Microsoft: HTC Titan III was a Mistake, Supposely HTC Titan II

(GSM Insider) - Microsoft: HTC Titan III is a Mistake, Supposely HTC Titan II

Three days before, HTC Titan III pop-up at the Xbox Live by Microsoft. The appearance of "HTC Titan III" led to so many rumours whether this will be the next Windows Phone 8 device from HTC?

Seems like this is not upcoming device as Microsoft apologized for the typing error. The present supposely is the HTC Titan II. Not any HTC Titan III.

So the HTC Titan III rumours can stopped now as the related party already cleared the air. 

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SkyDrive To Offer Cloud Music Streaming And Compete With iTunes, Google Music and Amazon Cloud Music?

(GSM Insider) - Another new product coming soon to the world - Cloud music streaming. At the moment, leading cloud music streaming included the iTunes, Google Music and Amazon Cloud Music. 

With the arrival of Cloud Music Streaming from Microsoft, the consumer will have another new alternative to choose from. This is definitely a good news for those who using the SkyDrive.

At the moment, Xbox Music is going to offer cloud storage soon. But there are no confirmation whether the new service going to name as the Xbox Music or Microsoft Music. 

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HTC Titan III Pop-up At Xbox Live, Windows Phone 8 Device Coming Soon?

(GSM Insider) - There are numerous Windows Phone 7 devices in the past. Those famous devices included Nokia Lumia 800, Lumia 900, HTC Radar and HTC Titan. Seems like the latest generation of HTC Titan coming soon to us.

According to Xbox Live, the next Titan that coming soon is the HTC Titan III, the third generation. In the contest of Xbox Live, this HTC Titan III spotted in the list for the upcoming gift to the winner.

This showed that Microsoft indeed knew the existence of the HTC Titan III. If not, how they are going to offer the HTC Titan III as the upcoming gift.

Another discussion is on the OS of the HTC Titan III. With HTC 8X and HTC 8S in the market, will the HTC Titan III coming soon as the Windows Phone 8 device? It remains as the secret to be solved. 

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App Downloads Doubled And Developer Profits From Windows Phone 8 Launched

(GSM Insider) - Not Windows Phone user yet? You are outdated now. The app downloads and the developer revenue doubled since the launched of Windows Phone 8 by Microsoft.

According to senior director of Windows Phone Apps Team revealed this news at his Twitter account. He stated that "If you build it, they will come. 100%+ increase in WP developer revenue and app downloads since WP8 launch". 

In other words, the downloads of application in Windows Phone Store doubled since the operating system was launched by Microsoft. 

If you are interested to develop the Windows Phone app, should move your ass now. The revenue of developer increased more than 100%. So that you are able to earn the money as soon as possible. 

This trend showed that Windows Phone getting popular and it is good for those who willing to try out on this new operating system rather than stick on the current. 

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Microsoft Confirmed Surface Pro Only Have 4 Hours Battery Life

(GSM Insider) - You might consider to purchase the Surface Pro earlier. But honestly tell you that the Surface Pro only have 4 hours of battery life. Are you going to purchase it? 

Earlier today, Microsoft announces the prices of Surface Pro tablet. The Surface Pro 64GB priced at $899 and 128GB model priced at $999. 

Soon after that, another news for Surface Pro pop-up. This is about the battery life of Surface Pro. According to Surface General Panos Paney, the battery life of Surface Pro is half of the Surface RT. 

The battery life of Surface RT is 8 hours. In other words, the battery life of Surface Pro has only 4 hours. Is it impressive? This is not impressive at all for us.

How are you able to use a tablet for just 4 hours of battery life? It is just too short after all. This is another issue for Microsoft to solve. Perhaps Microsoft needs to do something to ensure the battery life before it releases to the market. 

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Microsoft Reveal The Pricing of Surface Pro, 64GB at $899 and 128GB at $999

(GSM Insider) - Earlier today, Microsoft revealed the pricing of upcoming Surface Pro tablet. Surface Pro is the Microsoft brand tablet that runs on Windows 8.

