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Does Microsoft Have an Exit Strategy for Surface?
Microsoft recently made a potentially game-changing announcement. The Redmond, WA company has launched Surface, its own tablet computer developed and built in-house. What does this mean for Microsoft,...
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Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Announced
Microsoft has unveiled the next version of its smartphone operating system. Windows Phone 8 shares much of its code with the firm’s PC system, making it easier for developers to write programs for...
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Windows 8 Provides Better Malware Security
Just when you thought Windows was no longer a target for hackers and malware developers, Chris Valasek’s pronouncement that Windows 8 is more secure just might bring back the Mongol hordes to the...
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Google Nexus 7 Launched as Entry-Level Android Tablet
Google has finally launched its own tablet computer. But, unlike the recently-announced Microsoft Surface, Google’s tablet offering won’t compete directly with the Apple iPad. Instead, it seems to be...
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Does Microsoft Need a Facelift? 21-Year Old Designer Thinks So
Microsoft is seen as moving away from its old image of being the conservative, corporate type of company. However, it’s not enough that Microsoft is now focusing on Windows Phone 7, Surface and soon...
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Microsoft Office 2013 Installed Previewed, Loved
After what seemed like ages installing Office 2013 I was good to go. A word of advice to anyone ready to try out this new version of Office, don’t listen to what the dialog boxes are telling you....
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Windows 8: Fluidity & An Uncompromising User Experience
Microsoft is pulling out all the stops with Windows 8. For the Redmond-based tech giant, it’s not just another operating system, it’s a complete shift in direction. “We worked hard to build a platform...
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Microsoft to Add Staff, R&D in China in Push for Mobile Dominance
BEIJING (AP) — Microsoft Corp. will hire more than 1,000 additional employees in China this year and boost research and development spending by 15 percent as it tries to catch up with Apple and Google...
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Will Apple’s iPad Mini Steal Microsoft Surface’s Thunder?
After weeks of rumours and official radio silence, Apple has finally made their new product announcements. And Apple’s elastic definition of ‘radio silence’ (that is, carefully filtering leaks through...
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Windows 8: Microsoft Will Get There in the End
With the dust settling over Windows 8′s grand launch last week and Windows Phone 8 having completed the release of Microsoft’s new OS ecosystem on Monday, it’s worth asking: has it worked? More...
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Microsoft introduces Cortana to Skype for ‘smart conversations’
CORTANA – Microsoft’s artificial intelligence-powered smart assistant – can now be enabled in Skype messenger on Android and iOS devices. The rollout means Skype will have access to every conversation...
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Bangladesh and Pakistan are the most vulnerable to cyberattacks in Asia
MICROSOFT’S most recent Security Intelligence Report (SIR) shows Bangladesh and Pakistan to be most at risk of malicious software attacks. The bi-annual global report from the first quarter of 2017...
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Cloud computing drives colossal growth for top tech players
THE TECH GIANTS OF THE WORLD Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Intel posted their stellar quarterly earnings last week, and what was notable was evidence that their investments into cloud computing...
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Tech firms turn to self-replicating AI to make up for talent shortage
SOME of the world’s biggest technology firms are working on self-replicating artificial intelligence programs and machines in order to make up for the lack of talent in the field. With hundreds of...
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Is it time for Apple in the enterprise?
AS THE NEWS that General Electric, one of America’s biggest companies has standardized its mobile computing platform on iOS, is it time to consider Apple’s other offerings for the enterprise? Apple has...
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Microsoft Office now coming to a Chromebook near you
SOME TECHNOLOGIES seem to appear before their time, or at least, represent a great concept which doesn’t really come to fruition, or gain adoption across the enterprise. In the portable computing...
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Which way will Captain Nadella steer Microsoft in 2018?
AT THE END of 2017, Microsoft’s final flurry was to try to chip away at Google’s dominance as the de facto search engine by employing the year’s major buzzphrase, artificial intelligence (AI)....
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Commercial Surface Laptop surfaces
MICROSOFT has announced the release (in the US only, for now) of a new version in its Surface Laptop range, which it calls the “Commercial Microsoft Surface Laptop“. The business-oriented model costs...
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A do-it-yourself guide to SaaS-ing up your business
ACCORDING to a report by Gartner in October last year, revenues from Software as a Service (SaaS) were expected to reach US$ 58.6 billion in 2017, and touch US$ 71.2 billion in 2018. It pointed out...
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Microsoft volunteers for hit on Q2 figures
MICROSOFT’S reported financial figures on Wednesday showed a large growth in its cloud computing operations and in the unit that includes Office and LinkedIn, although the company’s readjusted tax...
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