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Windows Surface RT: Potential but not quite there

Posted on November 1, 2012 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Windows Surface RT: Potential but not quite there

This summer, when Microsoft announced it was going to make its own tablet, I was pretty excited. I had a chance to play with Windows 8 at TechEd the week before the announcement, and felt it would do well as a tablet OS. When pre-orders opened, I got my boss to get me one so…

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Hardware, Microsoft, Mobile Computing, Reviews, Tablet/E-readers

Microsoft finally “Surface”s a tablet

Posted on June 19, 2012 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Microsoft finally “Surface”s a tablet

The Big announcement was yesterday. Microsoft is jumping into the tablet game. Everyone has a take on this move, but there are too many unanswered questions to really be concise on an opinion. Microsoft decided to pull an Apple or Google and do a special, red carpet, invite only reveal yesterday. The item, which was…

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Microsoft, Reviews, Tablet/E-readers

iPad: One Tech’s view

Posted on May 16, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on iPad: One Tech’s view

I’ve had an iPad for a few weeks now. Been trying to see how usable it is, and at what level. Here is my opinion on it. The iPad, a revolution in computing. The true coming of tablet computing. I’m still trying to figure out why we need tablet computing. I have nothing against new…

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