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Oprah hasn’t been shy about her love for the MS Surface. In early November, she claimed that it was one of her favorite things. This morning, she tweeted that she has bought 12 for Christmas gifts. She sent that using Twitter for iPad. The Surface is on Oprah Winfrey’s list of 48 favorite things, with Continue Reading →

Smartphones running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system have been available for a little over two weeks now, and while sales may be better than some expected, consumers are reporting a number of technical problems. Threads complaining about random reboots and poor battery life on Microsoft’s official support forums, along with other communities, have garnered Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s Xbox 720 will unveil a new version of Kinect, a Blu-ray drive, and an A/V port for watching and recording broadcast TV, at least according to details leaked by Xbox World. Promising “next-gen secrets inside,” the latest issue of the U.K.-based magazine dug up several reported specs on Microsoft’s next console. First off, the Xbox Continue Reading →

From the outside it looks as though it’s been a week of turmoil at Microsoft. But as the confusion dies down, it’s possible to see the past seven days as just another step to on the road to a very different Microsoft — a Microsoft that reflects changes in the way computing will be delivered Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121116_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] In case you missed it, Verizon re-entered the world of Windows Phones yesterday with the launch of the Windows Phone 8X by HTC and Nokia Lumia 822. Windows Phone 8 released its first hardware back on October 29, with companies like AT&T launching their own models featuring Continue Reading →

As expected, Microsoft this week released a preview of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. While it’s still not final, several sites have started doing the benchmarks and the results are mixed: while the IE10 preview already trounces IE9, Firefox, Safari and Opera on the world’s most popular OS, Chrome 23 is still a worthy Continue Reading →

In some ways, Windows 8 is do or die for Microsoft. The platform’s failure certainly wouldn’t sink the world’s largest software company, but it would be a huge setback for Microsoft as it transitions to a new world where touch input and real-time information take center stage. Opinions are mixed in these early days and Continue Reading →

As we anticipated, Steven Sinofsky’s departure from Microsoft has opened the floodgates for insider anecdotes chronicling the ways that the former Windows president allegedly failed as a “team player.” The latest tidbit comes from the New York Times, which reports that Sinofsky one time failed to prepare a presentation at an important company retreat and Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121115_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Nintendo’s next console, the Wii U, launches in North America this Sunday. With the holidays coming and budgeting a must, you might be wondering: Why the heck should I care about the Wii U? Don’t I already have a Wii? The Wii U is Nintendo’s first true Continue Reading →

Microsoft shocked the tech world this week when it announced the immediate departure of Steven Sinofsky, the company’s president of Windows, who oversaw the development and recent launch of Windows 8. With Sinofsky gone, the Windows ship now officially has a new captain: Julie Larson-Green. So who is she? Like Sinofsky before her, Larson-Green is Continue Reading →