

The only question is how Microsoft would position the device against third-party Windows 8 tablets? Microsoft also made a deal with Barnes & Noble's Nook business, which contained references to a "Microsoft Reader." Microsoft may be looking to use the partnership to create a competitor to the Kindle Fire, and Apple's iBooks software. the device is significantly cheaper than the $499.99 new iPad, and Microsoft may see a low-cost alternative as a way to rival Apple rather than trying to capture the high-end market. Launched in November 2011, the Kindle Fire is pitched as a content-centric device rather than a full-featured tablet. Dubbed new iPad, the tablet running on iOS, sold three million units during its first weekend on sale.Ĭompeting against Apple might not be in Microsoft's plans, however, and the company may instead focus on rivalling Amazon's Kindle Fire. In March, Apple released the third generation iPad.

AllThingsD's sources said that Microsoft is developing the hardware of a tablet to compete with Apple, rather than just relying on third-party OEMs to produce hardware (though that will most likely continue when Windows 8 launches). Rumors are buzzing loud that Microsoft will announce a tablet. Microsoft is preparing for the launch of Windows 8, so what could the company possibly announce during the presentation?
APPLE KEYNOTE FOR WINDOWS 8 MAC
Integration with iCloud has been vastly improved so that you can start working on your presentation on Mac and finish it on iOS at a later stage. It is amazingly easy to create presentations with Keynote on Mac and the application walks you through most of the process and does much of the hard work for you via a collection of Apple presentation themes and templates. Integration with iOS has also been vastly improved in this latest release, giving you the ability to import and export PowerPoint and Keynote for iOS slides and themes.

While business presentations can easily be spiced up with Keynote, with photo presentations you only have to drag and drop photos and Keynote does the rest. In this latest version, there are new transitions including Shimmer and Sparkle and the ability to add reflections to shapes. Adding and removing backgrounds is simply a drag and drop process, while there are some gorgeous themes to choose from which make your presentations look slick before you've even got started. You can add transitions and effects into KeyNote that are simply not possible with PowerPoint, including moving objects and animations.
