All the stories tagged with Windows 8
Windows 8 was revealed during CES 2011 and formally launched on October 26 2012. This new version of Microsoft operating system (OS) aims at bridging the gap between desktop OS and mobile OS. To ensure API compatibility between Windows 8, Windows 8 RT (for ARM-based processor) and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has unified the code base of all those operating systems. This should make it very easy for developers develop once and deploy on all platforms with a minimal amount of tweaks. The most visible change is the Metro design language, which is very much suited for mobile applications.
If you use Windows 8, you can download Ubergizmo for Windows 8.
Google confirms arrival of Chrome for Windows 8
06/07/2012, Early this year, we’ve said that Mozilla is developing a dedicated Firefox browser for Windows 8. Google also announced that it is working on a Chrome version that will run on Windows 8. Now that the Windows 8 Release Preview [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 is the first desktop app in Windows Store
06/06/2012, Last week, we wrote to you that Microsoft has launched the Windows 8 Release Preview. So, if you’ve been waiting for it, and if you haven’t downloaded it yet, you can get it via Microsoft’s Windows 8 page. Moving on, [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad prototype that runs on Windows 8 spotted
06/05/2012, Lenovo revealed a prototype of a ThinkPad device that is powered by the Windows 8 operating system, where it will certainly add to Lenovo’s image of offering tablets for folks who lean towards the less popular Windows 8 platform (relatively [...]
Acer Iconia W510 and W700 Windows 8 tablets shown off at Computex
06/04/2012, Remember a few days ago it was rumored that Acer could be debuting Windows 8 devices at Computex in Taiwan this week? Well it turns out that those rumors were right on the money as the manufacturer has taken the wraps [...]
Acer Aspire 7600U and Aspire 5600U all-in-one PCs are Windows 8 machines
06/03/2012, Acer, one of the more notable computer manufacturers in the world, has just announced the release of the 27″ Aspire 7600U and the 23″ Aspire 5600U all-in-one PCs, and regardless of which particular model you decide to pick up, it [...]
Microsoft lets you upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $14
06/01/2012, How far does $14 get you these days? When it comes to mileage, not very far with the ever increasing price of fuel, and filling up your stomach with $14 worth of food is not going to do much, unless [...]
Acer, ASUS and Toshiba reported to debut Windows 8 tablets at Computex next week
06/01/2012, According to the folks at Bloomberg, if you were planning on attending Computex which will be taking place next week, it seems that you might be able to catch a glimpse of the first few Windows 8 tablets that might [...]
Windows 8 Release Preview now available for downloading
05/31/2012, Yesterday, we reported that the Microsoft’s Windows Release Preview was allegedly leaked in China, kudos to Canouna who claims that it’s the real deal. Earlier today, we also mentioned that a developer blog happened to comment that the highly anticipated [...]
Windows 8 Release Preview date leaked for the 31st of May?
05/31/2012, If the reports are to be believed, Microsoft is set to launch the Release Preview of Windows 8 in the first week of June, although as some of you guys might recall, it was just yesterday that an alleged Release [...]
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Release Preview leaked in China
05/30/2012, Microsoft was reportedly set to release the Windows 8 Release Preview sometime next week, but apparently someone had let the cat out of the bag a bit earlier than intended and with that being said, it seems that Microsoft’s Windows [...]
Windows 8 upgrade deal “confirmed” to be $15
05/29/2012, With Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system expected to arrive later this year, what will Windows 7 users do if they wish to upgrade? Purchase a brand new operating system? Perhaps not. As we had reported a couple of weeks ago, [...]
Leaked Dell Windows 8 tablet isn’t so convincing, report says
05/25/2012, Yesterday, we wrote to you about Dell’s Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablet that, according to the screenshot, will be powered by an Intel Clover Trail Atom dual-core processor and will be accompanied by a 2 GB RAM and an Intel [...]
Dell Latitude 10 is a Windows 8 tablet
05/24/2012, We do know that Dell has exited the smartphone business in the past, but that does not mean they have given up on the tablet market altogether. In fact, what you see above is a Windows 8 tablet from Dell, [...]
