Tag: Microsoft
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Windows 8 now available; upgrade from previous version for only USD $14.99
Windows 8 launches globally today and that’s exciting news. Microsoft has a lot of innovation in the desktop space and they have blurred the line between desktops and tablets. They have also gone against the grain of making software very expensive to acquire for consumers. If you’re upgrading from a previous version of Windows, you…
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Windows 8 launches first in Asia-Pacific; Microsoft branded ‘Surface’ tablet not coming to SEA
UPDATE: The official #Windows8PH site is now live at www.windows.com.ph Earlier today Michael Josh of Rapper asked me if I wanted to do a live blog of the Windows 8 launch in Singapore. I had no problem with that as it also made my live coverage so much easier with ScribbleLive. You can view the…
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Microsoft drives a Ford around the country, improves lives through tech wherever they stop
So last month, Microsoft PH hopped onto a Ford Ranger (from Aracama at the Fort) to travel around the Philippines to showcase their latest tech around the country. This isn’t your typical “Windows and Microsoft Office” tech — they’re more software and infrastructure related. Here’s a quick list of some of the stuff they’re working…
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Hands on with the Nokia Lumia 900 running Windows Phone 7.5
Last week I asked Nokia if I could have a look at their drool-worthy Lumia 900. As a former Windows Phone user (I had not yet upgraded to the latest Mango 7.5), I was curious to know why the 900 series had won so many industry awards and, after finally getting to hold one in…
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Booth
It could purely be coincidence that the Microsoft Booth is located adjacent to the Nokia booth (which was promoting MeeGo by the way). On display were several HTC devices (the HTC Trophy feels just like the Mozart) and the new Sasung OMNIA with a big ass screen. The Nokia booth focused more on developers and…
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Windows 7 demo over Starbucks
Yeah. Even if I knew, from the back of my mind that Windows 7 will NOT install under CrossOver (CrossOver installs apps, not OS’s!), it was still worth a try. I guess I must do this the hard way. This afternoon, a rediscovered friend by the name of Johnny Benitez gave me a short run…
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Windows 7 Taskbar “Superbar” brings Hope to Microsoft
Obama inspired Hope to America, and a litttle bit of that Hope is rubbing off Microsoft’s new Windows 7. It’s no secret that PDC copies are already out for developers. Rafael Rivera and Ed Bott discussed about the new “super taskbar” that highlights Windows 7’s new GUI. From what I’ve been hearing, the new Superbar…
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Thanks Bill, t’was a fun ride!
He may not have Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field, but without him we wouldn’t have the Gates and Windows to the digital age.
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