After a lot of anticipation, wait and eagerness, Microsoft is finally out with its trump card. The company has kept us all in suspense as to what are the big news it was to offer today. And now, the company has gone on to reveal the first Windows 8 tablets, revealing their specs in all their glory and beauty.
[UPDATE] Apparently, Microsoft Word 2012 app is fake and wrongly approved by Apple. The App Store page for the app has been shut down. It is ,however, a mystery how the app was approved by Apple without consulting Microsoft.
The web is abuzz with speculations as to what Microsoft plans to unveil in its mysterious event tomorrow. Most have agreed that the company probably is going to make some very important announcement regarding its tablet plans. And yet, some are now suggesting that Microsoft is probably going to unveil a tablet in collaboration with Barnes & Noble.
We have already reported about this game “Kinectimal” when Microsoft released it for iOS platform. Finally Microsoft brings this My Xbox Live game for Android. Kinectimal was the first Microsoft game on iOS and now Microsoft started their journey on Google’s Android platform with the same game. This game is now available on Google Play Store for $2.99. Check the details below.
According to Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at security firm F-Secure, US government security officials might be working with Microsoft to help the country’s cyber-espionage programme. The revelation came when the cyber space is debating over the involvement of US authorities with Stuxnet worm and Flame virus.
AOL patents are apparently up for grabs and a lot of companies are trying to lay their hands on it. Earlier, Microsoft had purchased AOL patents and then sold them to Facebook for a whopping $500 million. And now, AOL has sealed yet another deal with Microsoft, selling out nearly 75% of its patents to the software giant.
We have seen a bunch of Microsoft’s preview apps in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows 8 Release Preview earlier. Now the software giant Microsoft wants to manipulate its new features for its People App.
Microsoft is trying to find new ways to monetize its vastly popular product, Skype. Naturally, the best way to monetize an online product is with online ads and that is precisely what Microsoft is adopting. For now, the ads are to be restricted to such members who either don’t use Skype Credit or use Skype for Windows.