Tag Archives: Surface
Guest Post: Microsoft’s new tablet, will it be secure enough
by Beth Janick, a copywriter with iphonespyapp
Microsoft recently announced its Surface tablet, due in Q4 2012, and users can’t wait for the new gadget. Apple’s iPad ruled the tablet market but many users want something different and new to the eye. Microsoft has exactly that and the success of the tablet is already gauged in the variety of views that are springing up about the tablet and the excitement amongst potential users about this gadget. The only question that remains unanswered concerns the security of this tablet. Continue reading
Posted in BlackBerry, Microsoft, WP8, iOS, mobile security, tablets
Tagged Beth Janick, Bitlocker, iphonespyapp, metro, Microsoft, Surface, tablet, Windows RT, WP8
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Industry reaction to Microsoft Surface tablet: Part 1
Rating: Redmond tackles Apple iPad head on
There has been a mixed reception to the news about Microsoft’s Surface tablet from withing the mobile/cellular industry. Tony Grace, COO of Virgin Media Business, told GoMobile News, “Microsoft has always been a favourite for business use and these Surface tablets will usher in the next generation of ‘consumerised’ IT.” Continue reading
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Tagged Microsoft, Surface, tablets, Tony Grace, virgin media
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Guest Post: Matt Haran looks at the Surface Tablet
Microsoft Surface: A tablet for business presentations and construction calculations
While Apple has sold many tablets and mobile devices to business professionals, many saw a disconnection between the computer they use for work and the tablet they use for play. For example, people connected to Windows for work functions had to make do with limited bridges from the tablet world to the work world. For these professionals, Windows has released the Surface, an answer to tablet devices released by Apple and various Android-based companies in the last few years. Complete with a full keyboard case and hefty Wi-Fi antennae, this tablet offers business pros their beloved Excel spreadsheets and the capability to run complex construction tools for design pros. In short, the Surface is clearly meant to offer the feeling of a work laptop with tablet capabilities Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Microsoft, tablets, win
Tagged construction tools, Matt Haran, Microsoft, Surface, tablet, windows 8
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