windows 8

Dell: Why We’re Ditching Smartphones

Kirk Schell, VP of Dell’s client and consumer product group, tells us smartphones are not a priority

12 years ago

Microsoft Launches Android Challenger Windows Phone 8

Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 8 to challenge the domination of Android and Apple iOS

12 years ago

Microsoft Takes Wraps Off ‘Surface’ Tablet

Microsoft has given its first look at Surface, a competitor to iOS and Android tablets that is being billed as…

12 years ago

Microsoft Preparing Own Windows 8 Tablet?

Microsoft could announce its own-branded tablet in Los Angeles on Monday

12 years ago

Microsoft Kicks HTC Out Of Windows 8 Launch

Microsoft has declined to allow HTC to make one of the first Windows 8 tablets due to the Taiwanese company's…

12 years ago

Google Readies Metro Version Of Chrome For Windows 8

Release preview users can test out the new version of Chrome, but the browser won't work on ARM-based Windows 8…

12 years ago

Computex 2012: Acer Rolls Out Windows 8 Devices

Taiwanese PC vendor bets on Microsoft with a host of fresh clients

12 years ago

Asus Shows ‘World’s Biggest Tablet’

At Computex Asus has previewed transformable devices including a Windows 8 laptop/tablet and a desktop with an 18.4-inch detachable touchscreen

12 years ago

Windows 8 Release Preview Due Today

Microsoft is expected to unveil the “Release Preview” of Windows 8 today, coupled with a preview of Visual Studio 2012

12 years ago

Microsoft Announces Windows 8 UI Features, Kills Aero Glass

Microsoft says the Windows 8 user interface will smash Aero Glass, but still retain elements from Windows 7

13 years ago

Windows 8 Improves Support For Multiple Monitors

Microsoft is to make it much easier to use multiple monitors in Windows 8, in order to aid productivity

13 years ago

Microsoft Updates Visual Studio JavaScript Tools

Visual Studio 11, Microsoft's flagship development platform with Windows 8 support, will include improved support for JavaScript developers

13 years ago

Microsoft Promises Children Trackers In Windows 8

Microsoft details improved monitoring options and restrictions for parents

13 years ago

New PC Owners To Be Offered Windows 8 For Under £10

Microsoft tries to convince users to buy new computers ahead of Windows 8 release

13 years ago

Microsoft And Dolby Sign Deal For Windows 8 Tablets And PCs

Microsoft has selected Dolby to provide the audio technology for Windows 8 on tablets and PCs

13 years ago

Windows 8 Gets Off To Slow Start, New Stats Reveal

New statistics show Windows 8 is not proving to be quite as popular as Microsoft would have hoped

13 years ago

Microsoft And Barnes & Noble Agree Digital Partnership

Microsoft will invest $300m into new company, which will release Windows 8 app

13 years ago

HP Slate 8 Details Leaked, Runs Windows 8

HP's upcoming business-focused tablet, the Slate 8, will run Windows 8 and will be thinner than the Apple iPad

13 years ago

Infosec: Antivirus Vendors Fret Over Microsoft’s Closing Windows

A number of AV vendors tell TechWeekEurope that a more closed approach from Microsoft makes their lives trickier

13 years ago

Microsoft To Deliver Summer Preview Of Windows 8

Microsoft is to offer another glimpse of Windows 8, after confirming it will ship a "Release Preview" in June

13 years ago

Microsoft Shines Light On Windows 8 Enterprise

Microsoft has provided more details about Windows 8 Enterprise, which is aimed at large corporate environments

13 years ago

Microsoft Details Windows 8 Features

Windows 8 will arrive in three editions, plus an enterprise version, Microsoft has revealed

13 years ago

Microsoft: Quit Windows XP in Two Years

Vista death knell also sounded as mainstream support is ended

13 years ago

Qualcomm Prepping Quadcore Chip For Windows 8 Laptops

Qualcomm vice president says chips to be used in laptops 'thinner and lighter' than ultrabooks

13 years ago

Microsoft Declares No Maximum For Windows 8 Screen Resolutions

Microsoft has detailed Windows 8's minimum screen resolutions but claims no maximum specifications - which may worry Apple

13 years ago

Microsoft Offers Help Shifting iPad Apps To Windows 8 Metro Conversion

Case study outlines different design elements in tablet-friendly Windows 8

13 years ago

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Could Boost Traditional PC Market, Says IDC

The arrival of Microsoft Windows 8 could enliven the currently anaemic laptop and desktop market, according to IDC

13 years ago

Microsoft Outlook 15 Being Revamped For Social World

Microsoft is reportedly revamping its Outlook calendar and integrating social networking and Hotmail into the email manager

13 years ago

Windows 8 And Ultrabooks To Aid PC Sales In 2012

The arrival of Windows 8, coupled with ultrabook interest, is to benefit the PC market during 2012, says IDC

13 years ago

Windows 8 To Be Released In October

Insiders say work will finish on the operating system this summer, with roadmap details revealed in April

13 years ago