Category: Windows 8
Nokia readying 10-inch Windows 8 tablet for 2012
They're very much bedfellows with Microsoft since diving head-first into production of Windows Phone 7 smartphones, and now Nokia look to be readying a Windows 8 tablet by the end of the year too. According to DigiTimes, Nokia will be…
Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available to download
Microsoft have released the Consumer Preview build of their much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system, and you can try it out now for free. Microsoft's president of Windows Steve Sinofsky told crowds collected at Mobile World Congress today that the OS…
Microsoft detail Windows 8 on ARM (WOA)
Microsoft have revealed the first concrete details of how Windows 8 will work on ARM-based architecture, following last years announcement that the two will be compatible. Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky has revealed that Windows on ARM (or WOA) will be…
Windows Phone 8 revealed, will hook up with desktop OS
Microsoft have lifted the lid on Windows Phone 8, the next major upgrade for their smartphone operating system. Revealed to PocketNow via an internal Microsoft products video, Windows Phone 8 will be the official name of the update initially…
CES 2012 VIDEO: Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA hands-on
Remember the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga hybrid ultrabook/tablet device we showed you yesterday? Well we've now seen it in person, and it's just as impressive as it seemed. Running Windows 8, the 13.3 inch screen can be swivelled 360-degrees to…
CES 2012: Kinect motion controlling its way to Windows in February
Those longing to get a-tinkering on Windows platforms with Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor for Xbox 360 will be pleased to hear that the Redmond firm will be releasing its Kinect for Windows SDK on the 1st of February. Microsoft…
CES 2012: Lenovo get flexible with IdeaPad Yoga Windows 8 tablet/ultrabook hybrid
Lenovo are brinigng a little added flexibility to their latest batch of ultrabooks with the IdeaPad Yoga, a hybrid tablet/ultrabook machine running Windows 8. Powered by an Intel Core processor backed by up to 8GB RAM and a 256GB…
Windows 8 public Beta landing in time for Valentine's Day
Microsoft are reportedly planning an early Valentine's Day present for Windows OS lovers with the public beta of their next operating system, Windows 8, going live in Februray. If the news proves true, it all-but-confirms that a 2012 finishing date…
Parallels Desktop 7 unleashing the power in Apple
We all know that Apple produce some of the most powerful laptops and desktops that need no configuration at all. The build quality of the computers is second to none, im actually writing this on a four year old…
ASUS boss marks Windows 8 slates as true iPad killers
Microsoft have a lot riding on their late-to-the-party Windows 8 tablet offerings, but they've just got some high-profile backing from the outspoken boss of ASUS, Jerry Shen. Despite his own firm throwing a lot of money behind Android tablet…