Well fresh off the heels of discovering that women do, in fact, enjoy gaming Microsoft is expanding its reach to that audience. Think I’m blowing smoke? Microsoft’s data shows that, in the U.S., a full 40 percent of its Xbox Live users are female. So seeing a cosmetic giant like L’Oreal launching an app … Read more
The Verge is reporting that multiple sources familiary with Microsoft’s plans are now confirming that the long awaited successor to Zune will launch on October 26th. Why is that date so exciting? Well this happens to be the day Microsoft takes the wraps off of Windows 8 and make it available to purchase on … Read more
Alot to get to so I’ll just cut to the chase. MIicrosoft, Apple has all but teed up your best chance to publicly claim the crown you never really lost. Don’t blow it. I consider it a great sign that you’re utilizing pop-up stands to expand your presence during the holiday season. Use the momentum … Read more
Well well well, finally, the Windows lovers get a treat. And by treat I mean we don’t have to wait a year and a half for a half baked port. The developers listed Windows Phone and Windows 8 as “coming soon.” I hope that means launch or at latest holiday season. For the cave people … Read more
I am beginning to think that possibly the Mayan calendar is off just a bit. It is suggested that on December 21, 2012, life will change as we know it. A time of enlightenment. A time of rebirth. A new beginning. Is October 26, 2012, the day Windows 8 says hello to the World, that … Read more
Wow, file this under “Dislike”: According to WPCentral, according to Chinese site WPDang, Microsoft will NOT be selling Windows 8 at retail. That means you have to purchase a PC with W8 pre-loaded, buy a PC with W7 and get a coupon for W8, or already own a certified copy of XP, Vista, or W7 … Read more
Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop took it upon himself to get us all riled up! “We have not announced any plans to introduce a tablet product on Windows or any other platform. But what is quite clear is that the digital experience that people expect today is one that spans multiple different environments: the phone, the … Read more
The Windows Experience Blog put out the list of the first group of XBox games to be available on October 26 for Windows 8. Of course we get Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, and Fruit Ninja, but I’m also glad to see IloMilo and Wordament! Really: I need an XBox now. 4 Elements II Special … Read more
Kind of kitchy, but okay, Microsoft, we see what you did there. Fresh Paint is the reimagined, Windows 8 version of the old standby, Paint. So what can MS have done to Paint to make it new? Remember this adage, grasshopper: Through the eyes of children, you will see things anew. Steve Clayton at technet.net … Read more
After Jim made his post about Windows 8, I figured I had to add one as well! Not exactly the same thing as his, but interesting nonetheless. Kingston has just announced that they’ll be offering a certified USB flash drive for Window to Go which is basically a bootable Windows 8 OS you can take … Read more