Tag: Windows 8
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Microsoft: "We view a tablet as a PC"
Microsoft still see tablets closer to PCs than mobile phones, despite their forthcoming tablet-friendly OS Windows 8 visually appearing very similar to the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. Speaking at the Microsoft Partner Conference in Los Angeles, Windows Phone…
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…
IE10 Platform Preview 2 announced by Microsoft
Microsoft have just lifted the lid on Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2, giving a glimpse at what's to come with their next-generation web browser. IE10 looks to further the solid work made with IE9, focussing on the "beauty of…
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…
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…
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…
