Acer CEO and chairman JT Wang has revealed his own feelings about Microsoft's foray into PC hardware. Speaking to the Financial Times, Wang criticizes Microsoft's choice to manufacturer its own Surface tablet hardware — warning the company to think it over. "Think twice," he says. "It will...
"We have said [to Microsoft] think it over." JT Wang, Acer CEO
Maingear has launched the 15-inch Vybe, a new configurable gaming laptop that sacrifices some of the Pulse 11's portability in exchange for a bit of additional power. While the Vybe is more powerful than its cousin in pretty much every...
Microsoft announced the finalization of its Windows 8 operating system last week with some gloriously crazy Start Screen improvements. The final copy may have leaked online already, but if you're waiting to secure an official boxed copy on October 26th then we're able to offer a sneak peek at how Microsoft plans to sell Windows 8. Packaging for Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, the only boxed...
A few weeks ago, Microsoft dropped some details on its upcoming cloud-based Office 365 development tools, and now the first fruits of those tools are available in the brand-new Office Store. It's in beta form at the moment, but users can begin testing out these web-based extensions along with an install of the Office 2013 preview. In a typically in-depth blog post announcing the new store, Microsoft noted that due to the web-standard nature of these extensions, users won't need to go through their IT department to load them up, and Office extensions will sync between computers when you sign in with your Microsoft account. This new storefront isn't just focused on Office users though — Sharepoint apps will also be in play here.
Unsurprisingly, Microsoft also touts the store's advantage to developers, noting that developers have...
Yet another storefront crackles to life
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A browser-based version of Skype now seems inevitable as Microsoft has taken the first steps towards its support of the web Real Time Communication (WebRTC) HTML5 standard. GigaOm reports that Microsoft submitted its own proposal for WebRTC today, as Customizable, Ubiquitous Real Time...
HP's unannounced tablet has appeared again in the company's latest set of ads. The silver-backed device is clearly the one used in last week's commercial, with its landscape-oriented logo and black plastic top bar. We still haven't gotten a look...
Microsoft is expected to finalize its Windows Phone 8 software in September and recent reports suggest that Nokia may announce its first next-generation devices at the same time. Chinese site WPDang originally reported that Nokia will likely introduce two Lumia Windows Phone 8...
