Top 10 productivity apps for Windows RT

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	Top 10 productivity apps for Windows RT The Windows Store may not be as massive or diverse as the Apple App Store or Google Play, but there are still many useful apps for Windows RT/8 users that run the gamut from games to image editors. Here is a collection of 10 great apps for Windows RT designed to enhance your productivity and add some useful features and capabilities to your tablet or convertible. Read More WEBCAST: NetApp Alcatel Lucent on big data Despite the hype, Big Data has introduced critical challenges for modern organizations – and unprepared organizations risk getting buried beneath an avalanche of information. View Now In this Issue Quick Look: Microsoft's new Surface family and accessories Microsoft's most loyal users ask for Surface trade-in program Microsoft sails past Oracle in bringing Java SE to the cloud Microsoft sharpens Office 365 tool to slice and dice data Startups cleaning up Microsoft Exchange, Gmail and JavaScript Microsoft sole Windows RT tablet vendor as Dell's XPS 10 is 'unavailable' How good is Speech Recognition in Windows 8? Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2: On battery life, colors and 'lapability' SkyDrive stumbles, becomes latest cloud app to get glitchy Microsoft thinks BYOD with Surface 2 tablet and Windows RT 8.1 WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Getting Agnostic about Mobile Devices The need for flawless, high-performing mobile apps is critical, yet many organizations struggle. This paper explains how to accurately analyze performance of mobile apps, calculate the cost of app failure, and how to develop, deploy and test mobile apps so that malfunctions don't happen. Read more! Quick Look: Microsoft's new Surface family and accessories Microsoft's 2nd generation products mean more responsive devices and more time unplugged. Read More Microsoft's most loyal users ask for Surface trade-in program One of the most common questions posed to Microsoft's Surface team Monday was whether the company would buy back used tablets so that customers could upgrade to the newest models set to ship in a month. Read More Microsoft sails past Oracle in bringing Java SE to the cloud While Oracle CEO Larry Ellison focuses his attention on the America's Cup sailing race, Oracle is rushing to keep up in another race, the one to get its Java SE (Standard Edition) in the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM 4 Keys to Optimizing Long-Term Loyalty and Revenue Today, implementing a customer relationship management (CRM) application may not be enough to remain competitive. To gain market share and grow revenue, many companies complement a CRM application with other technologies. Business analytics, predictive analytics, collaboration and data integration can give you more insights about your customers. Read Now Microsoft sharpens Office 365 tool to slice and dice data Microsoft has added features to Power BI for Office 365, a data analysis tool to complement Excel that the company hasn't yet released in final form. Read More Startups cleaning up Microsoft Exchange, Gmail and JavaScript Finding an enterprise IT company at a startup gathering these days can be like searching for an obscure email in a crowded inbox. Read More Microsoft sole Windows RT tablet vendor as Dell's XPS 10 is 'unavailable' Dell's XPS 10 tablet models with Windows RT have been removed from the company's website, which analysts said could leave Microsoft as the only vendor selling ARM-based tablets running versions of Windows RT. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Security First Insurance Using IBM Content Analytics and ECM software, the insurer enhances service to policyholders no matter which channels they use to get in touch. Learn More. How good is Speech Recognition in Windows 8? How many times have you looked at your computer, phone or tablet and dreamed of just not using your keyboard? When Scotty in Star Trek is trying to talk to a computer to show the design for transparent aluminum, how many of you yearned for the day when you could just dictate your notes and control your computer with only your voice? Read More Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2: On battery life, colors and 'lapability' Battery life and something called "lapability" were the top two design parameters in the overhaul of Microsoft's Surface and Surface Pro tablets, according to the team that developed the new versions of the devices. Read More SkyDrive stumbles, becomes latest cloud app to get glitchy Another day, another cloud app gets stung by a bug. Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage service began malfunctioning on Tuesday afternoon, a day after Google's Gmail got tripped by a network breakdown. Read More Microsoft thinks BYOD with Surface 2 tablet and Windows RT 8.1 Though consumers are a big target audience for the new Surface 2 tablet, Microsoft is also hoping to woo businesses with features that could make the device easier to secure and manage in IT environments. Read More
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