Microsoft Rolls Out DaRT 8 Beta
The Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) is part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). DaRT is a set of tools that helps easily recover unusable PCs, rapidly diagnose problem causes of...
View ArticleLeaked Microsoft Roadmap Hints at Windows 8, ‘Office 15′ Release Dates
When will Windows 8 be officially launched? When will the next version of the Microsoft Office suite hit the shelves? Well, we don’t know–but thanks to a leaked product roadmap we may have some idea....
View ArticleGame over for Microsoft? Not quite
I’m not sure if he’s based out of Washington, but it seems like Adam Hartung is smoking some powerful stuff. In response to the seemingly tepid reception Windows 8 and the Surface RT tablet received...
View ArticleWill Microsoft slash the price of the Surface tablet?
The Surface RT–the ARM-based tablet running Windows RT that Microsoft launched last October–has received a fair amount of praise in reviews for the quality of its engineering and construction, and the...
View ArticleA roundup of Surface Pro tablet reviews
The Surface Pro won’t be available to the general public for another few days yet, but Microsoft gave a number of tech journalists and media outlets Surface Pro units (mine must have gotten lost in...
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“Sold out” is meaningless without context
Stop the presses! Contact the media! My new digital frame concept is sold out. Well, no. Nobody has actually bought one. In fact, I haven’t even produced a real one yet. But, should that stop me from...
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Windows 8 may suffer the same fate as Windows Vista
When history looks back on the evolution of Windows, there are a few versions that will stand out as abject failures: Windows Me, and Windows Vista topping that list. It’s possible Windows 8 might be...
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Microsoft Office faces challenge of eroding PC relevance
The question Microsoft needs to answer comes down to this: “Which is the greater risk?” As rumors that Microsoft is working on Office for iPad apps continue to circulate, there is a growing debate...
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The ‘post-PC era’ is Microsoft’s game to lose
Perhaps you’ve heard that we’re in the “post-PC era” now. Thanks to the advent of Apple’s iPhone and iPad, coupled with innovations from younger challengers like Google and Amazon, we face a brave new...
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It’s the ecosystem, stupid
Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry are all solid, capable mobile platforms on their own. What makes one better than another depends on how you use it, and what you use it with. The ecosystem...
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