Tag: Microsoft

Worth Reading: Ars Warns Microsoft

I lost this in the shuffle of reviewing Apple Music, but this is a great post on the future of Microsoft. Ars Technica writer Peter...
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News Roundup for Wednesday, May 27

Welcome to the first edition of the Macgasm News Roundup: This is our new feature that rounds up the daily Apple news with zero rumors...
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Worth Reading: Stephen Hackett On Microsoft’s Big Day

Stephen Hackett over at 512 Pixels takes a look at Microsoft’s Windows 10 announcement event: “Like many who have been in the Apple camp for a...
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Worth Reading: A Tale Of Two Microsofts

It’s no Dickens, but take a look at Ben Thompson’s assessment of the new Microsoft under Satya Nadella. It’s a fairly good summation of the evolution...
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Microsoft’s Universal Mobile Keyboard Plays Nice With Windows, iOS, Android

Microsoft is no stranger to making keyboards—it’s made PC keyboards for many years—but it’s now making a push into cross-platform mobile keyboards. Case in point: The...
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Microsoft Was A Little Too Ahead Of Its Time With Smartwatches

Microsoft has a reputation for being a copycat and for being behind competitors. And while it is behind in some ways, in others, the company...
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New Microsoft Surface Ads Skate To Where The Puck Was A Decade Ago

I can’t tell, can you help me out? Is the Microsoft Surface a tablet, or a computer? Is it supposed to kill off both the...
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WTF: Microsoft Offering Chinese Workers Nokia Smartphones To Resign

Here’s one from the “I can’t believe this shit is real” department. Microsoft, in response to unrest over its plans to layoff 4,700 workers (and...
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Apple Not Only Has Its Own Cake, But It’s Eating Everyone Else’s Too

There’s enjoying your cake, but then there’s also enjoying your cake while everyone else is left fighting over tables caps. Apple’s enjoying its cake. Everyone...
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Curious How Siri Matches Up To Cortana? There’s A Commercial For That.

There’s no denying that Siri needs a kick in the ass these days. What was once a dominant feature in the market has become a...
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EFF Gives Apple Gold Star For Protecting User Privacy

The folks at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have awarded Apple 6 gold stars out of 6 for protecting user privacy and information from third...
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Apple Offering An Extra Year Of AppleCare To Schools For iPad Purchases

Schools now have the luxury of a 3-year AppleCare+ program for iPad purchases, for the same old price as the previous 2-year program. From AppleInsider:...
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Watch Your Favorite Tech Company’s Profits Rise In Real Time

In 2 Minutes, Apple Makes $142,459 In Profit. Don't Believe Me? Try This...
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Apple Voluntarily Agrees To Put Anti-Theft Kill Switch Into Next Gen iPhones

The CTIA has announced that a number of network and handset manufacturers have volunteered to include “baseline anti-theft tools” in all smartphones manufactured after July...
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Microsoft Drops Office 365 Prices For Mac Users

Redmond’s taking Office a little more seriously these days. Microsoft has lowered the single-user prices for Office 365 from $99.00 to $69.99 per year, making...
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Microsoft (Finally) Announces Office For iPad

Microsoft has announced Office for iPad. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will be available for download for free from the App Store, though using them will...
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Apple Unsurprisingly Named Most Valuable Brand In The U.S.

If you were planning to ask Apple on letting you use its company brand name to sell your products, you should probably start saving up...
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Microsoft Releases OneNote For Mac, Free For A Limited Time

If for some reason you felt that your Mac could use a little more Microsoft in its life, then today’s your lucky day. Microsoft has...
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