Monday, June 18, 2012

Microsoft unveils Surface tablets - Washington Post


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Microsoft unveils Surface tablets
Washington Post
Microsoft on Monday unveiled its own tablet that features the Windows 8 operating system in a late attempt to take on Apple and Google who are dominating the white-hot space. The Microsoft Surface stands out from other offerings, with a built-in ...
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Microsoft unveils Surface tablets - Washington Post


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Microsoft unveils Surface tablets
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Microsoft on Monday unveiled its own tablet that features the Windows 8 operating system in a late attempt to take on Apple and Google who are dominating the white-hot space. The Microsoft Surface stands out from other offerings, with a built-in ...
Microsoft's 'Surface' tablet aims for productivityThe Associated Press
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Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablet to compete with Apple's iPadFox News
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Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablet to compete with Apple's iPad - Fox News


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Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablet to compete with Apple's iPad
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Los Angeles â€" Microsoft has an answer to the iPad, and its name is Surface. CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand to announce the new tablet at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, calling it part of a "whole new family of devices" the company is developing.
Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet to Rival iPadWall Street Journal
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Microsoft Surface RT - CNET


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Microsoft Surface RT
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At a press event in Los Angeles today, Microsoft today unveiled Surface, a line of tablet devices running the company's next-generation Windows operating system. The Surface tablets feature 10.6-inch touch-screens wrapped in a magnesium case that ...
Microsoft Surface Tablet: Initial ImpressionsPCWorld
Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablet computer with kickstand, keyboard coverWashington Post
Microsoft tackles iPad with Surface tabletReuters
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Microsoft Surface Touch Cover vs Type Cover hands-on - SlashGear


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Microsoft Surface Touch Cover vs Type Cover hands-on
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There are two different covers for the Microsoft Surface tablets revealed today, both of them able to cover up and protect the front of the tablet but each of them with different abilities in their keys. The biggest difference between the two is the ...
Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tablets: Big Hardware PlayInformationWeek
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Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tablets: Big Hardware Play - InformationWeek


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Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tablets: Big Hardware Play
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Microsoft's Surface tablets, its home-grown, direct iPad rivals, will debut in versions for Windows 8 RT and Windows 8 Pro. By Fritz Nelson InformationWeek After days of speculation about a Microsoft-crafted Windows 8 tablet, the software giant ...
Why Microsoft built its own tablet -- think Apple and XboxCNET
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Microsoft previews Surface tablet - Computerworld


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Microsoft previews Surface tablet
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By Martyn Williams IDG News Service - Microsoft took a bold step into the tablet market on Monday with the unveiling of a computer aimed squarely at bettering Apple's market-leading iPad. The computer, called Surface, will be available in two versions.
Microsoft announces Surface tabletReuters
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Microsoft makes another tablet tease pre-event - SlashGear


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Microsoft makes another tablet tease pre-event
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Today while in wait before the Microsoft “Major Announcement” media event began, the screens up front showed no less than what we may well have called early on: tablets. The sounds of Gotye brought on bright shapes and clear 16:9 ratios in rectangles ...
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Why Los Angeles for Microsoft's Big Event? - Wired News


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Why Los Angeles for Microsoft's Big Event?
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By Ryan Tate A model at Milk Studios, where Microsoft is holding its Los Angeles event today. Photo: Kevork Kiledjian/Flickr Microsoft's rumored to be launching a tablet today at a mysterious event in Los Angeles. Not Redmond, Washington, where the ...
Microsoft teases tablet plansReuters
Microsoft tablet rumors: Speculation mounts as Barnes & Noble says it's outWashington Post
'Major' Microsoft announcement in Los AngelesThe Associated Press
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Meet Sequoia, the fastest super-computer in the world - Los Angeles Times


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Meet Sequoia, the fastest super-computer in the world
Los Angeles Times
In the race to build the fastest computer in the world, America is back on top. On Monday, a super-computer designed by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), took the first spot on the Top 500 list, a list that comes out twice a ...
Livermore supercomputer named world's fastestSan Jose Mercury News
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Microsoft's tablet needs to dazzle - CNNMoney


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Microsoft's tablet needs to dazzle
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By Julianne Pepitone @CNNMoneyTech June 18, 2012: 4:28 PM ET The company scheduled a last-minute, mysterious event to be held at 3:30 pm Pacific Time on Monday in Los Angeles. Microsoft didn't give attendees much notice -- invitations went out Thursday ...
FAQ: All about Windows RT, the OS behind a Microsoft tabletComputerworld
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A dozen years of Microsoft's hits and misses - msnbc.com


