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Windows 8.1 Problems Surface (MSFT)
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 10:10am | 561For starters, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had to pull the Windows 8.1 RT update due to a “situation affecting a limited number of users.” The “situation,” aka, the Blue Screen of Death, was only part of the problem for Windows 8.1. As for the PC version, issues have included booting to a blank...
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Microsoft's $449 Surface 2, $899 Surface Pro 2 Coming October 22 (MSFT)
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 1:16pm | 834Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has unveiled the long-awaited successor to its first series of tablets. Surface 2, the follow-up to last year's Surface RT, will retail for $449 and ship on October 22 with a special 8.1 version of Windows RT. The new tablet comes with a full-HD display and a CPU whose...
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Windows 8.1 'Continues The Vision' For W8, Due October 17
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 1:59pm | 502This fall, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release its long-awaited update to Windows 8. Previously known as Windows Blue, the new update is officially named Windows 8.1. On Thursday, October 17, users around the world can begin downloading the upgrade immediately at 4:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight...
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Microsoft Introduces Modern Email Service
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 2:34pm | 449Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) introduced a personal email service Wednesday that will replace its current Hotmail service. According to the company, the new email will have accessibility to cloud-based services, a cleaner look, and less advertisements. In addition, the service will incorporate new...
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Microsoft's Cloud Services Go Down Worldwide, Keeping More Than 300 Million Users From Accessing Their Stuff
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:30am | 320Is this the future cloud computing will bring? It could be. It's not enough that I have to hear my cloud-loving colleague complain about the problems with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Docs (ironic, eh?) – oh no, I also have to read all the horror stories of what happens when companies and individuals...