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  • Jun. 5, 2013
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    Coming Soon: Surface Type Cover and Touch Cover Improvements 11

    Microsoft announced this week that it will soon improve its Surface Type Cover and Touch Cover. But these updates won’t require you to buy new covers: Microsoft will instead provide Surface users with the appropriate changes via a software update....More
  • Jun. 5, 2013
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    Windows 8.1 Preview … Visually 74

    Microsoft has posted a very interesting video that features a few of the new features coming in the Windows 8.1 Preview on June 26. In the video, Jensen Harris examines new functionality in the lock screen, Start screen, All Apps, desktop, Search, SkyDrive, Snap and Photos experiences....More
  • Jun. 4, 2013
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    In Blue: Device Encryption 5

    With the introduction of Windows 8.1 “Blue,” all version of Windows 8 and RT will include full disk encryption capabilities that are modeled after a similar feature in Windows RT. But the bigger change, in some ways, isn’t the availability of encryption but rather that it’s enabled by default as part of Setup....More
  • Jun. 4, 2013
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    In Blue: Windows To Go 5

    In Windows 8 Enterprise, you can use a feature called Windows To Go to install the OS onto a USB-based memory stick and create a portable computing environment. This feature is carrying over to Windows 8.1 “Blue,” but with (at least) one very important change: Now you’ll be access Windows Store by default....More
  • Jun. 4, 2013
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    Dell XPS 11 and XPS 12 Preview 14

    This week at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Dell announced a wide range of Windows 8 PCs that will hit the market between now and the second half of the year. These PCs, running on next-generation Intel processors and often targeting Windows 8.1, represent part of a new generation of Windows 8 devices that will hopefully overshadow the lackluster launch devices....More
  • Jun. 4, 2013
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    Halo: Spartan Assault Screenshots 4

    Microsoft provides a beautiful collection of Halo: Spartan Assault screenshots that focus on the single player gameplay and in-game menus....More
  • Jun. 4, 2013
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    Microsoft Finally Brings Halo to Windows 8, Windows Phone 11

    Microsoft announced today that it will be bringing a new kind of Halo game, called Halo: Spartan Assault, to Windows 8/RT and Windows Phone 8 in July. A top-down shooter, HSA isn’t a traditional Halo first-person shooter. But it could help these struggling platforms gain some acceptance....More
  • Jun. 3, 2013
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    Acer Iconia W3 Preview 28

    Billed as the world’s first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, the Acer Iconia W3 is shipping this month and will be available for preorder starting tomorrow, June 4. I spent a bit of time with the device today at a TechEd 2013 briefing, and based on what I’ve seen, and my previous experience with Acer’s recent hardware, I’m pretty excited about this device....More
  • Jun. 3, 2013
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    For Now at Least, Windows Dominance Continues 31

    With Microsoft officially admitting that the iPad and other full-sized tablets are PCs, I was planning to revise the way I calculate PC market share going forward. But there’s no need to wait: Using data from Q1 2013, we can comingle PC and tablet sales data pretty easily. And when we do, something interesting emerges: Windows PCs still dominate this newly combined market....More
  • Jun. 3, 2013
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    In Blue: Business Features in Windows 8.1 19

    While much of the focus on Windows 8 and the 8.1 update are of course on consumer-oriented features and experiences, Microsoft isn’t ignoring businesses. And the sheer size of the list of new business-oriented features coming in Windows 8.1 is probably going to surprise most....More
  • Jun. 2, 2013
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    Will Haswell Save Windows 8? 47

    With the launch year of Windows 8 under constant scrutiny and criticism, Windows watchers are turning their attention to ecosystem changes that could turn things around in the coming year. Windows 8.1, new mini-tablets, and an ever-growing apps and games marketplace are among some of these hopes. But a new generation Intel microprocessor platform could make a huge difference as well....More
  • Jun. 1, 2013
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    In Blue: Bing Integration is the Marquee New Feature 29

    Where iOS has Siri and Android has Google Now, Windows 8.1 will have a punched-up, Bing enhanced new Search functionality. It’s a curiously major feature that is almost lost among Windows 8.1’s treasure trove of small but important updates. The question is whether this will catapult Windows Search into the big leagues or whether this is just another Clippy in the making....More
  • May 30, 2013
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    Microsoft Provides a “First Look” at Windows 8.1 75

    Microsoft today provided what it calls a “first look” at the changes coming in Windows 8.1, the free service pack/feature pack-style update it plans to deliver later in the year. This includes improvements in key areas like personalization, search, the built-in apps, Windows Store experience, and cloud connectivity....More
  • May 29, 2013
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    In Blue: Start Experience Changes 119

    I can now confirm that most of the rumored coming changes to the Start experience in Windows 8.1 “Blue” are correct. And I’ve got a few screenshots to help demonstrate how these changes are implemented....More
  • May 29, 2013
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    Coming in Blue: Boot to Desktop, Start Button, and More! 74

    Microsoft could announce as soon as this week how it will implement the two most important user experiences in Windows 8.1 “Blue”: Boot to desktop and the return of the Start button. But there’s no need to wait: Mary Jo Foley cites very reliable sources who explain exactly how it’s going to happen....More
  • May 29, 2013
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    256 GB Surface Heading to Japan First 9

    A Microsoft Japan press release indicates that the firm will soon begin selling the Surface Pro tablet in that country. As is the case elsewhere, the Surface Pro sold in Japan will come in two versions. But those versions will feature 128 GB and 256 GB of storage, respectively, double the amounts sold elsewhere. The device will also include Office Home and Business 2013....More
  • May 28, 2013
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    What if Xbox One is Another Windows 8? 78

    While hard-core gamers are freaking out because Microsoft mentioned the word “TV” about a million times during last week’s Xbox One reveal event but barely touched on games, I think the company’s next console has a much bigger issue. It’s very possible that the Xbox One, by trying to be all things to all people, will simply be yet another Windows 8. And that is not what Microsoft needs right now....More
  • May 28, 2013
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    Mini-Tablets Will Not Take Over Windows Ecosystem This Year 39

    One of my worries with Windows 8 is that it will succumb to a Windows Phone-like spiral where Microsoft is constantly looking to the next change as the platform savior only to discover over time that it’s just a treadmill that never stops. And so it is with the coming generation of mini-tablets: They will not save Windows 8....More
  • May 25, 2013
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    No Surprises in Metro App Usage Report 45

    A recent report from Soluto offers some insights into how Windows 8 users are adapting to the new OS. Unfortunately, most people seem to have misconstrued the data. And the results aren’t just logical, they’re exactly as expected....More
  • May 24, 2013
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    Windows 8 Tip: Erase Your Windows 8 Personal Settings from the Cloud 4

    Here’s a great new Windows 8 tip, courtesy of a reader: Microsoft provides a handy web site that lets you quickly and easily remove all of the personal settings you’re syncing through your Microsoft account to Windows 8 and RT....More
  • May 24, 2013
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    Rumor: Microsoft’s Secret Plan for Surface Domination 65

    With the understanding that some of this information must be placed in the unconfirmed category, I’ve heard from two sources now that Microsoft has an interesting goal for its well-received Surface tablets: 50 percent of all Windows tablet sales in the coming year....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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