Tag: Windows
10 of the best QWERTY mobile phones
This month saw the high profile launches of two QWERTY keyboard packing smartphones from both Nokia and HTC. Nokia threw out the E7 slider, while HTC crammed a hardware keyboard into their lush Desire Z handset. With so many phones…
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…
Windows tablets are "job one urgency" says Ballmer
Waiting patiently for a Microsoft Windows tablet to pop up in the shops? Don't fret; Steve Ballmer is still on it, re-iterating his Worldwide Partner Conference Keynote by promising they will hit shops before the year is out. "They'll be…
HP Slate: back for good, with Windows 7?
After a peppered history full of delays, operating system switches and (at one point at least) having the entire project scrapped, it looks like HP's Slate tablet may yet see the light of day. Returning from the development scrap heap…
Windows 8 operating system plans leak online
Following the massive success of Windows 7, Microsoft have begun making preliminary plans for what the Windows 8 operating system will be like. And, from the looks of a leaked presentation online, they'll be taking their cues from Apple. The…
Toshiba launch Libretto W100 dual-touch screen netbook
The Courier is dead; long live Toshiba's Libretto W100! With Microsoft's device now no-more than a memory of a dream, enter Toshiba's own dual-touchscreen wielding netbook to fill the gap it's left. Running Windows Home 7 Premium, it features two…
Google employees stop using Microsoft Windows
Google are encouraging their employees to stop using Microsoft's Windows OS. The move comes after a number of high-profile attacks on the search company were made through Microsoft products. An exploit in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser led to a…
Skype five-way video chat added in 5.0 beta
The Skype 5.0 beta release was launched this week, bringing with it the ability to hold five-way video chat sessions amongst your group of contacts. Much like in an instant messaging conversation, you can now add contacts to chat sessions,…
Skype group video-calling beta incoming
Skype, the free online voice and video calling service, is to run a public beta test of a new group video chat function next week. Up to five people will be able to talk to and see each other simultaneously…
Microsoft's dual-screen Courier tablet cancelled
Microsoft's Courier, the promising dual-screen tablet concept that the company have been teasing us with since September of last year will now never see the light of day. Frank Shaw, Microsoft Corporate VP of Communications, confirmed that work on…
