Tag: Microsoft
Chromebooks Receive A $199 Windows Competitor
It looks like Google won’t be eating the very low end market share lunch all by itself as Microsoft & HP have announced two new Windows models that aim to compete with the Chrome OS.
First is the HP’s Stream laptop, which comes with an 11.6 inch screen, HD display, a fanless design, Office 365 and the 32GB of storage, all for $199 while the HP Stream 13 (an 13.3 inch version) will cost you $229. There is also another, 14 inch version, which is coming later.
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Microsoft Reveals Its Chromecast Competitor
Costs $60.
Chromecast, a digital media player that can mirror content from Google Chrome, has been a pretty popular device among techies, especially since it costs only $35.
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Microsoft Updates Its IE Roadmap Page
Shows more features in development.
With the recent goal to be more transparent when it comes to the Internet Explorer development, the software giant has announced a new set of updates and here’s what they are currently working on:
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More Internet Explorer 12 Details Revealed
We might see the reveal on the 30th of September.
After the recent IE12 features leak, where we learned that Microsoft is working on a new user interface and proper extensions support, here’s what one of the software giant’s insiders, Mary Jo Foley, had to say:
– Internet Explorer 12 is codenamed Spartan
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Microsoft’s Promised Chromebook Killer Doesn’t Cost $199
Earlier this year, Microsoft has launched a plan to attack Chromebooks with the killer Windows laptop offerings such as $199 HP laptop.
Now, it looks like the software giant has some explaining to do (or the OEM) as the long awaited HP’s Stream laptop will cost a whopping $100 more.
Correction: Not all hope is lost yet as it’s only one of “many” Stream laptops, hopefully, they are cheaper than $299.
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Microsoft Touts 6 Things Chromebooks Can’t Do
Another win for the consumer.
Due to the constantly decreasing Chromebook prices and improving OS capabilities, it looks like Microsoft or its partners are starting to feel pressure from the search giant.
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Microsoft’s Agency: Write About Internet Explorer, Receive “Compensation”
Dubbed as “Rethink IE program”.
It appears like Microsoft’s marketing efforts got bit too extreme. Thanks to the recently published email by Uncrunched that they have received, we have learned that the software giant’s hired agency is contacting the media, asking them to write about the Internet Explorer.
How is this a bad thing? Well, it’s not about just writing about the IE since journalists are offered “compensations” or even prizes to do so aka “sponsored posts”.
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HTML5 Games: Assassin’s Creed Pirates
If you are up for some non-fun “games” then the latest Ubisoft and Microsoft collaboration is something you’ve been waiting for.
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Microsoft Fixes Internet Explorer Vulnerability
Manages to surprise everyone as well.
After a recent discovery of Internet Explorer vulnerability, where attackers could take over your PC and install malicious software, the software giant has finally released a set of updates to address the overblown issue.
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Motorola Solutions & Microsoft Sign Chrome OS / Android Licensing Agreement
Just when Google is no longer involved.
Just a few weeks ago, Microsoft has signed a Chrome OS licensing deal with Dell and now it looks like Motorola Solutions is next on the list.
According to the recent press release, a patent agreement has been signed between two companies. However, the terms (as usual) were not revealed.
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