Windows 'Blue': Microsoft blows it

	Microsoft rushes out early-bird release of Visual Studio 2013 | Ballmer reportedly reorganizing Microsoft
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	Windows 'Blue': Microsoft blows it If you like Windows 8, you'll like -- maybe even love -- Windows 8.1 "Blue." But if you're a denizen of the old-fashioned Desktop world, without a yearning for touch and/or you don't want your PC to act like a smartphone, Windows 8.1 will disappoint -- big time. Last week, Microsoft invited several members of the press for an on-the-record two-hour demo of Windows 8.1, code-named "Blue." Microsoft took me off its Christmas card list some time ago, but the reports among journos on the ground are telling: Windows 8.1 offers more of the same, with a few new twists for touch users, but nothing substantive for the Desktop. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Powerful and secure remote support with LogMeIn Rescue For companies that want to compete in their industry, improving the customer experience is a top priority. To do that, having an on-demand remote support solution is essential. That's why companies around the world choose LogMeIn Rescue to provide powerful, secure support of any device, anytime, anywhere. Rescue offers a simple, reliable interface packed with all the features technicians want. Check out LogMeIn Rescue to learn more and start your free trial today. In this Issue Microsoft rushes out early-bird release of Visual Studio 2013 Ballmer reportedly reorganizing Microsoft China surpasses U.S. with 54.9-petaflop supercomputer Google nixes Glass facial recognition due to privacy concerns IE10 steals user share from IE9, jumps 53 percent WHITE PAPER: Dell Browser Migration in the Enterprise This white paper examines the impact of migrating an enterprise's websites, web-based applications and intranets to a cloud platform through a modern browser such as Internet Explorer 9. Learn More! Microsoft rushes out early-bird release of Visual Studio 2013 Microsoft is breaking with its traditional two-year release cycle for its Visual Studio software development platform, with the introduction Monday of Visual Studio 2013 less than a year after the release of Visual Studio 2012. Featuring capabilities for cloud-based load testing, team development, and devops, Visual Studio 2013 is due in a preview release form in a few weeks, with the general release expected at the end of the year. Read More Ballmer reportedly reorganizing Microsoft Earlier this morning, Kara Swisher at AllThingsD filed a report quoting unnamed "sources close to the situation" saying that Ballmer is zeroing in on a restructuring of his Byzantine management chart. Much has changed since I last looked at the Microsoft Game of Thrones in November; so many top execs have left the company since then that it's a whole new ballgame. Read More China surpasses U.S. with 54.9-petaflop supercomputer China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops, more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., according to a U.S. researcher who was in China last week and learned the details. China's latest system was built with Intel chips, but includes indigenously produced Chinese technologies as well. The Chinese government spent about $290 million on it. Read More Google nixes Glass facial recognition due to privacy concerns Google will not be adding facial recognition software to its futuristic-looking computerized eyeglasses at this point due to privacy concerns. The company announced late Friday that Glass won't include facial recognition technologies. Google said it decided against adding the capability due to privacy concerns voiced by users. Read More IE10 steals user share from IE9, jumps 53 percent Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE10) boosted its user share last month by 53 percent as the company's enforced upgrade for Windows 7 continued to take effect. IE10 increased its user share of all copies of IE from 10.8 percent to a record 16.5 percent in May, growing at a faster pace than the month before, according to metrics company Net Applications. Read More
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