Tag: os
Mac OS X Lion pouncing on Mac App Store next week
The brand-spanking new, hairy-mane sporting Mac OS X Lion is expected to be touching down on the Mac App Store next week, or July 14th to be precise. The educated guess follows word that Apple Store employees have been…
More Mango Windows Phone 7 update details revealed
It may not be selling as well as Microsoft had hoped, but their new(ish) Windows Phone 7 mobile OS, in a whole slew of smartphones, is still a nifty little number. And while the Mango update for the system is…
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…
Toshiba prep the insectile ANT Honeycomb tablet
Well, honeycombs are made by bumblebees, and they're insects too, so I guess that's some sort of link, but apart from that, I'm lost as to why Toshiba have chosen to name their latest tablet range, packing Google's Honeycomb OS,…
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…
Nokia: "Symbian is here to stay" despite Windows Phone 7 partnership
Nokia may have put most of their eggs in Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 basket, but they've not totally given up on the Symbian OS they've been working with for the last few years. "Just because we're changing our direction in…
Evolve III Maestro tablet going for an OS hat-trick
With a tradeshow as big as CES, there's undoubtedly going to be some little gem or other slipping through the net. Here's one such item; a very intriguing tablet called the Evolve Maestro III. As it stands, it's a…
Android OS to Over Take iOS
A few weeks ago I ditched my iPhone for an Android phone and couldn't be happier with my decision. Since then it seems everyone has been asking me if it is comparable? My response – absolutely. Interestingly, it seems…
Android 3.0 Gingerbread details leak
Some new details concerning Google's Android version 3.0 OS, AKA Gingerbread, have leaked online, courtesy of the Phandroid blog. Apart from the mandatory visual tweaks, the big draw looks to be video-calling headed to the open-source OS. VoIP features…
Tablet PCs Buyers Guide: Part One – Operating Systems
Netbooks are like, SO last year. This year, computing is all about the tablet. After many unsuccessful attempts at capturing the public's imagination with the form from the likes of Microsoft, Apple finally nailed it with their iPad. It's…