Surface General Manager Panos Paney confirmed the pricing of Surface Pro. The Microsoft Surface Pro 64GB priced at $899 and you can get the 128GB version for extra $100 added. The Surface Pro is yet to on sales as the cousin, Surface RT already on sale.

The Surface Pro brings some addition features that are different from the Surface RT. Surface Pro powered by Intel Core-i5 processor, the display size is 10.6-inch with 1080p Full HD resolution, full size USB 3.0 and others. 

Surface Pro is more toward a laptop while the Surface RT is more toward the tablet although both with keyboard docking. 

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Microsoft: 40 Million Licenses of Windows 8 Sold Up-to-date

(GSM Insider) - Microsoft just announced that its sales of Windows 8 hits 40 millions. In a blog post, Microsoft posted "Windows 8 - 40 million licenses sold".

According to Microsoft, the upgrades of Windows 8 outpacing the previous Windows 7. This is because the Windows 8 works greatly on Windows 7 PC. So you no need to change PC to get the Windows 8.

“The journey is just beginning, but I am pleased to announce today that we have sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far.” - Microsoft blog post.

This numbers were posted by Microsoft so it is official rather than guessing on the numbers. At least 40 million license of Windows 8 sold up-to-date and increasing. 

If you yet to upgrade to Windows 8. Visit http://windows.com/buy now!

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Report: Foxconn Starts Manufacturing Smartphones From Amazon and Microsoft

(GSM Insider) - In the latest report, Foxconn already received the orders to produce the smartphones from Amazon and Microsoft.

Foxconn is the manufacturer for Apple, Sony, Nokia, Lenovo, XiaoMi, Huawei, ZTE and etc. The main point is Foxconn manufactured the Kindle for Amazon as well. 

In the latest reports, Foxconn already received the order to start manufacturing the smartphones from Amazon and Microsoft. The launch date of both products will be at around mid-2013.

Microsoft brand smartphone will still base on the Surface brand. It could be the arrival of Microsoft Surface Phone. It is set to run on Windows Phone 8. 

The Amazon phone is said to based on Android just like those Kindles. But it will have own Amazon Marketplace. It remains mysterious on the name of Amazon phone. 

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Microsoft Supports Surface With Windows RT Until 2017

(GSM Insider) - Ever think of how long Microsoft going to support the Windows RT on your Surface tablet? The answer is 4 years.

This is the statement from Microsoft regarding the Surface RT issue:

Microsoft's current policies offer "a minimum of ... four years Mainstream Support for Consumer Hardware products."

During the Mainstream Support phase, "Hardware repairs or replacements and parts are available throughout the support lifecycle. Services are free for products under warranty and available for a fee for products out of warranty. ... Updates are available for the software/firmware and OS that is embedded into the hardware (except for Surface devices, which is covered by the support lifecycle policy for the Operating System on the device)."

Additional details are available in this FAQ, which notes: "For Surface devices, any Surface software installed, embedded or downloaded on the device is subject to the software lifecycle support policy for that software (unlike other HW devices such as Xbox). ... The hardware support lifecycle policy applies only to the Surface hardware (and as stated above not the Surface software). For Surface devices, that policy affects only the tablet device and hardware based accessories (and for example not to soft goods accessories such as cases)."

This is not a bad news for Surface RT users as the support offers up to 2017. But this is not something bad. With the technology changing so rapid. There are people who not even used the tablet for 4 years so long time. Most of the people changed their tablets in just 2 years.

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Microsoft Provides Windows 8 Supports For 10 Years, Until 2023

(GSM Insider) - Microsoft just launched the Windows 8 operating in last month, but the date to kill off the latest operating system already surface. It will be 10 years later. 

According to latest report surfaced, the supports for Windows 8 will be extended to year 2023 only. The same goes to all Windows 8 versions. 

On January 10, 2023, Microsoft no longer supports Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise N, Windows 8 N, Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 Pro N. In this 10 years, Microsoft continues to release all the stable updates and firmwares. 

