windows 8

Windows 8 Video Shows Eight Second Boot-up

Microsoft is developing Windows 8 to make it boot up in just 8 seconds, according to a new video

13 years ago

Samsung And Microsoft Prep Windows 8 Tablet

Samsung and Microsoft are reportedly set to unleash a quad-core tablet running Windows 8

13 years ago

Microsoft To Show Off Windows 8 Beta Next Week

As Microsoft readies Windows 8 for developers, rumours spread about a partnership with Samsung

13 years ago

Hyper-V Desktops On Microsoft’s Windows 8

Microsoft is working to enable Hyper-V virtualisation technology inside the upcoming Windows 8 OS

13 years ago

Windows 8 Ribbon Interface Defended

Microsoft has used its official Windows 8 blog to defend the ribbon interface in its forthcoming OS

13 years ago

Windows 8 Prepped For Both Tablets And PCs

Microsoft is developing Windows 8 so that it can run equally well on a PC or a tablet device

13 years ago

Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Storage Format Plans

Microsoft has revealed how Windows 8 will be interoperable between two popular file-storage formats

13 years ago

Microsoft To Hand Out Windows 8 Tablet Prototypes?

September's BUILD conference attendees may be offered Windows 8 running on a quad-core tablet

13 years ago

Windows 8 Changes To File Management Revealed

Microsoft's Windows 8 will offer file management tweaks changing how files are copied between locations

13 years ago

Windows 8 To Include USB 3.0 Support

Microsoft has revealed more details about Windows 8, including that it will support USB 3.0

13 years ago

Android And Win8 Only Real iPad Challenge Says Dell

CEO Michael Dell names two platforms as only options to the iPad tablet, calling remaining OSs “other noise”

13 years ago

Microsoft Windows 8 To Include App Store

Microsoft has confirmed that the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will include an app store

13 years ago

Microsoft Blog Ramps Windows 8 Build-Up

Microsoft has launched a Windows 8 blog as the beginning of its massive marketing campaign

13 years ago

Windows 7 Approaching Top Spot OS Slot

Analysts say Windows 7 is gaining fast on the venerable Windows XP - and leaving Vista well behind

13 years ago

Windows 8 May Fuel ARM Surge In PC Market

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 could boost ARM sales against Intel and AMD in the PC space, iSuppli says

13 years ago

Death Knell Sounds For Windows XP

Microsoft has named the date in 2014 when the decade-old Windows XP will finally be laid to rest

13 years ago

AMD Leak Reveals Hondo Tablet Chip

Leaked AMD marketing slides show the company’s ‘roadmap’ for Fusion APUs for tablets to coincide with Windows 8

13 years ago

Intel’s CloverView Tablet Chip – In Time For Windows 8

A new mobile Atom chip should be out before Microsoft finally gets its head round tablets, with Windows 8

13 years ago

Users Spy Out More Windows 8 Features

An early Windows 8 build leaked onto the web has provided a guess at some of the OS' upcoming features

14 years ago

Microsoft Rolls The Dice On Windows 8

Microsoft is gambling Windows 8 can be an operating system for "post-PC" devices such as tablets, says Nicholas Kolakowski.

14 years ago

Windows 8 Needs Apps To Challenge Apple’s iPad

Microsoft's 'Windows 8' will find itself head-to-head against the iPad. It'll need apps and a media hub to succeed, says…

14 years ago

Why Microsoft Won’t Make A Branded Tablet

Microsoft is rumoured to be building a branded 'Windows 8' tablet, but there are a few reasons why that is…

14 years ago

Microsoft Readies Branded Windows 8 Tablet

Microsoft is reportedly considering joining the tablet race with its own branded Windows 8 tablet

14 years ago

Windows 8 Looks Like Bad News for Android

Microsoft's demo of Windows 8 looks like a radical "post-PC" product, which Nicholas Kolakowski thinks could trouble Android

14 years ago

HP WebOS Set To Challenge Microsoft Windows

HP plans to port its webOS onto other manufacturer's devices, setting up a 2012 conflict with Windows 8

14 years ago

Microsoft Unveils Windows 8 Tile Interface

Windows 8 will bring Windows Phone 7's 'live tile' interface to desktops and tablets

14 years ago

Microsoft Readies Sneak Peak At Windows 8

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to offer a glimpse of the forthcoming Windows 8 running on a tablet

14 years ago

Ballmer Windows 8 Statement Stirs Up Microsoft

CEO Steve Ballmer's "misstatement" that Windows 8 will arrive in 2012 has set Microsoft officials into denial mode

14 years ago

Our Readers Don’t Care About Windows 8

Microsoft's next Windows version is a big yawn, you tell us. Next: you react to Amazon's cloud trouble

14 years ago

One In Eight Readers Has A Tablet For Work

You tell us that Tablets are ready for the office. Next, what do you want from Windows 8?

14 years ago