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Ten ways Windows 8 outshines the iPad
Windows 8 is now available for anyone to download, and it already shows a ton of potential. In fact, Microsoft’s bold new OS, which reminds us a lot of Windows Phone, outshines the iPad in some key areas. Granted, there were things we didn’t like in our Windows 8 Consumer Preview – — and the iPad 3 or iPad HD is just around the corner– — but there’s no question that Apple will soon have a real fight on its hands. Here are the top 10 ways Windows 8 is better than the iPad right now.
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10 most intriguing tablets of 2012
From the inevitable iPad 3 to the mysterious Google Nexus tablet, here are the 10 tablets to watch in 2012.
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Where iPhone 5 fits in the latest lineup of phones, tablets
The iPhone 5 debuts amid new smartphones from Samsung and Google, and Windows 8 debuts on Nokia and Motorola. Amazon and others are introducing new tablets this fall.
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Horizons Will City Lens be the Nokia Lumia 920's 'killer app'?
Nokia has taken the wraps of an 'augmented reality' app called City Lens. Will it persuade users to make the switch to the Lumia smartphone line?
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The Simple Dollar How to control marketing messages
By controlling the first and last messages you receive about a product, marketers increase the chance that you'll buy it. Here's the best way to battle those messages and make informed purchases.
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Windows 8 upgrade: Is the new 'modern' interface a good move?
Is Windows 8 an upgrade? Fans of the Metro or 'modern' interface say, 'yes!' But other users aren't so sure.
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Should Michael Dell resign? Dell continues PC sales slump.
Dell CEO Michael Dell is struggling to defend the market share of what was once the world's top PC maker against Asian rivals like Acer and Lenovo, not to mention Apple. Michael Dell intends to slash nearly $2 billion in costs over the next few years.
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Chapter & Verse Barnes & Noble will begin selling its Nook e-reader in the UK this fall
Barnes & Noble opens up its Nook e-reader to an international market.
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Horizons Nokia to shoulder past Apple with Windows Phone 8 debut: report
Apple may unveil its next iPhone on Sept. 12. But Nokia is set to introduce its Windows 8 Phone before that, according to one report.
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Horizons Mountain Lion roars off to record start
Mountain Lion, the latest iteration of the Apple desktop OS, has been downloaded more than a million times, Apple reported today.
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The Reformed Broker Is it time to give up on Microsoft?
The disappointment of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system has rippled its way through the tech community – and investors are opting out.
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What Mountain Lion offers Apple OSX users
Mountain Lion went on sale today for $20, downloads only. Mountain Lion makes Mac personal computers work more like iPhones and iPads.
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Horizons Earnings day: Google flies high, Microsoft posts first-ever loss
Both Google and Microsoft announced their quarterly earnings on Thursday. Google is going strong in spite of a tough ad market; Microsoft took a half-billion dollar writedown on an old investment, but the rest of the company is humming along smoothly.
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New Microsoft Office designed for fingers, styluses, keyboards, and mice
Microsoft preps for "the most ambitious release of Office we’ve ever done," says CEO. But will it be a jack-of-all-trades, master of none?
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Horizons Microsoft to Apple: Bring it on
Windows 8 will be released in October, Microsoft announced at a conference today. Microsoft showed off some of the devices that will run Windows 8, and also announced its acquisition of touchscreen company Perceptive Pixel.
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Horizons Windows 8 will be cheap, sort of
On Monday Microsoft announced that a Windows 8 upgrade would cost just $39.99 for users running Windows 7, Vista, or XP. And new details about the OS suggest that installing Windows 8 should be a pretty painless process.
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The Reformed Broker Microsoft to Apple: We're coming for you now
Microsoft has learned (the hard way) that it cannot sit idly by anymore hoping its partners such as Dell and Hewlett Packard will develop effective hardware. Microsoft now seems ready to become more proactive in its bid to compete with Apple.
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Horizons Will the Microsoft Surface be Wi-Fi only?
According to a new report, the Microsoft Surface will be Wi-Fi only – at least at first.
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Windows Phone 8: Should a phone act more like a PC?
Microsoft rolled out Windows Phone 8, an operating system that resembles Windows 8 for PCs. While the software is not identical across devices, programmers will have an easier time moving applications from one to another.
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Can Windows 8 tablets rekindle Microsoft's mojo?
Microsoft introduced its own pair of tablet computers running Windows 8 software.
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Horizons First tablets, now Windows Phone 8: Microsoft tears through big week of big reveals
Two days after introducing its Surface tablet, Microsoft rolled out Windows Phone 8, its latest mobile OS.
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Horizons Microsoft Surface: Can a Windows 8 tablet compete?
On Monday, Microsoft took the wraps off a new tablet called the Surface. Here's a quick primer.
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Chapter & Verse Microsoft Surface: first serious iPad competitor?
The new Microsoft Surface has the capability of a PC and a full multi-touch keyboard.
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Microsoft announces a tablet of its own, the Surface
The tablet comes with a keyboard built into its over and is aimed at Apple's iPad.
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Horizons Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet overtakes Kindle Fire in one key metric
According to a new report, when it comes to Web traffic, Amazon's Kindle Fire currently lags behind the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet.
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Apple announcements: Google loses, Facebook wins (+video)
The tech giant's new software is doing away with Google Maps, but deeply integrating Facebook. The announcements came amidst the debut of new laptop computers.
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Apple expected to showcase new Macs and fresh software at WWDC
In 2010, Apple demonstrated the new iPhone 4 at the WWDC, but analysts don't expect the company to show off a phone model this year.
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