So, are you going to purchase the Windows 8 as fast as possible? 

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Microsoft Surface RT Tablet On Sales In Malaysia, Priced From RM2399

(GSM Insider) - The Microsoft brand Surface tablet now on sales in Malaysia. It is the first ever tablet from Microsoft itself with the Surface brand. Im sure you can wait to get your hand on it. 

Microsoft Surface RT tablet comes with 10.6-inch ClearType HD display, Tegra 3 quad-core processor, Windows RT operating system and 2GB of RAM. It comes together with Black Touch Cover.

According to online retailer, the warranty for this product is one month. There are two versions available as Surface RT 32GB priced at RM2399 and Surface RT 32GB priced at RM2749. 

Note: GSM Insider is not related to these retailers, so you purchase everything with your own responsible. 

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Switch To Windows 8 Now As Microsoft To Kill Off Windows XP In Less Than 500 Days

(GSM Insider) Although there are new Windows that available in the market, Windows XP still operates in more than 50% of computers around the world. Seems like the people still heavily rely on the Windows XP in their daily life. 

The bad news arrived! Microsoft will kill off the Windows XP in 499 days. In order words, Microsoft no longer supports the Windows XP and will not develop more firmwares or updates for this operating system. 

Microsoft will stop support Windows XP on April 8th, 2014. After than, Windows XP will get into the history book. However, you can continue to use the Windows XP after 500 days because Microsoft no longer supports but it is still workable. 

GSM Insider advice you to change to new Windows in order to receive updates from Microsoft. Windows XP that no longer supported by Microsoft is similar with those pirated in the market. Your personal data or photos might leaked to internet anytime. PLEASE PURCHASE ONLY ORIGINAL WINDOWS SOFTWARE. 

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Microsoft Preparing Surface Brand Windows Phone 8 Devices, Manufactured by Foxconn?

(GSM Insider) - Microsoft might follow the footsteps of Google by introduce own brand smartphone. Just look at the Nexus smartphones from Google. LG Nexus 4 is one of the hottest Android device in the market. 

According to latest source, Microsoft really interested in developing own brand smartphone. It was predicted that Microsoft will continue to use the Surface brand for its smartphone-line. So it might name as the Surface Phone or Microsoft Surface Phone. The source also stated the Microsoft Surface Phone going to manufacture by Foxconn. 

Everything is yet to confirm by Microsoft or Foxconn. It needs sometimes for Microsoft to think about the possible ways to emulate the success of Nexus smartphones. We might see Microsoft Surface Phone with Windows Phone versus Google Nexus with Android soon. 

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Microsoft CEO: Android is Uncontrolled While iOS Has Too Much Restrictions

(GSM Insider) - Earlier, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer interviewed by LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, and he stated his view on the current ecosystem of mobile operating system.

During the interviews, Steve Ballmer labelled Android is wild and uncontrolled. This is because Android can easily attacked by malware or fake apps with virus. The development of Android was too fast and led to flood of apps at the Play Store. 

The Microsoft CEO further stated that Apple's iOS was far more expensive and too much restrictions. The restrictions due to the closed source of the iOS. He even stated that the iPhone pricing was too high and sometimes can be as high as USD $1000 at global market. 

At the end, Steve Ballmer voiced out that Windows Phone is the balance operating system that standing between both Android and iOS. 

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Windows Phone 7.8 Update Set To Arrive In Brazil On Q1 2013

(GSM Insider) - We have news for you folks in Brazil about the Windows Phone. We knew that you all waiting for the Windows Phone 7.8 update for long time since the launched of Windows Phone 8 devices.

According to Windows Phone Brasil, it stated that the Windows Phone 7.8 update is arriving at the South American country on the Q1 2013. 

Nokia Lumia 900 and Nokia Lumia 800 are many devices in the market that waiting for the Windows Phone 7.8 update. 

So the update could arrive as early as January 2013 that still months to go. 

