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Microsoft tops 100 million Windows 8 licenses sold, promises Windows Blue update in 2013
Author: Mark Jeffries
For many observers, the real story for Windows 8 was never going to be the 60 million licenses sold during the holiday rush — it was always about the long term. The first indications of its post-launch impact are here, and show mixed results. In an interview on the company blog, Microsoft CMO/CFO Tami Reller says that it “recently” sold its 100 millionth Windows 8 license since the OS launched in October. That’s a healthy figure, but sales of about 10 million units a month between its January stat update and today show adoption hasn’t picked up again since the initial dropoff. The usual post-holiday lull no doubt played a part, although estimates of a much steeper drop in PC sales than usual suggest more was afoot. Microsoft doesn’t see an immediate problem however, touting both brisk Windows Store adoption — downloads of both free and paid apps surged from 100 million in January to 250 million — and the pending arrival of more affordable convertible notebooks, touchscreen laptops and all-in-ones later this year.
Oh, and about that Windows Blue update everyone’s been talking about? It’s at last official. Microsoft isn’t mentioning details beyond the Windows Blue codename, but it does promise that the upgrade should be available before 2013 is over. We’re looking forward to that extra level of personalization already.
Filed under: Desktops, Tablets, Software, Microsoft
Source: Blogging Windows
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Microsoft confirms Office 2013 licenses can’t be transferred to other computers
Author: Markus Smith
It’s clear that copies of Workplace 2013 bind themselves to a solitary computer system, however Microsoft has actually now verified to Computerworld that the software’s license cannot be reassigned to an additional PC, as is feasible with Office 2010. When asked whether a license could possibly be moved to an additional equipment if the initial rig was destroyed, lost or taken, Microsoft responded with an icy, “No comment.” However, Redmond did point out that the productivity suite might be reinstalled on the same PC after a crash. Simply exactly how Ballmer and Co. will implement the policy stays a bit murky, but it’s pretty clear they hope folks who have a penchant for switching over up calculating environments will be lured by an Workplace 365 subscription.
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Amazon reportedly licenses Nokia mapping technologies for Kindle Fire successor
Author: Jamie Colby
It looks like Nokia’s method to become the go-to professional for location-based services is acquiring grip, as unspecified sources of Reuters suggest that Amazon will tap the Finnish business to supply mapping data for its future tablet. The report contends that location-aware functions will certainly be core to Amazon’s Kindle Fire successor, which is commonly expected to debut on September 6th. If true, the move represents a continuation of Amazon’s want to create an ecosystem that’s far removed from Google own content offerings. On the plus side, it brings the possibility that some exceptional offline navigation capabilities could be in the pipeline. Whatever the situation might be, we’re sure to understand the reality really soon.
Filed under: GPS, Tablets, SoftwareAmazon apparently certifies Nokia mapping technologies for Kindle Fire successor originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink|Reuters|E-mail this|Opinions
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No Comments »Raspberry Pi lands MPEG-2 and VC-1 decoding through personal licenses, H.264 encoding and CEC tag along
Author: Mark Jeffries
Making the Raspberry Pi affordable included some tough telephone calls, consisting of the omission of MPEG-2 decoding. Licensing charges alone for the video presentation software application would have increased the board’s rate by about 10 percent. Now, after lots of have made media centers with the hardware, the foundation behind the project has actually whipped up an option to add the failing to see codec. For $ 3.79, individuals can purchase an individual MPEG-2 certificate for each of their boards on the organization’s online store. Partial to Microsoft’s VC-1 criterion? Rights to making use of Redmond’s codec can easily be bought for simply under 2 dollars. H. 264 encoding is also in the cards because OpenMax parts needed to establish applications with the functionality are now allowed by default in the tool’s most recent firmware. With CEC support thrown into the Raspbmc, XBian and OpenELEC operating systems, a solitary IR remote can control a Raspberry Pi, a TV and other connected devices. If you’re ready to load up your Pi with its newfound abilities, hit the source link below.
