<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Netbook Review, notebook review, tablet review, PC review &#187; microsoft</title> <atom:link href="http://gadgetmix.com/tag/microsoft/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gadgetmix.com</link> <description>Gadgetmix reviews netbooks, notebooks and tablets</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 15:12:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>No Firefox Or Chrome On WOA Desktop</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/no-firefox-or-chrome-on-windows-on-arm/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/no-firefox-or-chrome-on-windows-on-arm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:14:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[browser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chrome on windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Firefox Windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=34080</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mozilla last week made an announcement complaining at technical restrictions Microsoft is imposing on the ARM-version of its new Windows 8 OS. Mozilla claims Microsoft&#8217;s rules will prevent Mozilla and other browser vendors from incorporating their browsers in the Windows 8 desktop on ARM devices. It has recently been made known that ARM architecture will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/no-firefox-or-chrome-on-windows-on-arm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Windows 8 &#8211; No DVD Support</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-no-dvd-support/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-no-dvd-support/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:52:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8 support]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8 versions]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=33856</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft has explained its decision not to incorporate DVD playback support as standard in Windows 8, since the company maintains it would be unfair for people buying ultrabooks or tablets because of the limitations of the licensing framework. Microsoft came in for criticism last week when it was disclosed that Win 8 wouldn&#8217;t automatically include [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-no-dvd-support/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Qualcomm Into Ultraportable Market</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/qualcomm-ultraportable/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/qualcomm-ultraportable/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:22:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hardware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Intel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[qualcomm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Snapdragon s4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ultrabook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=33808</guid> <description><![CDATA[Qualcomm is seeking to branch out from the mobile handset market to compete with Intel in the ultraportable market. Of course unless it uses an Intel processor, a device can&#8217;t carry the Ultrabook designation, but the San Diego chip manufacturer is fabricating a range of ARM-based CPUs to be used in ultra-thin laptops and tablets [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/qualcomm-ultraportable/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Windows 8 &#8211; OS Flavors</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-os-flavors/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-os-flavors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:16:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ashley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[featured_widget]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows 8 Enterprise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows 8 Pro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows RT]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=33166</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft has published its Windows 8 line-up &#8211; for x86 (Intel/AMD) processors &#8211; 32- or 64-bit, there&#8217;s a choice between Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, and a third incarnation, Windows RT, is to be available for ARM CPUs. No it doesn&#8217;t stand for ragtag, it&#8217;s apparently from the programming term runtime, perhaps reflecting the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-os-flavors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Lays Down Design Requirements For W8</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-requirements-win8-ultrabooks/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-requirements-win8-ultrabooks/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:05:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Notebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ultra-slim-notebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ultrabook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft ultrabooks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[notebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[W8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows 8 ultrabooks]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=33188</guid> <description><![CDATA[Everybody&#8217;s branching out these days. NVidia, formerly a GPU manufacturer, now makes the most powerful mobile processors on the market. Intel, long-time producer of desktop and laptop CPUs, is now aiming for a piece of the mobile pie with its recently-launched Medfield chips. Not to mention tyrannizing over the ultra-slender, ultra-portable ultrabook sector with a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-requirements-win8-ultrabooks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MS Office iPad Service Goes Legit</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-office-ipad-onlive/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-office-ipad-onlive/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:23:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ashley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple iPad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[app]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ipad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OnLive Desktop]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=33062</guid> <description><![CDATA[We brought you the good news about Microsoft Office functionality being offerd on the iPad thanks to OnLive cloud service, but Microsoft wasn&#8217;t so impressed. In return for breaching Microsoft&#8217;s licensing agreements, the developers have restructured the service to comply with Microsoft&#8217;s guidelines for virtual desktop software. OnLive, primarily a gaming company, was offering users [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-office-ipad-onlive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mainstream Vista Support Stops</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/mainstream-vista-support-stops/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/mainstream-vista-support-stops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:32:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[os]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows vista]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=33093</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mainstream support has ended for Windows Vista. Vista was released on Jan 30, 2007. Microsoft&#8217;s policy is to support OS for a minimum of five years or for at least two years after the next OS is released. Windows 7, which aimed to address the vast catalog of failings of the Vista OS fiasco, was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/mainstream-vista-support-stops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Internet Explorer Back On the Up</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/browser/internet-explorer-stats/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/browser/internet-explorer-stats/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:37:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[browser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=32749</guid> <description><![CDATA[Internet Explorer has halted its long downwards trajectory, with March browser usage stats showing IE grew in popularity, and especially quickly in the case of IE9. Microsoft remains poorly represented amongst mobile browsers. IE use climbed from 52.8% of worldwide broswer