Here’s a great video showing off how simple Windows 8 is to use by Microsoft Portugal. Asked if they’d like a small demonstration of Windows 8 in a Microsoft store, customers are greeted by a small child with a footstool who proceeds to demo Windows 8 to them, showing its features and highlighting its simplicity [...]
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Windows 8 Ads Ready for Launch
Posted by Alfred Smith on October 25th, 2012
Windows 8 is launching today in New York, and becoming available to the public officially from tomorrow Friday October 26th. From the Windows Blog site: As we enter the final countdown to the global launch of Windows 8, today marks the global unveiling of the Windows 8 advertising campaign going live in 42 countries. With [...]
See Bill Gates Thoughts On The New Windows Surface tablets
Posted by Admin on October 22nd, 2012
What does Bill Gates think about the new Windows lineup? Well now you can find out as Steve Clayton, editor of the Next at Microsoft blog, sat down with the former Microsoft chairman and got his views on the Surface and Windows 8. People will be pretty amazed about the energy Microsoft’s putting behind this new wave of [...]
Posted in All, Mobile Electronics, Windows Phone 
Tags: billgates, microsoft, surface, surfacert, tablet, windows8 
Microsoft Sends Official Invites For Windows 8 October 25th Launch Event
Posted by Admin on September 18th, 2012
Back in July Microsoft confirmed the official launch date for Windows 8 would be October 26th, and they have now sent out official invites for the event, on October 25th in New York. We’re expecting launch of the Windows RT Surface tablet alongside the OS launch, with Intel based tablets following 90 days later. Much [...]
Posted in All, Mobile Electronics, Windows Phone Tags: microsoft, surface, surfacert, tablet, windows8 Microsoft Confirms Free Surface Table And Windows Phone 8 Handset For All Employees
Posted by Admin on September 16th, 2012
Geekwire.com is reporting that at an internal Microsoft meeting recently, they announced that all full-time employees would be receiving a Windows Phone 8 handset and SurfaceRT tablet. Additionally all staff computers are going on an accelerated upgrade program to get them all running Windows8 as soon as possible. This comes via word from an employee [...]
Windows 8 Confirmed To Launch October 26th
Posted by James on July 19th, 2012
Microsoft have confirmed on the Windows Team Blog that Windows 8 will officially launch on October 26th. Steven Sinofsky announced at Microsoft’s annual sales meeting that customers will be able to get Windows 8 installed on newly purchased PCs or via the extremely competitive upgrade pricing revealed earlier this month. There are no details on [...]
Microsoft Finally Adopts Aggressive Upgrade Pricing – Windows 8 From $40
Posted by Rob Gordon on July 3rd, 2012
Microsoft over the years has always charged a significant price to upgrade your copy of Windows. Yes there were short term deals like the “Family Pack” and the student discount was always available, but the bulk of the upgrade options were expensive. Windows 7 upgrade licenses ranged from $90 to $250 depending on the version [...]
