Microsoft tablets could annoy PC makers
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PC makers see lower prices, less touch in Windows' future
Change is in the air for Microsoft in response to ho-hum sales of Windows 8, and it sounds like PC makers couldn’t be happier. Citing various PC industry executives in Asia, the Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is being more receptive to their concerns, and could lower its licensing costs to compete with cheap tablets. Microsoft has already hinted at a desktop...
pcworld.com (15 days ago)
Microsoft Plans 7-Inch Tablet, and More
What's News: Microsoft is developing a new line of Surface tablets including a 7-inch version. Japanese auto makers recall more than 3 million cars.
palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 8 days ago)
Microsoft May Be Developing Smaller Surface Tablets, E-Readers
While Microsoft’s current line-up of Surface tablets compete directly with devices like the Apple iPad, it still doesn’t have a mid-sized device to compete with smaller tablets like the iPad Mini and, notably, Amazon’s Kindle Fire. There is some tantalizing evidence, though, in the latest release of the Windows 8 Certification guidelines that state that Microsoft will now...
forbes.com (1 month and 25 days ago)
Microsoft Paves Way for Smaller Windows 8 Tablets
Microsoft is apparently making room for smaller Windows 8 tablets that could compete with devices like Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Apple’s iPad Mini. As spotted by Ed Bott at ZDNet, Microsoft’s certification guidelines for Windows 8 now allow for tablets with resolutions as low as 1024-by-768. That’s the same screen resolution and aspect ratio as the iPad Mini, and while...
time.com (1 month and 25 days ago)
Stocks to Watch: Microsoft, MetroPCS, Chevron
NEW YORK -- Microsoft is developing a new lineup of its Surface tablets, including a 7-inch version expected to go into mass production later this year, people familiar with the company's plans told The Wall Street Journal. One person familiar with Microsoft's product plans told the newspaper that the 7-inch tablets weren't part of the company's strategy last year, but...
thestreet.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
New boot firmware a step toward 64-bit Windows RT
A standards organization has created a boot environment for tablets and PCs that could potentially run a 64-bit version of Windows RT. The UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Forum on Wednesday announced that its boot firmware specifications will now support ARMv8, a 64-bit processor architecture announced by ARM in 2011. ARM's processors are used in most...
pcworld.com (16 days ago)
Microsoft Doc Tips 7-Inch Windows 8 Tablets
Microsoft has lowered the minimum resolution for Windows 8 devices, suggesting that 7-inch tablets based on Redmond's latest operating system might be around the corner.
pcmag.com (1 month and 25 days ago)
Windows RT tablets already may be doomed, analysts say
Windows RT tablets grabbed just 0.4 percent of the tablet market in the first quarter, a dismal result that led some tech experts to urge Microsoft to scrap the platform that's in its six-month infancy. "I wouldn't be surprised if they do streamline and do drop [Windows RT]," said Brian Proffitt, an adjunct instructor of management at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of...
pcworld.com (20 days ago)
ZTE agrees to Android, Chrome patent licensing from Microsoft
Microsoft has inked an agreement with China's ZTE for its Android and Chrome patent licensing program.Financial details of deal were not disclosed. But the agreement gives ZTE access to Microsoft patents covering phones, tablets, computers and other devices running Google's Android and Chrome operating systems.ZTE joins others, including Samsung, HTC and Acer, that have also...
pcworld.com (1 month ago)
2 Reasons This Company Can't Pull Off a Wearable Computer
Filed under: Investing Glasses, watches, and even rings have been confirmed or rumored to be in the works for some of the largest tech companies -- and now that company list has expanded. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Microsoft may throw its hat into the wearable computing ring. Since many of Microsoft's competitors are likely to be prototyping wearable...
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