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A tipster with information on Microsoft and the launch of their next-generation mobile operating system Windows Phone 8 has let it be known that October 29th will be the day. This information comes from ZDNet where they’ve gotten word from this anonymous source familiar with the matter that October will be one massively important month for Microsoft. October 25th appears to still be the day that Windows 8 will be launching, but now it’ll be coming with a launch of Surface RT as well. Right after this, on October 29th, Windows Phone 8 will pop up as well – and of course October 30th is the start of Microsoft’s Build 2012 conference too!

When October 25th rolls around, several manufacturers will be launching massive products for the masses, each of them with Windows 8 or Surface RT. With Windows 8 and Surface RT ARM-based devices being ready for action overnight, the whole world will change – but not quite entirely until the 29th of that month. On the 29th of October, Microsoft has been tipped as readying Windows Phone 8 for the rest of the devices on the market – that covers desktop computing as well as the whole mobile universe.

The 29th of October will be the “launch” of Windows Phone 8, and with it will come an avalanche of devices – just like the original launch of Windows Phone 7 over a year ago. Remember the excitement the technology universe expressed when Microsoft first made an effort to re-initiate their mobile offering with that OS? It was awesome! We promise. Now we’re getting pumped up for not only Microsoft to bring the heat, but their partners as well.

Samsung made it clear that they’re bringing a lovely Galaxy-like styling to the Windows Phone 8 universe with the ATIV S while Nokia has an event set up for early next month with their own set of next-generation devices. Can you even believe that Apollo is near?!

Windows Phone 8 launch date tipped for October 29 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Word on the street is that Windows Phone 8 will get its official launch on October 29th. When asked for confirmation, Microsoft issued a pretty standard “no comment,” which leads us to believe there might actually be something to this rumor. With Windows 8 slated to land on October 26th, we wouldn’t be surprised to see its portable counterpart hit the market just a few days later, as ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley is suggesting. October is already expected to be a rather hectic month for Microsoft, with launch of countless Windows 8 tablets scheduled. Putting WP8 out alongside its first batch of handsets (hello ATIV S!) would only make sense, really. We can think of a reason or two that Microsoft might want to utterly dominate a few news cycles.

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With a number of business “going Google,” the massive search company has launched the first set of Google+ features for businesses. With this “initial set” of features now available, Google is letting all Google Apps customers get an early look at them in a “full preview mode.” This preview allows businesses already using Google Apps to try out these Google+ features through the end of 2013 for free, with Google working to improve its offerings during that time.

There are three features Google is focusing on with this initial offering. The first is giving Google+ users the ability to share posts only with the other people in their organization. This means that users can share information with everyone else at their workplace quickly, without the worry that users in their other Google+ circles will see what they’re posting.

The second feature Google is focusing on is Gmail, Calendar and Docs integration with Hangouts. When a video meeting is initiated through Google Hangouts, users have the option of sharing a Google Doc with the rest of the people in the meeting, allowing “colleagues to write or edit a document together from anywhere.” Users can also join a Hangout directly from Gmail, and with today’s roll out, users can add a Hangout to Google Calendar and join the meeting straight from the Calendar entry.

Finally, Google has included a number of administrative features, allowing companies to set defaults for post restrictions for the entire company, or set up restrictions for Hangouts to facilitate private meetings within the company. Google will be rolling out these new features throughout the day, and promises more – including a mobile app – for the coming months. It will also be improving the offered features and adding new ones throughout this preview process. Stay tuned.

[via Google Enterprise Blog]

Google launches new Google+ features for businesses is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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