among those who are finally leaving Windows XP behind. According to Web analytics firm NetMarkeshare, users of all versions of Windows 8 amounted to 10.49% of Internet users for the […]
Microsoft: Windows XP machines are six times more likely to become infected than machines running Windows 8 Even those who don’t like Windows 8 should consider it for its superior security vs. older Microsoft operating systems, if nothing else the company says. According to its latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, machines running Windows XP are […]
About those lofty Windows Store app numbers… A new ad from Microsoft mocks iPads by comparing them – unfavorably – to tablets running Windows 8, which receive live updates on their Start screens, run office apps, display two apps at a time and support Microsoft Office applications – things iPads don’t do. The ad has […]
Also, a Windows 8 tablet for less than $400 is a natural for BYOD Windows 8 is Microsoft’s best effort to catch up with Apple and grab tablet sales away from the iPad by including things iPads just don’t have, according to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. These things include keyboards and Microsoft Office, Gates says […]
Windows 8 Update: transition from Android to Windows Phone made easier Also, iPad keyboard/cover to rival Surface, 8-inch Windows 8 tablet UPDATE: Microsoft has delayed availability of its Switch to Windows Phone app until sometime next week. Microsoft figures customers will be more likely to switch from Android smartphones to Windows 8 phones if it […]
Also: Windows RT gets dissed, iPads beware Windows 8 There are now more than 50,000 Windows 8-only applications available in the Windows Store, a big jump from when Windows 8 launched, but a far cry from what the company projected just before the launch. According to the website MetroStore Scanner, the store has 50,341 apps […]
IDC: Windows 8 a factor in lower 2012 PC sales Better acceptance of Windows 8 could help a PC rebound later this year The final numbers are in showing that PC makers shipped fewer machines last year than in 2011, and Windows 8 is among several factors being blamed by IDC for the decline, which […]
Windows 8 Update: Supply-challenged Surface Pros to go on sale in 6 more countries Also: Windows 8 upgrade rumored for summer, more Windows 8 ads queued, deals on Windows 8 machines Microsoft has run out of Windows Surface Pro tablets twice in a month but is forging ahead with plans to make them available in […]