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Microsoft has stated that starting February 1, 2013, the Windows 8 upgrade edition will be offered for $119.99 USD and Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition will be offered for $199.99 USD in the U.S. Windows 8 products will be sold at the following prices: The Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition will be available online and …
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Microsoft Office 2013 has just been added to the Home Use Program, which enables employees of certain companies very cheap access to Office software for home use. With the appropriate business email address and a code from your employer, who must enable HUP through Software Assurance, you can purchase a copy of Office 2013 Professional …
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Microsoft has been moving toward using cloud-based services more and more, for both its consumer and business customers. Today, the company announced new updates for its enterprise users, which it has covered under its “Cloud OS” branding. Today’s press release announced that it has launched System Center 2012 Service Pack 1, which allows IT workers …
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A few days ago, there were reports that Microsoft was going to make us wait until March 31st to launch Office 2013. Today, a new report suggests that Microsoft’s latest version of the office productivity suite will be made available to the general public in just a few weeks. Specifically, ZDNet.com reports that, according to …
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Microsoft didn’t have a full exhibit booth at CES 2013, but the company did indicate that it would be holding closed meetings with its partners and even some journalists at the Las Vegas trade show this week. As it turns out, those meetings included some hands-on time with the upcoming Surface Pro tablet which Microsoft …
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It’s still not official, but the evidence that Microsoft is bringing Office to the iPad and iPhone is growing in abundance. At this point, it seems to be an inevitability that Redmond will release Office apps for iOS in some form in early 2013, with Android apps following soon after. In so doing, the company …
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Microsoft’s Office for iPad, iPhone, and Android is a reality. Although Office Mobile has been rumored and reportedly spotted in the wild, Microsoft has remained persistently quiet about its plans for the product. The Verge has learned through several sources close to Microsoft’s plans that the company will release Office versions for Android and iOS …
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Before you head online to pre-order Microsoft’s Surface with Windows RT (Surface RT) device starting Tuesday at noon Eastern, you’ll want to make sure this is the right device for you. Do you need to run traditional Windows programs? Would you rather have a device that has a heftier keyboard dock? Have you looked at …
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Even though Microsoft officials said earlier this year they planned to keep the coming Office Next/Office 2013 deliverables — the clients, the servers and the services — in lockstep, it seems some components are arriving earlier than others. The new release of Office Web Apps will be rolling out to current Office 365 customers near …
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The new release of Office Web Apps will be rolling out to current Office 365 customers near the end of this month, Microsoft officials are confirming. A note on Microsoft’s Office 365 wiki confirmed that the new Office Web Apps are arriving as part of the SharePoint Online Service Update (SU) 4. “We update Office …
