Tag: Microsoft

With Android, Google sets the gold standard. Notifications appear along the top bar of the device, be it a tablet or smartphone. By swiping down you can access all the key alerts you missed since last checking. With Windows 8, Microsoft has catching up to do.

Seven years ago, when the PS3 and Xbox were released, there was markedly less competition. The iPhone had not been invented. That would happen in 2007. And the iPad, and modern tablet market, was also non-existent.

It takes only a few seconds--milliseconds rather--to realize this is a Ferrari F12... or, better yet, a Lambo Aventador, when it comes to performance. Blazes!

Can the Dell Venue 8 Pro best the Apple iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7 in the quest to rule the mini-tablet market?

Here's what Microsoft needs to do with the Surface 2 to right the ship, and take a serious run at Apple and Google in the tablet market.

With its Bing search engine, Microsoft has adhered to the mandate. The new Bing logo, revealed today (but not yet live on bing.com), is about as flat and basic as it gets.

Ballmer's legacy will be controversial. There's no question he was key in the company's early success. How much of that gets apportioned to him is a matter of debate.

Last year the entertainment and devices devision pulled in $4.24 billion in revenue. Microsoft said that there are now 66 million Xbox 360 consoles and 18 million Kinect sensors. Xbox LIVE has 40 million members globally.

After spending time with RT and now with a Pro version of the Surface tablet, I've realized what Microsoft needs to do next to double its tablet market share.

Now that Next Issue is available for Windows 8, find out how it compares to its Android and iOS peers.