Category: Software
VIDEO: Windows 8 for tablets and touchscreens caught on camera
Microsoft have revealed an explanatory video of their forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, just a week after Steve Ballmer let slip the OS was on its way, and then hastily denied by the company. With a focus just as…
Windows 8 ready for tables and PCs in 2012 confirms Ballmer
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed that tablets and PCs will get their first taste of Windows 8 action in 2012. Speaking at the Microsoft Developers Forum in Japan, Ballmer stressed how Windows 8 was to be compatible with multiple…
US students get free Xbox 360 with new Windows 7 PCs and laptops
As if college kids on campus weren't having a wild enough time as it is, Microsoft are launching a pretty incredible deal to ensure new and continuing US students work hard and play hard during the next academic year. If…
Intel's Windows 8 complaints are misleading, say Microsoft
A war of words has begun between Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky and Intel senior vice president Renee James, after the Redmond giants claimed Intel have made innacurate claims about the forthcoming Windows 8 software. Speaking at the Intel Investor…
Windows 8: App Store outed, trials revealed
Microsoft may be remaining stubbornly tight-lipped concerning details of the Windows 8 operating system, but there are still details aplenty trickling through thanks to a recent leaked build of the OS being unearthed. First up today is fairly conclusive…
INTERVIEW: Kaspersky Lab's Costin Raiu on Android security, Twitter and cyber wars
Cybercrime is no longer exclusive to PCs and Macs, with hacks, spam, malware and trojans hitting smartphones, tablets and cloud storage services too. No-one knows this better than Costin Raiu of the security specialists at Kaspersky Lab. As the…
Windows 8 to get September unveiling
With the Honeycomb tablet onslaught growing by the day, Microsoft's tablet offerings are looking more and more irrelevant. That may soon change however, if the latest rumours surrounding the release of Windows 8 prove true. Microsoft have announced that their…
Ribbon interface revealed in new Windows 8 screenshots
We're still probably at least a year away from the launch of Windows 8, but already we're starting to get a few trickles of information about Microsoft's forthcoming operating system update. Alongside a Windows Phone 7 style log-in screen, it…
Advertising billboards will know how you feel (and they're not afraid to dish)
Intuitive advertising billboards is the future, and this future is a lot sooner than we might think too, according to a report published today by the Centre for Future Studies. 3D outdoor ads that can recognise people's moods could…
MWC 2011: 3D Magic Book by SK Telecom hands-on preview video
Proving it's not all about tablets and smartphones at this year's Mobile World Congress event are SK Telecom, who were previewing thier fun new 3D Magic Book range. Bringing augmented reality to childrens text books, the 3D Magic Book…