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Thirteenth in a series. Microsoft released the company’s fiscal second-quarter results on January 24 and to the surprise of many the company’s Windows division did well despite PC shipments being down during the same period. Windows Store has recovered from last week’s low number of new store apps. This week, 928 new apps were listed…
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Former Microsoft senior VP says Windows 8 on ARM tablets is a “scale 9 earthquake” Windows 8 is just what Microsoft needs to take advantage of the ongoing irreversible shift from PCs to handheld devices including iPads, iPhones and other form factors yet to be designed, according to the company’s former OEM chief. Just as…
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Price of Windows 8 Pro upgrade may quintuple after Jan. 31 Microsoft’s Windows 8 Pro upgrade discount will expire in about three weeks, at which point the company will triple or even quintuple the current price of the new operating system, according to several online retailers. On Friday, Microsoft reminded customers that a different upgrade…
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Internet Explorer zero-day exploit is not addressed, but businesses should implement the workaround Microsoft is issuing two critical fixes on this month’s Patch Tuesday, one of them affecting its most popular operating system — Windows 7 — in conjunction with Windows Server 2008 R2. That problem allows remote execution of code on unpatched machines without…
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Learning New MCSE on windows Server 2012 Certification in 2013 Microsoft has updated their certification site with a WHOLE load of new certifications for the release of windows server 2012. If you now go to the MCSE site on Microsoft’s site you can now see new exams for Windows Server 2012 & Windows 8 Windows…
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Windows 8: It is the best of Microsoft; it is the worst of Microsoft At this writing Windows 8 could be the biggest thing Microsoft has done wrong — ever. But it could also wind up being one of the best things it has ever done. By CEO Steve Ballmer’s own description it is the…
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Will open six permanent stores in early 2013, including four transformed from temporary holiday ‘pop-ups’ Microsoft on Wednesday revealed six locations for new retail stores it will open in early 2013, including four transformed from its holiday specialty stores, dubbed “pop-ups,” that it established in October. The move will expand the company’s ability to sell…
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Despite an unending stream of FUD being hurled at the Surface tablet, people who have bought it seem pretty enamored with their purchase, according to reviews piling up on BestBuy.com and Staples. Microsoft launched the Surface tablet in its retail stores, all 65 of them, before expanding to Best Buy (1,900 stores total) and Staples…