use to 53.8% in March, a considerable leap for a single month. The figures [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/browser/internet-explorer-stats/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>RIM to adopt Windows Phone OS</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-to-buy-rim/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-to-buy-rim/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:15:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blackberry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blackberry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows Phone 7 os]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=32697</guid> <description><![CDATA[RIM has had financial difficulties for a while now. Some say that it was iMessage that drilled a the first hole in RIM&#8217;s boat and caused its market share to plummet. It has been reported that Microsoft made its bid to buy RIM. Will RIM fold, sell part of the whole of their business? Or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-to-buy-rim/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Declares War On Flat Earthers</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/ie-tv-ad/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/ie-tv-ad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:14:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=32106</guid> <description><![CDATA[Internet Explorer is suffering from SUBS &#8211; Shrinking User Base Syndrome &#8211; partly due to the explosion of Android and iOS devices, and partly because of flat-earthers&#8217; refusal to upgrade to later versions of the Windows browser. Now Microsoft is adopting a more hands-on approach, launching a rare Internet Explorer TV ad campaign singing the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/ie-tv-ad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Mocks Google</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-mocks-google/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-mocks-google/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:41:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[article]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=31938</guid> <description><![CDATA[It seems Microsoft has launched a broadside at Google Apps, which attempts to provide alternative business software to the Microsoft Office suite. In a newly-released video Microsoft depicts a sleazy Google Apps salesman and warns that Google might suddenly pull the plug on any of the features offered in the same way it has killed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-mocks-google/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Windows Phones Form Factors</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/new-windows-phones-form-factors/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/new-windows-phones-form-factors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:10:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smartphone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows phone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows Phone 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows Phones]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=31233</guid> <description><![CDATA[Almost a week after Microsoft announced specs requirements for new Windows Phone devices (NFC functionality and full microSD support, camera button, multi-core processor), new form factors are published. Details are slowly trickling down, so we will have to sit down and compile it all, but at this point we can say Microsoft really tries to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/new-windows-phones-form-factors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft &#8211; Long-term Plans, new gestures, new technologies</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/microsoft-nui/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/microsoft-nui/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:24:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[featured_widget]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NUI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Siri]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=31082</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week Microsoft revelaed it was working on integrating Kinect into notebook bezels, with tablets presumably to follow. The iPhone brought users touch-functionality, now Microsoft aims to forge a deeper understanding between man and machine via what it calls &#8216;Natural User Interaction&#8217; or NUI. Apparently the new Kinect IR sensors will be able to lip-read, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/microsoft-nui/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nokia Finds New Hope in Lumia 900</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/nokias-lumia-900-launch/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/nokias-lumia-900-launch/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smartphone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lumia 900]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=30900</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nokia has been losing money for a while now giving in it&#8217;s monopoly on smartphone market share to Apple and Samsung. Recent stats include loss of profit from last year&#8217;s 28.7% margin to 19.9% in last quarter. The newly incurred debt of $1.2 billion just in Q4 2011 is barely helped with $250 million in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/nokias-lumia-900-launch/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Minimum Spec For Windows 8 Tablets</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/minimum-requirements-for-windows-8/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/minimum-requirements-for-windows-8/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ashley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[article]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=30681</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft has announced the hardware requirements for tablets running the Windows 8 operating system, which will be launched this year. The various requirements detail Microsoft minimum hardware specifications for devices to meet performance, feature and quality criteria so that Microsoft can be sure Windows 8 will provide an optimal experience for anyone using it. &#160; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/minimum-requirements-for-windows-8/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft To Update Browsers Automatically</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-to-update-browsers-automatically/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-to-update-browsers-automatically/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:34:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[browser]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=29946</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft seems to have had enough of the late-adopters &#8211; that sector of the browsing population which steadfastly refuses to update its browser when invited to do so by Microsoft. Soon they will have no choice &#8211; Microsoft will begin automatically upgrading users to the newest version of Internet Explorer in 2012. Google already follows [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-to-update-browsers-automatically/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Selling Kinectimals In The App Store</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-selling-kinectimals-in-the-app-store/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-selling-kinectimals-in-the-app-store/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[apps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[app store]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=29938</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a somewhat shocking move, Microsoft Studios has launched its Tamagotchi-like tiger cub mobile game Kinectimals in the App Store. Retailing at $2.99, the app enables users to nurture a litter of tiger cubs in the style of the original Tamagotchi games. Users can also play mother/zookeeper on a companion Xbox 360 version. Earlier this [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-selling-kinectimals-in-the-app-store/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Windows App Store To Open February 2012</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/windows-app-store-february-2012/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/windows-app-store-february-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:10:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[metro