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Article | 11/04/2013 Is Samsung's Galaxy Mega Android smartphone lineup just too big?
While the issue of size creep in Android phones hasn't exactly been ignored, big devices have become so commonplace that the discussion is largely aca...
Article | 11/04/2013 Surface 'Mini': ARM, Atom or both?
Microsoft will launch a new line of Surface tablets later this year, including one or more smaller 7-in. devices, according to the Wall Street Journal...
Article | 11/04/2013 Microsoft planning smaller Surface tablet?
Microsoft is planning to develop a 7in Surface tablet to compete with Apple's iPad mini and the Google Nexus 7, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Article | 11/04/2013 Report: Microsoft plans 7-inch tablet to compete with Apple, Google
Microsoft is said to be planning a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet to help it compete with similar size devices from Apple and Google.
Article | 11/04/2013 Microsoft tries to stamps out concerns about Surface Pro warranty in China
Microsoft is trying to stamp out concerns about its Surface Pro warranty policy in China just over a week after Apple apologized for its own customer ...
Article | 10/04/2013 Microsoft extends Windows 8 management features in Desktop Optimization Pack
Microsoft has released the latest version of its Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) suite of IT management tools, an upgrade that deepens its ability to...
Article | 10/04/2013 Office for iPad in 2014? Big mistake
A purported Microsoft roadmap for future releases of its Office suite showed a fall 2014 launch date for Office on Apple's iOS and Google's Android mo...
Article | 10/04/2013 Microsoft pushes yet another Surface RT update meant to fix Wi-Fi woes
The third time might be the charm for Microsoft, which just released a third update in as many months meant to fix Wi-Fi connectivity issues plaguing ...
Article | 10/04/2013 Facebook, Pandora and Twitter seize mobile ad display market
An IDC study has found sweeping changes in how mobile display advertisements are sold, with Facebook, Pandora and Twitter successfully wresting away c...
Article | 9/04/2013 Android and Apple app store woes should sound alarms for BlackBerry and Microsoft
Microsoft and BlackBerry have been tripping over themselves to toss cash at developers and beef up their app stores in recent months, trying desperate...
Article | 9/04/2013 Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday brings no Pwn2Own fix
System administrators and IT security pros can take bit of a breather: Microsoft has issued a comparatively light set of patches for this edition of i...
Article | 9/04/2013 Speek eases conference calling hassles for Windows Phone
If that headline sounds familiar, it's because I wrote a similar one back in January about Speek for iOS. It's an app that brings conference-call crea...
Article | 9/04/2013 Group led Microsoft, Nokia takes aim at Android with EU complaint
The FairSearch coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google and And...
Article | 8/04/2013 Microsoft sells IPTV platform to Ericsson
Microsoft has sold its Mediaroom IPTV platform to Ericsson in order to solely focus on the Xbox. For Ericsson, the deal will make it the largest provi...
Article | 5/04/2013 Hands on: Nokia Music app for Windows 8 hits the right notes
Following on the heels of an updated Windows 8 Music app from Microsoft, the software maker's BFF in the mobile space has released its own Windows 8 m...