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Microsoft Drops Aero From Windows 8

| Chris Spera, BYTE | May 23, 2012 03:47 PM
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Why is Microsoft dropping the "glassy" Aero look from Windows 8, as announced last week? Battery life could be one reason. Read More >>

Category: Operating systems
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Is iPatch Tuesday In Apple's Future?

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 21, 2012 02:00 PM
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iOS devices are all over the enterprise. Security threats against them might or might not exist, but they are certainly possible. The only responsible course of action for Apple is to make its update process transparent and predictable. Read More >>

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Ballmer Tops Forbes' List Of 5 Worst CEOs

| Chris Spera, BYTE | May 15, 2012 04:47 PM
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After more than 12 years, it's clear that Steve Ballmer doesn't understand the organization or industry he's in. Can someone please tell me why this guy is still running Microsoft? Read More >>

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Windows Phone: Great OS, Bad Name

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 14, 2012 08:00 AM
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Carriers don't have confidence in "Windows Phone" as a brand. Mostly they avoid discussing it. Fair or not, the name "Windows" doesn't inspire confidence among phone buyers. Microsoft should have named it something else. Read More >>

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Symantec Adds 4 Tools To Mobility Management Suite

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 08, 2012 12:00 AM
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Symantec Tuesday announced four new tools for mobile security, especially in a BYOD environment. The tools enhance application security, data loss prevention, and certificate management. Read More >>

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15-Year-Old's App Turns iPad Into A Windows-like OS

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 02, 2012 02:51 PM
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Quasar, an iPad app created by a Brazilian high school student, allows iPad users to multitask. Read More >>

Commentary

Skype Has A Future In The Enterprise

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | April 26, 2012 01:52 PM
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Skype is one of those consumer technologies that IT hates and tries to banish, but it's probably too late for that. There is a good consumerization-of-IT case to be made for Skype, even in use with professional unified communications products, such as Microsoft Lync. Read More >>

Reviews

Skype For Windows Phone: Hands-On First Look

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | April 26, 2012 01:52 PM
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Microsoft has finally released Skype for Windows Phone. See what InformationWeek's Eric Zeman had to say about it after taking it for a spin on his Nokia Lumia 800. Read More >>

Reviews

Microsoft Boosts SkyDrive Software, Storage

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | April 25, 2012 12:25 PM
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SkyDrive, Windows' free personal cloud storage service, now appears as regular files and folders on Windows and Mac, just like Dropbox. Read More >>

Reviews

Run Windows 8 On Your iPad Remotely

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | April 17, 2012 05:06 PM
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If you're a Windows developer writing software for Windows 8 Metro and you lack a touch environment, you can hack one using a desktop, an iPad, and Splashtop's Win8 Metro Testbed app. Read More >>

Commentary

Microsoft Announces Windows 8 Editions

| Chris Spera, BYTE | April 17, 2012 11:52 AM
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Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 will come in three flavors, two of which should be right for most. Read More >>

Category: Operating systems
Commentary

The Computer Of The Near Future

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | April 16, 2012 10:30 AM
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The incompatibility of the hardware and software of the present (PCs) and the future (tablets) is stark. Nobody has really solved the problem, but there is a reasonable interim approach. Read More >>

Reviews

Windows 8 Tour, Part 2: Metro Apps

| Chris Spera, BYTE | April 06, 2012 04:32 PM
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In this mini-tour of Windows 8, the second in a two-part series, we look at hot corners and the OS's new bundled apps, including Finance, Mail, Maps, People, Photos, and Weather. Read More >>

Category: Operating systems
Reviews

Windows 8 Tour: Lock, Login, And Start Menu

| Chris Spera, BYTE | April 05, 2012 02:00 PM
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Check out Windows 8's new lock, login, and Start screens in this mini-tour. Read More >>

Category: Operating systems
Reviews

Lytro: The Next Big Thing In Photography

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | April 02, 2012 01:51 PM
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Light field photography can eliminate the biggest problem photographers have: out-of-focus pictures. Don't toss your digital camera just yet, though. Although a major breakthrough, the Lytro is far from perfect. Read More >>

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