Microsoft reveals more Windows Phone 8 features at launch

text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla.

Amateur hour is over and Microsoft is set to rejoin the highly competitive smartphone market. This was evident during a webcast event held  yesterdayat Microsoft Canada's Toronto offices where journalists and bloggers were gathered to watch  a Windows 8 event taking place in San Francisco, California.

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The Apple Beat: Shakeup at Apple as Scott Forstall, John Browett to exit

Exit Stage Left - iOS honcho Scott Forstall to leave Apple in 2013By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

There's a high-level shakeup at Apple as two leading executives have been set to exit. The most surprising departure is that of Scott Forstall, VP of iOS Software,  who is the key member of Apple's software team and credited for much of iOS (and OS X before that). Forstall is part of the original group of NeXT-ers that followed Steve Jobs back to Cupertino to turn things around.

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Catch the Windows 8 Launch Event webcast today

Windows 8 launches tomorrow and Microsoft was nice enough to provide a live webcast from New York. The stream begins at 11:15 am EST and can be accessed in the following link. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/   

Apple streaming today's Special Event via Apple TV

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

If you have an Apple TV and are free today at 10:00 a.m. Pacific or 1:00 p.m Eastern, you can watch the live stream of Apple's Special Event in San Jose, California where the iPad mini is expected to be released. Apple rarely streams their events live, but they often offer links to videos of the event soon after it has concluded. It is a rare treat to see these events live as they happen since most people need to rely on various liveblogs to get the exciting news.

Update on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 9:18AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple has updated their page and now says you can also watch the big show via Safari.

Watch a live video stream of the special event online or via Apple TV starting at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

Live streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on Mac OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later. Streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 5.0.2 or later.

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