Tag: Windows 8
TECH PENTATHLON: How to work from home during the London 2012 Olympic Games
Forget the naysayers; the London 2012 Olympic Games are going to be great. Sure, it's been expensive, and some of the organisational stuff has been fluffed slightly, but it's gonna be a hell of a show, with the world's greatest…
Windows 8 officially set for October launch
Windows 8 will officially become available to consumers late this October, Microsoft have finally confirmed. The much anticipated new operating system will be available to Joe Public just a few weeks after being first made available to PC manufacturers in…
Windows 8 upgrade pricing revealed
Microsoft have announced the upgrade pricing structure for their forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, and it's not all that expensive. Those looking to jump from Windows XP, Vista of Windows 7 can get the next-gen OS for just $39.99 (£25.50)….
Microsoft Surface tablet will launch as Wi-Fi only
Microsoft's exciting new Surface tablet just got a little less exciting. Rumours surrounding the Redmond company's first own-branded tablet hardware are suggesting that the Surface will only have Wi-Fi connectivity options at launch, with no support for 3G or 4G…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Plus processors to power Windows Phone 8
Qualcomm look set to extend their partnership with Microsoft today, with their Snapdragon S4 Plus processors said to be the guts of next-gen Windows Phone 8 handsets. Following the launch of tiers for the Snapdragon platform, the S4 Plus has…
Why the Microsoft Surface tablet could mean trouble for third-party hardware makers
Wow! "Microsoft in cool, exciting product launch shocker!" Microsoft's first foray into own-branded tablet hardware may have been a long time coming (and long overdue in the fight against Apple's mobile dominance), but credit where it's due: the Surface tablet…
Microsoft Surface tablet is own-branded Windows 8 iPad rival
Microsoft have finally lifted the lid on their own-branded tablet device to rival Apple's wildly popular iPad. After years of what many consider to have been Microsoft dragging their heels in the tablet market, they've now unveiled the Microsoft Surface…
Dell Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablet spec revealed
Dell's first Windows 8 tablet has had it's specs leaked online, and it's looking none-too shabby. Called the Dell Latitude, it looks set to pack a 10.1 inch display at a 1366×768, running off an Intel Clover Trail Atom dual-core…
Lenovo set sights on smartphone market with new manufacturing plant
Lenovo are to make a big push into the smartphone market this year after investing £495 million ($800 million) in a new manufacturing plant in Wuhan, China. Generating an extra 10,000 jobs for a company already established as the world's…
Intel Cove Point is a Windows 8 tablet/ultrabook hybrid
The Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing has today thrown up a very interesting hybrid computing device, mixing the best parts of a Windows 8 tablet with the functionality of an Ivy Bridge ultrabook. Called the Intel Cove Point (and…
