Microsoft had pinned a lot of hopes on its new operating system, Windows 8. The company had especially expected to finally gain foothold in the tablet market with Windows 8 tablets. However, that doesn’t seem to be happening, sources within Microsoft’s supply chain claim.
Although Microsoft’s Surface tablets haven’t been able to gain much traction, the company seems hopeful with the lineup. It had recently announced a new Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablet and has now revealed the pricing of this new model.
It’s no wonder that a company like Microsoft to start working on their future products far ahead in time. This is what happened in this case too. Microsoft has already started on its next version of Windows. According to reports, this time Microsoft will change the rules of the game. It can even offer the next Windows for free.
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When you convert audio CDs to MP3 with Windows Media Player 12, the name of MP3 files will include track title and track number. If this file name does not match your taste, you can easily customize the output file name by adding names such as artist, genre and bit-rate. Follow this tutorial to find out how to apply these changes inside Windows Media Player.
Although a complete revamp of earlier Windows operating systems, Windows 8 adoption rate was slower than expected in the first month. Now, we have some solid figures to measure its success. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in the first month.
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This tutorial will show you how to create your own website tile for Windows 8 without any programming, and by simply using your mouse.
Microsoft normally ships out Windows machines with labels or stickers attached to them which come with the product key of the copy of Windows installed. However, in Windows 8 machines, this is no longer the case. Rather, these machines come with their product keys automatically stored in the BIOS.
Microsoft has announced that it will provide support for Surface tablets with Windows RT for at least 4 forthcoming years.