Microsoft has posted a new television ad on YouTube for the Dell XPS 10 Tablet running Windows RT. The ad, which somewhat reminiscent of Apple’s Mac vs. PC spots, use Siri’s voice to compare the Windows Tablet to the iPad. A similar spot featuring the ASUS VivoTab Smart was posted last month. [embedded content] Sorry, [...]
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New Windows Tablet Ad Again Uses Siri’s Voice to Poke Fun at iPad
Posted by Gary on June 15, 2013
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iOS 7 looks eerily similar to 2011 Windows Phone
Posted by Gary on June 13, 2013
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Apple unveiled iOS 7 a couple of days ago at WWDC 2013, and with it, a striking departure from a design that iOS users have come to know and love (or begrudgingly put up with). The most noticeable change is the departure from skeuomorphic designs (basically when a virtual object is made to look similar [...]
Microsoft to slash Windows RT licensing fees in effort to boost soft sales – report
Posted by Gary on June 4, 2013
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Unable to gain much traction against Apple’s iPad so far, Microsoft is cutting the licensing fees for its mobile-targeted Windows RT operating system, hoping that if manufacturers are able to make less expensive devices, the platform could show signs of life. This week’s Computex computer industry conference in Taipei will see Microsoft making a larger [...]
PC makers’ revolt against Windows continues as Acer preps all-in-one Android desktop
Posted by Gary on June 2, 2013
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It’s no secret that the makers of traditional computing devices are less than pleased with some of Microsoft’s more recent moves, and a new announcement from Acer marks the continuation of a trend that may give the software giant pause: PC giants increasingly releasing regular PC form factors and other devices running not Windows, but [...]
Samsung teases new Android, Windows devices for June 20 event
Posted by Gary on May 28, 2013
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On the heels of launching its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, Samsung is now gearing up to introduce more Android devices, as well as new Windows products, at a June 20 event in London. In an invitation sent out to members of the press on Monday, Samsung teased that the company will introduce new [...]
Microsoft Inaccurately Depicts Windows Tablet as Larger than iPad in New Comparison Ad
Posted by Gary on May 24, 2013
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To go along with two previously released anti-iPad Windows 8 tablet ads, Microsoft has released a side-by-side comparison of the iPad and various Windows 8 tablets, such as the ASUS VivoTab Smart, the same tablet that was used in the aforementioned ad. In the comparison, Microsoft points out the many reasons why the VivoTab is [...]
New Windows 8 ad lampoons iPad’s price, missing features
Posted by Gary on May 23, 2013
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Uses Siri-like voice for narration Microsoft is airing a new TV ad for Windows 8 tablets targeting their main competition, the Apple iPad. The spot points out that the iPad is missing equivalents to Windows 8 features like Live Tiles and true multitasking, and that at $449, a 64GB ASUS VivoTab Smart tablet is far [...]
Windows 8 hits 100 million sales, Microsoft working to address user complaints
Posted by Gary on May 7, 2013
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Even as Microsoft’s Windows 8 reached a milestone in passing 100 million licenses sold, the software giant is preparing to rework its latest operating system in order to address the realities of a drastically changed computing market. Officials from Microsoft revealed the 100 million sales figure to media outlets last week, but it was only [...]