Category: Windows 8
VIDEO: Windows 8 tablet VS. iPad 2
Microsoft's BUILD conference has thrown up plenty of info on the new Windows 8 operating system, not least of all how the platform will look when it hits tablets. We'd yet to see a direct comparison against the tablet…
Want to try Windows 8 on your PC today? Here's how to do it
Microsoft have been showing off the latest build of their Windows 8 operating system at their annual BUILD developer's conference in California this week, revealing new tricks and features of their OS to app and program makers from around the…
Next-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile chips to power Windows 8 PCs as well as tablets and smartphones
Chip makers Qualcomm have confirmed that their next gen S4 mobile processors will support Windows 8 PCs alongside tablets and smartphones when Microsoft's new system launches. A developer preview at the annual Microsoft BUILD event showed Qualcomm Snapdragon chips and…
Xbox Live for Windows 8 confirmed
Xbox Live is headed to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. Xbox Live executive and host of platform's video previews in the US Major Nelson confirmed the news on his blog during the annual Microsoft Build conference. "We are confirming that…
VIDEO: 8 second fast boot demo in Windows 8 OS
Microsoft are tuning Windows 8 to deliver MacBook Air style superfast boot times. While it's still a few seconds off of being truly "instant on", Windows 8 will boot up in as little as 8 seconds. This is possible…
Microsoft urge users to ditch Windows XP
Microsoft are urging PC users to call time on their Windows XP operating system and migrate to Windows 7 or prepare to move to Windows 8, with the company only offering support for the ageing OS for a further 1,000…
Xbox Live coming to Windows 8
Xbox Live will be an integral part of the Windows 8 PC experience, according to Microsoft's entertainment marketing chief Mile Delman. The Xbox 360 online gaming and media download platform has already spread its wings to Windows Phone 7 devices…
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…
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…
