Xbox Music: Microsoft’s big gamble marries music with gaming, Windows 8

Microsoft is launching a new music service on Tuesday that will be married with its Windows operating system and Xbox gaming console in another bid to take on Apple's iTunes. According to our

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 15th, 2012 Christine Wong

Microsoft begins pre-sale for Windows 8

Windows 8 is now available for pre-order ahead of the Oct. 26 launch, Microsoft Corp. announced today. Windows 8 PCs from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Samsung, and Sony also went on sale today

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 12th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Toshiba launches Windows 8 convertible ultrabook

Thanks to the release of Windows 8, the last quarter of 2012 may be looked back upon as the rise of the hybrids.Tobshiba Corp. is the latest to reveal its new hardware built

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 10th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Acer unveils $500 Windows 8 hybrid tablet

Acer Inc. is the latest manufacturer to unveil a hybrid tablet/laptop built for the release of Windows 8 later this month, with the Iconia W510 Tablet PC announced today.Carrying on the name brand

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 9th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Windows 8: ultimate guide to Microsoft’s big OS release

Near the end of October, Microsoft Corp. will release Windows 8, its most major update to its flagship operating system product since Windows 7 was released three years ago. A New York-based event

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 5th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Canada’s malware rate tumbles vs global average

Canada is making some big headway in the battle against malware, with new figures showing our infection rate is just half that of the global average. Out of every 1,000 computers scanned, just

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 2nd, 2012 Christine Wong

Online optics can make or break today’s tech giants

By Christine Wong It looks like Windows 8 is on the cusp of being declared a disappointment for Microsoft before it’s even left the gate. There are still a few weeks to go before Windows

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 1st, 2012 Christine Wong

Is Ballmer bungling Microsoft’s Windows 8 app strategy?

The naysayers are coming out of the woodwork to cast doubt on Steve Ballmer's Windows 8 app strategy. Windows 8 gets its official debut later this month but with just weeksto go, critics

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 1st, 2012 Christine Wong

HP ElitePad 900 launched – a Windows 8 tablet for business

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its second Windows 8-based tablet today, this one the business-targeted ElitePad 900. Built to be a tablet that a larger enterprise or government department could deploy to its staff, the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 1st, 2012 Brian Jackson

Employee iPads could cause more Microsoft-related costs: analysts

If your business allows employees to bring their own iPads or other tablets to work, then it's possible you owe Microsoft more money for all your licence agreements. What seems counter-intuitive is still

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 18th, 2012 Brian Jackson

HP announces Windows 8 hybrid tablet, ultrabooks

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its first several products based on Windows 8 today, showcasing a new multi-touch tablet hybrid and two new notebooks also with touchscreens. As the general availability of Windows 8 in

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 30th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Microsoft’s new logo: community gives mixed reaction

Microsoft Corp. has updated its company logo for the first time since 1987.Computer users who've grown familiar with the bold-face, italicized black font will see a marked difference in the new logo featuring

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 23rd, 2012 Brian Jackson

Most SMBs have no plan to use cloud-based office suite

Despite the persistence of Google Apps and Microsoft’s move to a software-as-a-service model for Office, most small and medium-sized businesses still say they have no plans to adopt a cloud based productivity suite,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 10th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Waterloo will be razed by RIM’s funeral pyre

By Francis Moran A recent article in The Verge posited the not uncommon suggestion that as goes RIM, so go the fortunes of its home town, Waterloo. Now, I’ve been travelling down to Waterloo

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 7th, 2012 Francis Moran