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Microsoft is giving consumers two more reasons to buy an Xbox 360 this holiday season. First, all Xbox 360 consoles except the standalone 4GB model without Kinect will receive a $50 price cut for a limited time at all major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, Toys ‘R Us and Walmart. Second, there are Continue Reading →

Yes, the entry-level Microsoft Surface offers twice the nominal storage of Apple’s entry-level iPad of the same price. But as Business Insider notes, there’s a catch: More than one-third of that storage is taken up by Windows RT, Microsoft Office and several preloaded apps. In an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit Wednesday, Microsoft Surface Continue Reading →

Microsoft will finally launch a preview of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 in mid-November, the company announced on Wednesday. With the Windows 8 launch less than two weeks away, Microsoft has obviously been focusing on the release of Internet Explorer 10 for its new operating system lately. Internet Explorer 10, after all, will be Continue Reading →

There’s no doubt about it that Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 is a huge upgrade. Gone is the Start menu and in its place is a Windows Phone-inspired Start screen populated with flat and colorful tiles for launching applications. Unlike the transition between previous Windows operating systems, Windows 8 is mostly a fresh break from a Continue Reading →

Though the odds are against it and pricing seems questionable to some, launch-day preorders for the base model of Microsoft’s debut tablet are already sold out. As of Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours after pre-sales went live at noon on Wednesday, shipping times for the stand-alone 32GB Microsoft Surface tablet slipped to “within 3 Continue Reading →

Microsoft seems pretty confident it can sell a lot of Surfaces. Supply chain sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Microsoft has placed orders for between 3 million to 5 million Surface tablets for the fourth quarter of 2012, which the Journal notes is around what Amazon and Google have ordered for their flagship Continue Reading →

Your chance to shout voice commands at Engadget is coming, as Microsoft is rolling out its Fall Dashboard update to the Xbox 360 Tuesday, headlined by the inclusion of Internet Explorer. The update also adds a version of its popular “pinning” functionality, a variety of specialized sports apps (NBA, NHL, and Monday Night Football from Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s Surface tablet has shown up for preorder in the US, with the Windows RT slate priced from $499 and set to go on sale on October 26. The listing at Microsoft’s official store gives three Surface RT options, starting with the 32GB model with no cover for the same price as a 16GB new Continue Reading →

(This content was originally posted on Medical Billing and Coding.) With healthcare records going digital and doctors using iPads to manage patient care, it should come as no surprise that many prescriptions are going beyond medications these days. Major news outlets all over the world are reporting that doctors are increasingly prescribing health-focused applications to patients, helping Continue Reading →

Supply chain vendors are apparently very unhappy about Windows 8. Per Business Insider, it seems that Topeka Capital analyst Brian White has been visiting with Asian supply chain manufacturers and has found that they have “overwhelmingly negative” feelings about Microsoft’s soon-to-be-launched operating system. To make things worse, one of White’s supply chain sources said that Continue Reading →