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A dozen years of Microsoft's hits and misses
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With the big mystery announcement from Microsoft pending Monday afternoon, let's cast our eyes back to the last few years of big Microsoft presentations. Since many expect today's announcement is related to Microsoft's tablet and mobile ecosystem, ...
Update: Microsoft-branded tablet 'makes sense,' analyst saysComputerworld
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Barnes & Noble not part of today's mysterious Microsoft announcement - Computerworld


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Barnes & Noble not part of today's mysterious Microsoft announcement
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Barnes & Noble today confirmed that it is not participating in Microsoft's hastily-called news conference Monday afternoon, likely making moot rumors that the two would co-introduce a new tablet or e-reader.
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Memo to Microsoft: Today's announcement better be big deal - CNN


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Memo to Microsoft: Today's announcement better be big deal
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(CNN) -- When Microsoft says you really don't want to miss something, does that make it a can't-miss event? Or is the company capable of -- whisper it low -- crying wolf? We'll find out Monday afternoon in Los Angeles, where the software giant has ...
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Xbox Surface tablet latest wild Microsoft rumor - SlashGear


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Xbox Surface tablet latest wild Microsoft rumor
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With B&N out of the picture, speculation about Microsoft's launch today turns to Xbox integration, with sources claiming that the company's Surface multitouch table will share its DNA with a game-centric slate. The so-called Microsoft Xbox Surface ...
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Xbox Surface? More rumors ahead of today's reveal - CNET


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Xbox Surface? More rumors ahead of today's reveal
CNET
Alleged spec sheets mentioning a new Xbox controller have surfaced, just ahead of a 'big' mystery Microsoft announcement in Los Angeles. by Mary Jo Foley Microsoft's newly announced SmartGlass may have a role to play in today's announcement.
Barnes & Noble denies Microsoft tablet involvementSlashGear
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Microsoft To Unveil Xbox Media Tablet? - InformationWeek


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Microsoft To Unveil Xbox Media Tablet?
InformationWeek
Microsoft's super-secret media event Monday prompts speculation that Redmond plans to take on Apple and Amazon with its own, branded tablet. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek Microsoft plans to make a major announcement late Monday at a hastily ...
Microsoft tablet expected todayWashington Post
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'Major' Microsoft announcement (tablet? video service?) due Monday - Fox News


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'Major' Microsoft announcement (tablet? video service?) due Monday
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LOS ANGELES â€" Microsoft is expected to make a "major" announcement after the market closes Monday. Speculation about the Los Angeles media event has ranged from an unveiling of a new tablet computer that uses low-power chips to a new system that will ...
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US regains supercomputing crown, bests China, Japan - Computerworld


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US regains supercomputing crown, bests China, Japan
Computerworld
By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld - The US, once again, is home to the world's most powerful supercomputer after being knocked off the list by China two years ago and Japan last year. The top computer, an IBM system at the Department of Energy's ...
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Barnes & Noble deal hints at possible new Microsoft tablet today - Computerworld


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Barnes & Noble deal hints at possible new Microsoft tablet today
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Rumors that Microsoft may unveil its own e-reader or tablet later today would be confirmation of speculation that dates back more than a month, not just to last week. Monday afternoon, Microsoft will hold a ...
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Windows 7 vs Windows 8: what you'll need to relearn - TechRadar UK


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Windows 7 vs Windows 8: what you'll need to relearn
TechRadar UK
By Mike Williams June 18th 2012 There's plenty to like about Windows 8. It can synchronise settings across all your devices; the File History tool is perfect for simple backups; there are a host of useful new tools in the Windows Store; it's fast, ...
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Apple and Google Go Head to Head Over Mobile Maps - New York Times


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Apple and Google Go Head to Head Over Mobile Maps
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO â€" Get ready for the mobile map wars. For many people, phones have become an important way to navigate the world, and mobile maps are at the core of the journey. They are often the critical element in commerce, socializing and search.
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Microsoft might unveil its own tablet to compete with iPad - Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal


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Microsoft might unveil its own tablet to compete with iPad
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Speculation has coalesced around the idea that Microsoft is making a major shift and unveiling its own branded and designed tablet to compete with the iPad. That's following an invitation the company sent out earlier this week to media to attend a ...
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US's IBM supercomputer overtakes Japan's Fujitsu as world's fastest - BBC News


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US's IBM supercomputer overtakes Japan's Fujitsu as world's fastest
BBC News
By Naveena Kottoor Technology reporter, BBC News IBM's Sequoia has taken the top spot on the list of the world's fastest supercomputers for the US. The newly installed system trumped Japan's K Computer made by Fujitsu which fell to second place.
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