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Jun. 18, 2013
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Surface RT + Outlook 2013 RT … + More? 13

Starting next week, overeager Windows RT users will be able to install a preview version of the Windows 8.1 update, which includes, among other things, the long-awaited release of Outlook 2013 RT. This addition, in tandem with the Office 2013 Home & Student RT version that already free with Windows RT, provides consumer with an amazingly complete and completely free Office experience....More
Jun. 18, 2013
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Nokia Lumia 720 Review 18

I could tell there was something special about the Lumia 720 long before I was able to experience it in person. Launched at Mobile World Congress in February, the handset became available internationally a few months later, and Nokia has no plans to ship it in the United States. And that’s too bad: The Lumia 720 is a superior mid-market smart phone, and even beats out high-end hero phones in some cases....More
Jun. 17, 2013
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Skype Video Messaging Now Available 21

About a month and a half after it released a preview version of this functionality, Skype has shipped its new video messaging feature to clients for Windows desktop, Windows 8/RT, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry. Notice anything missing from that list?...More
Jun. 17, 2013
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Microsoft Adds a Little Siri to Windows Phone 22

It may be incessantly mocking Apple’s oft-derided Siri voice recognition feature, but behind the scenes Microsoft has been working to add similar functionality to Windows Phone. And this week, the firm revealed how this work has improved the voice search and voice-to-text features in Windows Phone without requiring any updates to the handsets....More
Jun. 17, 2013
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Microsoft Drops Outlook.com Linked Accounts Feature 18

Microsoft announced today that it would stop supporting an Outlook.com feature called linked accounts and push customers toward aliases, which it says is a more secure way of managing multiple email addresses....More
Jun. 17, 2013
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In Blue: Windows Store 2.0 26

Windows Store is one of the biggest user experience disasters in Windows 8 today, an absolutely worthless way to discover new apps and games. But good news, Windows fans: Microsoft is indeed fixing this mess in Windows 8.1, and the new version of the Windows Store is both attractive and usable....More
Jun. 17, 2013
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Windows Developer Show 119: Travis Re-Pre-Orders 3

I made a guest-appearance on the Windows Developer Show this week with Ryan and Travis Lowdermilk. In this episode, Ryan and I berate Travis for cancelling an Xbox One pre-order. Don't worry, common sense wins the day....More
Jun. 17, 2013
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In Blue: Xbox Music 2.0 42

Along with next week’s release of the Windows 8.1 Preview, Microsoft will also issue a long-awaited major update to the Xbox Music app, one that will hopefully bridge the functional issues with today’s app. Looking at some leaked screenshots, however, it’s not clear that the new app will answer critics, despite a striking new look and feel....More
Jun. 16, 2013
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Windows 8/RT App Pick: Amazon Kindle 2.0 8

Months ago, I started writing up Amazon Kindle as a Windows 8/RT app pick, but I never got around to finishing it because the app, while certainly welcome, was incomplete and lacking in functionality when compared to other versions of the Kindle mobile app. But this weekend, Amazon issued the 2.0 release of the Kindle app for Windows 8/RT. And while it doesn’t fix all the problems, this is big news for Kindle fans....More
Jun. 15, 2013
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Windows Phone Book: The Next Chapter, and Some Thoughts on the Rest of the Book 6

Here’s an early peek at the next chapter-in-progress for Windows Phone, which is about the Windows Phone user experience. Also, with the first draft of the book winding down over the next month and a half, I’d like to explain where things are at in the schedule....More
Jun. 15, 2013
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Microsoft Again Takes on iPad in New Ad 24

Microsoft has delivered a second TV advertisement that nicely turns the tables on Apple’s beloved iPad, and highlights Windows 8 tablet features that the iPad lacks. This time around, the featured Windows 8 tablet is a Dell XPS 10, which costs $200 less than the equivalent iPad....More
Jun. 14, 2013
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How Microsoft Can Fix Xbox One 159

Online reactions to Microsoft’s Xbox One announcements have been curiously venomous, with critics hammering the firm for the console’s high price and its seemingly Draconian policies. Some of the complaints have merit, others do not. But rather than excuse or condemn Microsoft across the board, here’s an examination of the complaints with some common sense advice where needed....More

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What I Use
Apr. 18, 2013
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What I Use: On the Road 22

Every so often, I publish an updated version of my “What I Use” document, which details the technology products and services I actually use day-to-day. Since I’m currently on my third business trip in five weeks, this is perhaps an ideal time to discuss the technology products I rely on when I travel and a few related points....More
Mar. 6, 2013
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What I Use: March 2013 35

Lots of changes since November, including a new PC-based home server running Windows 8, several new smart phones, new PCs and tablets, new cloud backup, Office 365 Home Premium and a nice doubling of my Internet speeds courtesy of Verizon FIOS....More
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