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Apple asked Samsung to pay as much as $30 per Android phone, $40 per tablet for patent licenses
Author: Jon Mitchell
As Apple v. Samsung progresses, it’s been known for some time that it didn’t have to come to this: Apple had made overtures in the past toward the electronics giant in the past in an effort to secure a licensing deal that would cover patents it believed were being infringed, noting that Samsung is a “strategic supplier.” In court documents released today, we now learn that Apple had a dollar figure in mind in an October 2010 meeting — it was proposing that Samsung pay a base rate of $ 30 per touchscreen phone (Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, and Bada alike) and $ 40 per tablet, decreasing to $ 30 over the course of two years. “Samsung should respond favorably,” Apple’s slide deck notes.
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Windows 7 hits 630 million licenses sold, now running on 50 percent of enterprise desktops
Author: James Cliff
Microsoft’s Windows 7 momentum shows no sign of slowing down despite the upcoming Windows 8 release in late October. The company revealed today that it has now sold over 630 million licenses of Windows 7, up 30 million from the previous figures released a month ago. Microsoft’s Tami Reller revealed the stats during a keynote appearance at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference today in Canada.
Reller also revealed that 50 percent of enterprise desktops are now running Windows 7, admitting that most upgrades are from the aging Windows XP operating system. In comparison, Apple announced last month at it had shipped 26 million copies of OS X Lion, 40 percent of the total Mac install base of 66 million. As Microsoft looks to Windows 8…
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No Comments »US Cellular interested in Verizon’s unused 700MHz licenses, pushes for interoperability
Author: Jamie Colby
Last month Verizon announced that it would be willing to sell off its unused 700MHz spectrum licenses — if the government agreed to approve its purchase of $ 3.6 billion worth of spectrum from several cable companies. US Cellular appears to be interested, with the company’s CEO Mary Dillon recently meeting with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to discuss the matter, while also pushing the FCC to take a stance in ensuring interoperability between 700MHz networks. According to a follow-up letter sent after the meeting, US Cellular stated that it could greatly help LTE devices running in band class 12 — one of four band classes used within the 700MHz spectrum — but that it didn’t need to do the heavy lifting itself. A purchase of the…
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No Comments »Chinese official: We’re not issuing 4G licenses for another two to three years
Author: James Cliff
China isn’t in a huge hurry get its own 4G network up and running, instead wanting to ensure the infrastructure is primed and enough compatible handsets are available before it launches. According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Miao Wei, the country needs plenty more base stations — beyond the existing 220,000 TD-SCDMA bases and closer to 400,000 — before the government starts offering 4G licenses. China Mobile, the country’s largest mobile network, already plans to have over 20,000 TD-LTE base stations in operation by the end of this year, stepping up to 200,000 by the end of next year. This particular type of LTE hasn’t quite set the world on fire just yet — only two operators have launched TD-LTE services and a genuine handset for the network remains absent. Upgrading existing 3G stations is likely to take around three years, according to the official. At least it gives ZTE more time to get the MT73 readied for ICS — or perhaps Android 5.0.
[Photo credit: China.com.cn]
Chinese official: We’re not issuing 4G licenses for another two to three years originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Skytex licenses ExoPC UI for Skytab S Series Windows 7 tablet
Author: Tiffany Shoman
ExoPC may not have bowled folks over with its own Slate last year (or met its own promise of some all-in-one PCs this summer), but the company did produce an unquestionably unique UI, which it’s since been trying to license to others. Now it’s found what appears to be its first taker in Skytex, which has adopted the custom touch layer for its new Skytab S Series Windows 7 tablet. Like the ExoPC itself, this one packs a 9.7-inch capacitive display, although the internals get an upgrade to a dual-core Atom N550 processor, which is paired with 2GB of DDR3 RAM and an as-yet-unspecified amount of storage. ExoPC also describes this particular version of the UI as a “special edition,” although it’s not showing off too many of the changes just yet. There’s no word on a price yet either, but the tablet’s expected to ship in early October.
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Skytex licenses ExoPC UI for Skytab S Series Windows 7 tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NERF Licenses Its Name To Make Electronics
Author: James Cliff
NERF goes was back — all I’ll say is that I hated those foam arrows. Now, NERF wants to do something else, because they just licensed their name for a ton of electronics. The new toys will make their debut in time for the holiday season this year. Sakar, NERF’s parent, will offer digital cameras, video cameras with NERF branding. Also, to get the branding will be MP3 players, walkie talkies, binoculars, flashlights and headlamps. I’m not sold of this whole thing yet, I can only imagine little yellow MP3 player/scud missiles or digital camera dart shooters.
