Barnes and Noble is heavily invested in the Microsoft Windows 8 ecosystem with their Nook Reading app. It allows customers to purchase eBooks and magazines and read them on their computer or tablet, such as the Microsoft Surface. Recently, B&N expanded their Nook Press self-publishing program into a few different companies in Europe. It allows indie authors to distribute their … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Shooting themselves in the Foot with Windows 8 Reading App
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Microsoft Aims to Ship 25 Million Windows Tablets in 2014
Microsoft is not content to let Android and iOS tablets dominate the landscape. The Redmond company is rather bullish with orders totalling 25 million units in 2014, from Taiwan manufacturers. This no doubt will be a tall order considering just five million of these got shipped in 2013 . Experts too have expressed skepticism at Microsoft being able to achieve the target and … [Read more...] about Microsoft Aims to Ship 25 Million Windows Tablets in 2014
iPad Dominates Business Tablet Usage
Contrary to the oft held belief that the iPad suits more for entertainment than anything else, the Apple tablet has topped the charts among tablets used in the enterprise scene. To put that in figures, the iPad has made up for 91.4 percent of all enterprise tablet activations in Q4, 2013, reveals enterprise software vendor Good Technology. Delving further into the pattern of … [Read more...] about iPad Dominates Business Tablet Usage
Back to School Tablet Buying Guide
It is that time of the year again when parents and students buy their supplies for the upcoming school year. With tablets being in vogue, these no doubt have superseded laptop and notebook devices as the preferred choice of mobile computing devices. However, with tablet devices that are to be used by the student community, it is perhaps those that come with an attached keyboard … [Read more...] about Back to School Tablet Buying Guide
Nvidia CEO Confirms Development of Surface RT 2 Device
We now know what chip the new Surface RT device will be built around. It’s going to be Nvidia Tegra 4, of course, after the revelation by their Chief Executive claiming they are working hard with Microsoft on the successor of the present Surface RT device. That Microsoft is working on the next generation of the Surface RT has long been rumored, with some sources pointing out … [Read more...] about Nvidia CEO Confirms Development of Surface RT 2 Device
Microsoft Hiring New Designer for Next Surface Device
That the current crop of Surface devices with both PRO and RT versions failed to live up to the expectations of Microsoft is all too evident. The company is undeterred, however, and is already into developing the next gen versions. Towards this, it has already started a hiring spree and is on the lookout for a new designer to join the Surface team. The ad mentions, "Are you … [Read more...] about Microsoft Hiring New Designer for Next Surface Device
Are Smaller Windows 8 Tablets on the Way?
Microsoft has quietly changed the minimum display requirement for manufacturers to place the Windows 8 logo on their products. While earlier it would require a display to have a minimum of 1366 x 768 pixels to justify its association with Windows 8, the same has now been reduced to 1024 x 768 at a depth of 32 bits. This could pave the way for manufacturers to start offering … [Read more...] about Are Smaller Windows 8 Tablets on the Way?
Tool to Run Legacy Windows Apps on Microsoft Surface RT Emerges
While it has become clear that the Surface RT has failed to deliver on the initial hype and hoopla surrounding it, it's no secret that the device was let down by its software though it excelled on the hardware front. The lack of apps compatible with Windows RT together with its inability to run legacy Windows apps (hundreds of thousands of which already exists in the system) … [Read more...] about Tool to Run Legacy Windows Apps on Microsoft Surface RT Emerges
Microsoft Surface PRO vs. Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video Comparison! Today we look at the Microsoft Surface PRO and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9! We check out how ebooks, videos, games, magazines, and other content looks on both devices. We also check out the shop aspects and how the UI, app stores, and other facets function. If you are thinking about buying either of these two tablets, we show … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface PRO vs. Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Microsoft Surface Pro Back in Stock
Microsoft had promised it would replenish stock of the 128 GB Surface Pro by Saturday and already there are indications of the company having kept its word. The top of the line Surface Pro is back in stock and can be ordered online via the company’s online stores. Retailers Staples and Best Buy will have idm their quota of the Surface Pro. Delivery time at the Microsoft online … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Pro Back in Stock
Microsoft Developing a Smaller Surface PRO
Microsoft has hinted the possibility of a smaller Surface tablet sibling as well. The revelation was made during the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference where he stressed the versatility of the Windows 8 platform which can be made to suit a variety of devices. “We can have the same core code base driving form factors from four inches all the way up to 27-inch … [Read more...] about Microsoft Developing a Smaller Surface PRO