Microsoft has begun crowdsourcing its prediction abilities with the But what the site would also love to have, it appears, is all sorts of otherwise personal data, such as the length of your commute, your take on how liberal the Supreme Court is, and your stance on abortion. For the past several months, Microsoft has begun using the data it collects to try and make predictions on sporting matches, such
Windows 9. Threshold. Or just plain Windows. Whatever Microsoft ends up calling its next operating system, it's shaping up to be another big change from the Windows that came before it. Only this time, Microsoft is looking to mollify its user base—especially in the enterprise—instead of scaring people away. If months of leaks and rumors are accurate, Microsoft will undo some of the most drastic changes in Windows 8, but it will also kick off a major transformation for Windows—one that's long overdue.
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All eyes will be on Microsoft Tuesday when the company is expected to Over the weekend, a landing page for "Windows TH" appeared on TechNet, Microsoft's information portal for IT pros, with the headline "Windows Technical Preview for Enterprise." On the page, Microsoft called Windows TH the "next version of the Windows client operating system." The leak was first reported by
The Microsoft Store appears to have CEO Satya Nadella's vote of confidence, with a New York flagship store and 10 other new locations on the way. The flagship will be located at 677 Fifth Avenue, putting it just five blocks away from Apple's flagship 5th Avenue store. Microsoft says the Fifth Avenue location will open some time next year, while the other 10 locations will arrive in time for the holiday shopping season.
AT&T is doubling down on its smartphone data deals, literally. The carrier announced on Sunday that some customers can double the amount of data they receive on A family currently on AT&T's $160 monthly plan that offers 15GB of shared data for two smartphones, for example, can now double that to 30GB. The deal is not automatic, however, and existing customers must proactively sign-up for the deal before October 31. The good news is there's no expiration date on the deal once you've got it. In other words, our example family can continue to pay $160 for 30GB of shared data plus unlimited talk and text unless they need to up their data allotment beyond 30GB.
Quoting from Samsung’s press release, Samsung marketing VP Ron Gazzola says that the SD590C’s curved design was “carefully engineered to draw you into the display and truly make you feel a part of the content.” Samsung says the curvature not only gives the display a wider field of view that makes the display seem bigger than it actually is, but that it also reduces visual clutter in the viewer’s peripheral vision.
Apple’s alleged favorable tax treatment by the Irish government will come under renewed scrutiny Tuesday, when the European Commission publishes its reasons for opening an in-depth investigation into the company’s tax affairs. Since June the Commission has been investigating whether Apple profited from state aid said to be worth billions of euros through favorable tax treatment from the Irish government. Both the company and the government deny any wrongdoing. The Commission will publish its reasons for opening the investigation, and another involving auto maker Fiat, on Tuesday, Commission spokesman Antoine Colombani said in an email, declining to provide further details.
is the name on everyone’s lips—at least this week. Led by drag queens who are fed up with Facebook, the new social network is , and not just because Twitter users are offering up invites. People on Facebook are talking about Ello. That’s how you know it’s legit. But Facebook is the network Ello wants to kill. Its manifesto is straightforward: “You are not a product.” Ello is ad-free and doesn’t believe in tracking your activity to sell to advertisers. But that isn’t why Ello is popular. The network is invite-only, which is driving demand. People who have signed up are inviting their friends en masse to make the site worth using. Have we so quickly forgotten Google+ and App.net?
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