ui]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows app store]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=29673</guid> <description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no stopping that Metro UI &#8211; the new look and feel of the &#8216;future according to Microsoft&#8217; has been chosen for Microsoft Windows 8 App Portal &#8211; the Windows App Store to you and me. Content incorporates content from Disney, eBooks, and magazines, as well as games like Cut the Rope. Bing is included, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/windows-app-store-february-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Windows Metro UI On Android Or iOS</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/windows-metro-ui-on-android-or-ios/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/windows-metro-ui-on-android-or-ios/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:04:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[android]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[metro ui]]></category> <category><![CDATA[os]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=29627</guid> <description><![CDATA[With so many operating systems out there, all borrowing ideas from each other, unique features are rare. But Windows 8 user interface is certainly revolutionary. The Metro UI, according to earlier reports &#8211; is something you either love or hate almost instantly. I love it. Microsoft has found an unusual way to root out potential [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/windows-metro-ui-on-android-or-ios/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Windows On ARM Delay Predicted</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/windows-on-arm-delayed/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/windows-on-arm-delayed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Intel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=29610</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft promise to make Windows 8 run on ARM and moderate specced hardware has a catch &#8211; ARM-based devices will have to wait until 2013, because developers want to concentrate on Intel and AMD x86 devices. Mid-2013 is the new target date, apparently because programs written primarily for x86 devices must be laboriously re-written for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/windows-on-arm-delayed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IE Losing Edge In Browser Popularity</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/ie-less-popular/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/ie-less-popular/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:49:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[review software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chrome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[explorer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firefox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safari]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=29266</guid> <description><![CDATA[Browsing statistics for October have produced a couple of interesting results. Internet Explorer&#8217;s share of browser usage worldwide fell below 50% for the first time in more than ten years. The last time lass than half of all browsing was done through Microsoft&#8217;s trusty inbuilt browser, less than half the world had been online. ArsTechnica [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/ie-less-popular/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Windows 8 review</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-review/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-review/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:17:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[featured_widget]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[review software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[os]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pre webos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=29066</guid> <description><![CDATA[Windows 8, with its tablet-style tiled interface, has been around for a couple of months now, with Microsoft&#8217;s programming hotshots beavering away at squashing early bugs to avoid another Vista fiasco. Microsoft has highlighted such features as photo-sharing in the cloud, streamlined management of contacts, and the Metro update. It&#8217;s Windows first big push into [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/articles/windows-8-review/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Apollo update for Windows Phone 8</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/apollo-update-for-windows-phone-8/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/apollo-update-for-windows-phone-8/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:37:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smartphone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apollo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows Phone 8]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=28997</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mango update is moving along nicely. As it is over half of the Windows Phones have been updated. Next update will roll out next year. It will be code named Apollo and it will largely offer positioning framework for new Nokia Windows Phones by integrating NFC, taking advantage of Nokia&#8217;s Navteq mapping platform and thus [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/apollo-update-for-windows-phone-8/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Palmtop Desktop</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-palmtop-desktop/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/microsoft/microsoft-palmtop-desktop/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:30:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[display]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=28740</guid> <description><![CDATA[Developers at Microsoft have developed a system to make any surface touch-enabled. 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The word has it, a team within the hallowed Redmond portals is working on a project codenamed Data Explorer. Data Explorer fetches information and facts from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-to-take-on-the-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft and Samsung new deal</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-samsung-deal/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/news/microsoft-samsung-deal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Merak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[os]]></category> <category><![CDATA[samsung]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=28220</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Samsung have signed a patent deal, which allows Microsoft to get a slice of profits from every android device Samsung sells (much like the royalties Microsoft receives from HTC). In return Samsung gets to see all patents Microsoft has under its belt. 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The Microsoft boss conceded the OS was still far from complete, and stressed the importance of Windows [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gadgetmix.com/windows-mobile/steve-ballmer-well-be-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Windows 8 &#8211; All Things To All Tablets</title><link>http://gadgetmix.com/windows-mobile/windows-8-all-things-to-all-tablets/</link> <comments>http://gadgetmix.com/windows-mobile/windows-8-all-things-to-all-tablets/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:50:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ashley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Monitors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[review software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smartpad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tablet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows mobile software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[review]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gadgetmix.com/?p=27718</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft demonstrated a range of advantages of its next OS at the Windows 8 developer preview this week. One such is the enhanced touchscreen capability achieved through wider support for sensors, such as accelerometers, gyrometers, and compasses. One of Microsoft&#8217;s aims for Windows 8 is to ensure support across multiple devices from the various manufacturers. 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