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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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Ultrabooks learn to twist, twirl, tilt – and compete
New Ultrabook convertibles take many forms, as manufactures try to figure out what people want.
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Surface Pro: Heart of a PC, body of a tablet, price tag of a Mac
The Microsoft Surface Pro tablet will debut in January, Microsoft reps confirmed today.
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Weeks after launch of Windows 8, Microsoft's Windows guru waves goodbyeWindows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky is leaving Microsoft. What's behind his exit?
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Home Depot soars, stocks fall in uneven trading
Home Depot earnings beat expectations, sending its stock up 3.6 percent. Despite signal of housing recovery from Home Depot results, 'fiscal cliff' in US and postponement of aid package for Greece drag down broader market.
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With Windows Phone 8, Microsoft finds a middle way
Windows Phone 8 doesn't feel like Apple or Android, though it's borrowed good ideas from both.
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Acer to Microsoft: Hardware is our game, stick to softwareAn Acer exec has compared hardware manufacturing to a tough meal – and speculated that Microsoft may find it difficult to chew.
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Patents suit filed against Microsoft's Windows 8
Patents suit involves Windows 8 use of tiles. SurfCast claims it developed dynamic tiles used by Windows 8. Microsoft, a veteran of patents suit, says it can prove the claims are without merit.
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Windows 8 is a go. Now which Windows device to buy?Windows 8 tablet? Laptop? Finding a Windows 8 device to love.
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Windows 8 marks a major make-over for Microsoft
Windows 8 arrives. Microsoft's new 'Modern' interface works just as well on a desktop monitor (Windows 8) as on a smart phone (Windows Phone 8) or on a tablet (Windows RT).
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With Windows 8, Microsoft seeks to re-imagine PC industry
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the new Surface tablet and the Windows 8 operating system will shake up the ailing PC market.
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Microsoft Surface already backordered in US, sells out in UKMicrosoft is bullish about the future of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet. Others aren't so sure.
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Microsoft announces Skype for Windows 8
Skype, a video-chat service owned by Microsoft, will be deeply integrated into Windows 8, says Microsoft.
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iPad Mini set to debut Oct. 23, arrive on doorsteps Nov. 2: reportApple will likely take the wraps off the iPad Mini at an event in Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The Mini would hit store shelves a little more than a week after that.
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Microsoft earnings: a miss. Its new era? Unclear.
Missing profit expectations, Microsoft looks to Oct. 26 launch of Windows 8. But skepticism is growing that Microsoft's 'new era' will propel slumping PC sales.
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Surface: Microsoft reveals price tag for its Windows 8 tabletCan the Windows 8-powered Microsoft Surface tablet compete with the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab line?
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MySpace is ready for a big comeback, says Justin Timberlake
MySpace was huge. The social network had millions of users before Facebook shoved it aside. But now, Justin Timberlake and two investors have announced big plans for a rebuilt MySpace.
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Microsoft launches charity for young people
Microsoft says global initiative YouthSpark aims to create education, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities for 300 million youths. The $500 million philanthropic venture is Microsoft's biggest ever.
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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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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 messagesBy 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 fallBarnes & Noble opens up its Nook e-reader to an international market.
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Nokia to shoulder past Apple with Windows Phone 8 debut: reportApple 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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Mountain Lion roars off to record startMountain Lion, the latest iteration of the Apple desktop OS, has been downloaded more than a million times, Apple reported today.
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