Microsoft Unveils 'Surface,' a Tablet to Take on Apple's IPad

Still, gaining ground against Apple won’t be easy. Even as companies including Amazon.com and Samsung Electronics Co.release new tablets running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, Apple’s iPad continues to dominate the market. Researcher IDC predicts the iPad will account for 62.5% of global shipments this year, up from 58.2% last year.

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June 19, 2012

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Microsoft Corp. unveiled its own Windows-powered tablet computer called Surface, altering its strategy of focusing on software and relying on partners to make the machines in a renewed attempt to take on Apple iPad.

The tablet has a 10.6-inch display and will run the new version of Microsoft’s operating system, CEO Steve Ballmer said at an event yesterday at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. The device’s cover serves as a full keyboard with a track pad. Surface will be available later this year.

Microsoft’s Surface

The world’s largest software maker is stepping up its assault on the tablet market as consumers choose the devices over laptops, weakening the personal-computer market and curbing Windows revenue. The strategy threatens to sour Microsoft’s relationship with some PC makers, many of which have been investing to develop their own Windows 8 tablets and may not want to compete directly with Microsoft.

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John Mahfood “I Listed on the JSE to Raise Capital for My Business”

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November 24, 2016

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8 years ago

November 24, 2016

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Grace Stockholders To Vote On 3-for-1 Stock Split Today

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9 years ago

July 11, 2016

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Shareholders of GraceKennedy Limited will this morning meet to consider and, if thought fit, approve a recommendation for a three-for-one stock split.

If approved, shareholders will receive three stocks for each one that is currently held.

According to group CEO Don Wehby, the stock units with a market price of J$115.00 per stock unit prior to the split will now increase threefold with an initial price of J$38.33 per stock unit

He says the stock split would allow GK’s stock to be made available to more investors while further enhancing the market for the shares.

Ahead of this morning’s Extraordinary General Meeting, GK last week issued 59,360 additional GK shares.

UK Loses S&P Triple A Rating

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country’s vote to leave the EU.

S&P says the referendum result could lead to “a deterioration of the UK’s economic performance, including its large financial services sector”.

Earlier the pound plunged to a 31-year low against the dollar, and UK markets closed lower for a second day. On Friday,

Moody’s cut the UK’s credit rating outlook to negative.

Caribbean Hotels Named In Jetsetters’ 2016 Best Of The Best

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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Three Caribbean hotels have been named in US-based travel and lifestyle magazine Jetsetter’s 2016 Best of the Best awards.

The list which was published recently, highlighted the world’s 20 best hotels in categories ranging from Best Over-The-Top Luxury to Best Safari Lodge.

Included in the list were Antigua and Barbuda’s Barbuda Belle Luxury Beach Hotel, Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House Resort & Spa, and St Lucia’s BodyHoliday.