Tag: Microsoft

Surface Pro goes on sale starting at $799. It comes in Intel i3, i5, and i7 processor configurations. Is it enough to take on Apple iPad Air and Android devices?

Asus unveils Windows-based 8-inch tablet with quad-core processor and Wacom digitizer pen for $329. Ships March 25.

Unless I'm missing something (and isn't that a possibility?!) I don't see one good reason for Microsoft to abandon ship, and go whole hog on Android.

Tizen and Galaxy Gear together? That sounds like a flop double down.

Universal Store coming? One of the biggest challenges facing Microsoft is a deficit in quality apps. Unifying its myriad of platforms could help.

Is Apple dead? No. But you've got to wonder if there's another hit in them. Just how bad are they strugglling. This chart will tell you in 10 seconds.

Perception is everything. Once consumers get a bad taste in their mouths about a particular brand then the task to restore trust and confidence is monumental.

Apple still pulls in more revenue daily from apps (5x more than Android), but mindshare appears to be shifting. In 2014 will Android pull even further ahead with developers?

With Android, Google sets the gold standard. Notifications appear along the top bar of the device, be it a tablet or smartphone. By swiping down you can access all the key alerts you missed since last checking. With Windows 8, Microsoft has catching up to do.

Seven years ago, when the PS3 and Xbox were released, there was markedly less competition. The iPhone had not been invented. That would happen in 2007. And the iPad, and modern tablet market, was also non-existent.