[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Microsoft kicked off WOWZAPP 2012: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows, the first simultaneous global hackathon for students, startups and professional developers in the company’s history. Following the recent Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 launches, more than 100 locations…
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Worldwide IT Spending To Grow 6% In 2012
September 10, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Worldwide IT spending remains on course to grow 6% this year in constant currency, only slightly down on last year’s pace of 7% growth, in spite of continuing macroeconomic uncertainty, says IDC. According to IDC, strong performance in…
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Nokia Unveils Its First Windows Phone 8 Devices
September 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Nokia revealed two new Windows Phone 8 Lumia phones at a press event in New York City on Wednesday. The new phones – the Nokia Lumia 820 and the Nokia Lumia 920 — are based on Windows Phone 8,…
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Microsoft Reveals Imagine Cup 2013 Details
September 1, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Students ages 16 and older can now register for the eleventh edition of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2013 student technology competition. This time around, Microsoft has redesigned Imagine Cup around three new core competitions — World Citizenship, Games and…
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HP Unveils Multitouch Hybrid PC And Ultrabooks
September 1, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] HP has launched three consumer notebooks featuring multitouch displays, including a hybrid PC. The HP ENVY x2 is a hybrid PC, a notebook that doubles as a tablet. It has a detachable screen that becomes a full tablet…
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Lenovo Unveils ThinkPad Tablet 2 For Windows 8
August 9, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Lenovo unveiled its first tablet specifically designed for Windows 8, the ThinkPad Tablet 2. The multi-use tablet boasts an optional digitizer and pen for precision input, 3G wireless with Lenovo Mobile Access pay-as-you-go plans and 4G models, along with security features like…
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Microsoft Launches Shiny New Windows 8 Hardware
July 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Windows 8 is going to hit the stands soon, and with the dawn of this new avatar of Windows, comes a few sleek hardware launches from the Redmond giant. In the coming weeks and months, the company will…
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Microsoft Reports First Loss Ever
July 19, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Microsoft announced quarterly revenues of $18.06 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Operating income and loss per share for the quarter were $192 million and 6 cents per share. This is the first time in the…
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Microsoft Unveils The New Office; Also Available As Subscription
July 16, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has unveiled the customer preview of the new Microsoft Office. The next release features a design that works with touch, stylus, mouse or keyboard across new Windows devices, including tablets. It also takes into account…
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Imagine Cup 2012 Winners Announced
July 11, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Microsoft announced the winners of the 10th annual Imagine Cup, Microsoft’s student technology competition. Twenty-three percent of Imagine Cup projects this year were created to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities such as visual and hearing impairments and…
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