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Surface's $199 Price Tag Could Kill Off PC Vendors
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 11:22am | 433Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may win consumer support by selling its first tablet, Surface, for less than $200. However, a move like this could have severe consequences for other players in the computer and tablet industry. According to DigiTimes, notebook brand vendors, "will be out of the game...
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Will Microsoft Really Sell Surface for $199?
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 2:27pm | 479Read More...There has been a ton of buzz surrounding the rumored $199 price point for Surface, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) first tablet. It sounds like a brilliant marketing move for the Windows distributor to make, but is it too good to be true? "[It] seems like a low price for the technology in there," James...
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Microsoft To Have Love/Hate Relationship With New Lenovo Tablet
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 3:57pm | 360Read More...Lenovo announced Thursday that it expects to release the ThinkPad Tablet 2 when Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) releases Windows 8 in October. "Customers want a versatile device that fits their lifestyle and the many ways they use technology," Dilip Bhatia, ThinkPad vice president and general manager, said...
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Acer Thinks Microsoft Could Destroy Its PC Partners
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 1:23pm | 440Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) hopes to turn its first tablet, Surface, into a successful competitor to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. However, Windows PC and tablet manufacturer Acer fears that the Surface could also have a detrimental effect on their prized industry. "On one hand Microsoft is our...
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Sony Developing a Microsoft Surface-Inspired Tablet
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 8:38am | 533Read More...Sony (NYSE: SNE) is developing a fresh device to compete with Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) highly anticipated tablet. Currently referred to as the Xperia Sony Tablet, the device will reportedly be thinner, lighter and more powerful than its predecessor. While these updates are common for tablet...
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Windows 8 Could Flop with Enterprise Users
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 1:57pm | 451Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might have to rely on techies and affluent consumers to sell software upgrades and Windows 8 PCs and tablets in the coming year. According to DigiTimes, global enterprise users at small- and medium-sized firms are unlikely to upgrade when Windows 8 is released. In order to...
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Can Microsoft Sell a Few Million Surface Tablets?
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 1:55pm | 696Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer has made a bold (if not understated) claim about the company's upcoming tablet. According to ZDNET, Ballmer said that Microsoft's goal is to sell "a few million Surface PCs" in the coming year. He also said that there will be 375 million Windows PCs sold...
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Will AMD's Decline Create an Opportunity for NVIDIA?
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 9:11am | 463Read More...Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) expects its revenue to drop by 11 percent. Could this decline be the opportunity NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been seeking? Over the past decade, NVIDIA has battled AMD for the crown of graphic processing. From game consoles to tablets and other devices, the two...
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Apple's iPad Could Cannibalize MacBook Sales by 2017
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 1:34pm | 451Read More...Tablet sales are expected to grow from 121 million units in 2012 to 416 million units in 2017. This news, which comes from an NPD DisplaySearch report, coincides with expectations that sales of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) leading tablet, the iPad, will continue to rise. The iPad is expected to maintain...
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Did Google Humiliate Apple, Amazon and Microsoft with New Product Announcements?
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 3:36pm | 841Read More...In less than two hours, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) surpassed expectations and showed off a series of products and services that outperformed similar products from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Let us start from the beginning. Google confirmed the obvious and...
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Is Google's Tablet a $200 iPad-Killer?
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 10:30am | 495Read More...Numerous reports from ZDNet, Bloomberg and other publications suggest that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is preparing a $199 tablet with Asus, which will be unveiled today at 9:00 a.m. PDT. But can it compete with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the dominant leader in tablet manufacturing? Google's tablet will...
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Microsoft Must Risk Billions, Develop a Phone to Beat Apple
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 1:26pm | 523Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is risking everything to bring its first tablet to market. But it might have to go one step further if it wants to compete against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). On Monday, the Windows maker officially unveiled its first tablet, Surface. Rumored to carry a retail price of $700 to $...
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Is NVIDIA's Tablet-Fueled Rally Sustainable?
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 3:49pm | 505Read More...Shares of graphics chip manufacturer NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) have rallied over 10% in the last two sessions. On Monday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced its upcoming Surface tablet. The Surface will contain an NVIDIA Tegra processor that will be used in the first Windows tablet computer. Analyst...
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 Targets Apple's iOS, Google's Android
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 2:02pm | 508Read More...With new features and the promise of a shared core, Windows Phone 8 is Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) latest attempt at dominating the smartphone market. Currently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) maintain a near duopoly, with only a handful of phones running Windows Phone 7. Microsoft...
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Was Dell, HP Surprised or Angered by Microsoft's New Tablet?
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 1:39pm | 359Read More...On Monday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer told AllThingsD that the company's PC partners were prepared for the unveiling of the first Microsoft-branded tablet. "Our PC partners knew in advance we were announcing something today in this space," he said. But when asked how these...
