Showing posts with label microsoft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label microsoft. Show all posts
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Microsoft wants you to buy their products to start offering cash for iPhones
Earlier in the month, Microsoft -- which would love for you to pick up one of its new second-generation Surface 2 tablets -- began offering iPad owners a paltry US$200 or more for a trade-in in hopes that youd actually fall for the ploy, grab the cash and buy one of their beleaguered tablets. Now Forbes is reporting that Microsoft will be offering you a minimum of $200 for your iPhone 4s or iPhone 5 at some of the US and Canadian Microsoft Stores.
In this case, the trade-in promotion is part of the #timetoswitch campaign, and Microsoft is hoping that youll ditch your nice and relatively new iPhone for a Windows Phone instead of an iPhone 5s or 5c. Not that Microsoft seems desperate or anything, but they also have an online campaign that started a few weeks ago where theyll take any Apple, Android or BlackBerry device in return for a Visa gift card. I wonder how much theyll give me for that third-generation iPod classic thats sitting on the shelf...
Forbes Kelly Clay said it best: "Apples impressive sales figures of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in the past few days mean millions of consumers are not only freshly tied into new contracts but overtly prefer the iOS platform over Windows as they waited to purchase the new line of iPhones -- and avoided purchasing a Windows Phone when they had the chance."
Its beginning to look like Microsofts business strategy for the near future is to become the leading vendor of used smartphones and tablets.
Data source: via TUAW (By Steven Sande)
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Microsoft launches official Remote Desktop app for Apples iOS
Microsoft Remote Desktop is a free application available on the iOS App Store, compatible with both iPhone and iPad. Its a 12.6-megabyte download that requires iOS 6.0 or later.
According to Microsoft, the new application offers access to a Windows PC with RemoteFX. Features of the software include:
- Access to remote resources through the Remote Desktop Gateway
- Rich multi-touch experience with remote desktop protocol (RDP) and RemoteFX supporting Windows gestures
- Secure connection to your data and applications with breakthrough Network Layer Authentication (NLA) technology
- Simple management of all remote connections from the connection center
- High quality video and sound streaming with improved compression and bandwidth usage
- Easy connection to external monitors or projectors for presentations
Word of Microsofts new Remote Desktop apps for both iOS and OS X was made by the company last week. New versions are also said to be coming to Android, Windows, and Windows RT.
The new Remote Desktop application is the latest in a series of gradual software launches for Apples iOS platform from Microsoft. The biggest product still in the works, and hotly anticipated by iPad users, is a touch-optimized version of Microsoft Office.
To review and download Microsoft Remote Desktop on the App Store click here.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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Category: Business
Released: 17 October 2013
Version: 8.0.0
Size: 12.6 MB
Data source: via AppleInsider (By AppleInsider Staff)
Category: Business
Released: 17 October 2013
Version: 8.0.0
Size: 12.6 MB
Data source: via AppleInsider (By AppleInsider Staff)
Monday, March 30, 2015
Microsoft tipped to release a wearable device in the near future
According to a report in Forbes, Microsoft is about to launch a wearable device in the coming weeks. The gadget will reportedly hit the shelves in time for the holiday shopping season.
Microsoft’s upcoming creation will focus on tracking physical activities that include steps, heart rate, and calories burned among others. Some smartwatch functionality is also expected, though it will not be the product’s main highlight. Battery life of the wearable device is tipped to be in the ballpark of two days.
The upcoming device will work on Windows Phone, Android, and iOS. Microsoft will offer a dedicated app for each OS.
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