Tag: Windows
Microsoft Windows for tablets launching in 2012: Too late for Ballmer and co?
A new report from Bloomberg is stating that Microsoft's tablet optimised version of Windows will now be launching in 2012. Ready in time for the "back-to-school-season", that could mean as late as next Autumn. Which, considering the iPad 2…
Generic wars: Apple and Microsoft in battle over whose trademarks are least original
So Apple wants to trademark 'App Store' so no one else can use this term when it comes to selling similar things. This may seem fair enough, but Windows begs to differ. 'App Store' is too generic to be…
MWC 2011: Acer Tab W500 Windows tablet preview video
One of the more daring tablet designs we saw this week at MWC 2011 was Acer's Tab W500 Windows slate. Running Windows 7 , you'd expect the device to be a little less touch friendly than an Android equivalent, and…
MWC 2011: ViewSonic ViewPad 10 Pro preview video
Windows tablets have a bit of a bad rep from a consumer point of view, but it still remains the platform of choice for enterprise users. Trying to corner both market points at MWC 2011 are ViewSonic, who have launched…
REVIEW: System Mechanic 10 PC tune-up software
Name: System Mechanic 10 (iolo) Type: PC tune-up software Minimum Specs: Click here for recommended specs Price: Free to try, download from CNet Like a car racking up the miles or a guitar rocking through a tour, a well-loved, well-used…
After Windows victory, chip king ARM Holdings proves its worth with stellar results and ten-year share high
Just as we were catching our breaths from ARM Holdings' CES fair announcement of a tie-up with Microsoft, the Cambridge semiconductor group smashed all expectations with a 73% increase in pre-tax profits, to £167.4 million, at its full-year results….
VIDEO: Ten of the best CES 2011 gadgets and announcements
While a tablet-saturated CES didn't make for an exactly inspiring 2011 show, there was still more than enough great tech on display to have us looking forward to the year ahead. Leaps forward in 3D display quality were exciting, while…
CES 2011 – Motion Computing CL900 Windows tablet
Tablets are again big business at this year's CES expo, and Motion Computing threw their latest entry into the fray in the shape of the CL900. A Windows tablet aimed mostly at the business end of the market, the…
CES 2011 reveal date for Microsoft tablets
The CES tradeshow of January 2011 will likely be the moment when Microsoft reveal the latest range of Windows tablet devices, according to the NYT. Speaking with "people familiar with Microsoft's plans", the NYT suggests that Steve Ballmer will once…
HTC Mondrian Windows Phone 7 pics emerge
With the official Windows Phone 7 October11th launch date rapidly approaching, it looks as though we might now have a clear look at HTC's day one offering. A new batch of shots of the HTC Modrian have just appeared online,…