Zynga Layoffs and the NSA on Your Phone — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!
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Acer Aspire R7’s Bold Design Backfires

The Acer Aspire R7 Windows 8 laptop can be used in four different ways, but the keyboard-touchpad switcheroo makes it an ergonomic nightmare.
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Microsoft Posts Video of Windows 8.1 in Action

Redmond hopes the forthcoming update will make its radical overhaul more palatable to longtime Windows users.
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Microsoft to Offer Discounted Windows and Office for Small Tablets, While Windows RT Gets Outlook

Redmond is taking some pretty dramatic steps to make small Windows tablets more affordable and usable.
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Windows 8 Hits the Small Screen as It Arrives on Eight-Inch Acer Tablet

The eight-inch Iconia W3 comes preloaded with Microsoft Office and, thanks to its Intel processor, can run both Windows 8 and older Windows apps.
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PC Makers Fight Back Against Mobile Devices

Rocked by the mobile-device movement, personal-computer makers and their partners are planning a counterattack that leans heavily on two weapons: Lower prices and power consumption.

Steven Sinofsky: The Full D11 Interview (Video)

In an interview at D11, Sinofsky said he is enjoying his “sabbatical” and is not eager to revisit the recent past nor jump to the next thing.
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Why Hasn’t Windows 8 Revived PC Sales? (Video)

“It’s hard for me to look at selling 100 million of something and not be happy.”
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Steven Sinofsky Looks Back at Microsoft and Ahead to More Disruption

The former Windows head is blogging, teaching at Harvard and, on Thursday, taking to the D11 stage to talk about life after Redmond.
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Windows 8.1 Will Feature More Bing, More Personalization and a Boot-to-Desktop Option

Microsoft is making several changes designed to address some key critiques of its flagship operating system.
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