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Apple vs Microsoft: Tablet Market Clash between iPad and Windows 8

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Besides Google Android, the tablet king Apple iPad is about to get a taut rival in Windows 8. Microsoft has already previewed its ARM compatible Windows 8 and a dedicated app store called the Windows Store for it. As per reports, Microsoft has tied up with a number of OEMs including the Asian giants like Asus, Huawei, ZTE and Acer.

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Kickass User Interfaces for Mobile Devices

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Microsoft Design Language. If you own a Windows Phone, perform an upgrade to Windows 8 or play Xbox 360, you have experienced first hand the power of the intuitive Microsoft design language. Microsoft designed this language specifically to consolidate groups of common tasks to speed up usage.

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4 Useful Windows Phone Apps

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Windows Phone 8 has the backing of Microsoft. Who may not be quite the titan they once were, thanks to Google and Apple finally making a chink in that monopolistic armor. Microsoft is still the fourth most valuable company. What’s impressive about Microsoft is that they know from OS’. Their Windows Phone 8 is unique.

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4 Web Browsers for Android Devices

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In the old days it was Microsoft Explorer or the highway. Your default browser on your Android device is most likely Google Chrome. But I do have a sneaking suspicion that it is Google’s mobile version of Chrome because after all, what other browser would Google place in their own OS?

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Four Handy Windows Phone Apps

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It must be difficult for Microsoft. People were worried that Microsoft would be the evil monopolistic empire that they probably still aspire to be. But Windows Phone 8 still has a thing or two to teach to those young whippersnappers over at Apple and Google. Podcasts!

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Facebook Shares Jump 80% in 3 Months at Private Auction

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The Palo Alto-based social networking giant is a privately held company, and its shares are not listed on the NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange alongside Google, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, or any of the other publicly traded Silicon Valley behemoths – at least for now. Post on Google Buzz. Email this to a friend?

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Four Useful Dropbox iPhone Apps

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The article makes a terrific point in that people feel more secure saving their most cherished data with a company like Dropbox that isn’t as pervasive as behemoths Google, Microsoft or Apple. It’s a cogent statement, acknowledging the massive success achieved by this SF Bay area digital titan of file storage.

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