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Windows 8 Makes Appearance At MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 In Frankfurt

(GSM Insider) - It is down to Microsoft to run the related promotions in order to make the Windows 8 operating system. Windows 8 makes its appearance at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The two winners are Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. But dont ruled out Windows 8 as well. This latest operating system from Microsoft does make its cameo at the event. 

At the award, hosts Heidi Klum and Sway using the touch display with Windows 8 to interactive with the fans that attended. This clearly showed the intention of Microsoft to introduce the Windows 8 to the world especially in the European market. 

Surprisingly, MTV only released the app of the award to Apple iOS and not available in Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Perhaps this is another strategy from Microsoft to allow iOS users have a look on the Windows 8 via the app.

It has been 10 years since you saw the Microsoft products made its appearance at special events on television. Microsoft acknowledge it is the perfect time to re-introduce the Windows to the users again. 

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Nokia Lumia 920 And HTC 8X Sold Out At Microsoft Retail Stores

(GSM Insider) - Is it Windows Phone devices really so popular at the moment? Maybe. In the latest report, both Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X sold out at the Microsoft physical stores.

According to Ben Rudolph from Microsoft, he posted a photo at his Twitter regarding the Windows Phone 8 devices. The photo stated that "Out of Stock: Nokia 920 and HTC 8X. Taking orders insider!".

The Nokia 920 simply means the Nokia Lumia 920. Perhaps the time scarcity caused the employees printed out the note with typo. The notice also stated that those who interested in these two devices can make orders at the store. 

From this situation, seems like the Windows Phone 8 devices are getting popular soon. With the additional of HTC, Samsung and Huawei, the newly established operating system is getting more sales day by day. 

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Tough! Microsoft Surface Tablet Ran Over By Car, But Remains Functionable

(GSM Insider) - Are you tough enough, Microsoft Surface? Yes. I am tough. From the latest image provided by Microsoft Surface user, it showed that the latest Microsoft tablet is a tough gadget.

According to someone from the United States, he stated that his Microsoft Surface tablet with Windows RT still functionable after ran over by a car. The display remains unbroken and not even a scratch or crack. Its really surprising.

He stated that he put the Surface tablet on top of the car. After that, he got in to the car and drove the car without notice the tablet still on top. Soon, the tragedy happened. 

After that, he rushed over to the tablet. He realized that the Surface RT still able to function and the display remained unbroken. Seems like this gadget will replace Nokia as one of the toughest gadget in market. 

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Microsoft: DirextX 11.1 Only Compatible for Windows 8 and Above

(GSM Insider) - Seems like this is a bad news for those who are not using the latest operating system from Microsoft. The latest information revealed that the DirectX 11.1 is not compatible with the Windows 7 or below.

DirectX 11.1 is the latest version of 3D image API from Microsoft. If compare to the DirectX 11, the 11.1 version is even better 3D graphic quality. Those gamers who having DirectX 11.1 no need any extra graphic cards but just an extra 3D spectacle to view it. 

This is not going to be the case of DirectX 11 as you need NVIDIA 3D Vision or AMD HD 3D graphic cards to support it. This will be the extra burden for those who having the Windows 7 operating system.

At the moment, Microsoft plans to release DirectX 11.1 to Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012 only. So for those who having Windows 7 but do not wish to upgrade to Windows 8, you need to make a good choice in this matter. 

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Microsoft Retail Stores Served More Than 15 Million Customers Up To Date

(GSM Insider) - Microsoft opened its first retail store in 2009. It has been three years since, it had served more than 15 million of walk in customers up to date.

According to Microsoft Exec Jonathan Adashek, there are 30 Microsoft Retail Stores up to date with the latest opened at Cincinnati, Ohio. After the launched of Windows 8, there are 30 temporary stores set up in order to cater the sales.

The 31st Microsoft Retail Stores will open in Toronto next week. Microsoft targets to set up 44 stores by mid of 2013. It is good for consumers as they are able to walk in and purchase the software. 

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