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.
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New Windows Store screenshots surface
12/12/2011, The Windows Store was introduced last week, but the video demonstration released by Microsoft didn’t really let us have a good look at the store. Fortunately the folks over at Winunleaked.tk manage to get their hands on some screenshots, to [...]
ASUS to debut display swiveling ultrabook in 2012?
12/09/2011, A few days ago we reported that according to a rumor, future ultrabooks could be seeing touch screen functionality. As to whether that will be a feature many will be looking forward to remains to be seen, and it appears [...]
Kobo to develop Metro-style apps for Windows 8
12/08/2011, While Kobo doesn’t seem to have an eBook reader for the Windows Phone operating system yet, it looks like the company already has plans for the Windows 8 version of its app. The company recently announced on its blog that [...]
Microsoft “beaming” file transfers to make a comeback?
12/07/2011, Back in 2006, if you had a Zune 30 portable media player, you would probably remember the “squirting” feature which let you share tracks with your friends as long as you were connected to WiFi and within 30 feet of [...]
Windows Store introduced
12/07/2011, Microsoft introduced its Windows 8 app store today for the first time, and fortunately for those of us who didn’t make it to the event, a detailed write up a video introduction was posted up on the official Windows Store [...]
Microsoft Windows 8 test version coming in February 2012
12/06/2011, For those of you who cannot wait for Microsoft’s next version of their famous Windows operating system, the long, agonizing wait might soon be over. Microsoft has plans to introduce the first broadly available test version of Windows 8 sometime [...]
NVIDIA, Qualcomm,TI to supply ARM processors for Windows 8 tablets?
12/06/2011, Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform is expected to be both a desktop software and a mobile platform for tablet as well, and if Digitimes’ latest piece of rumor is to be believed, it seems that we can expect a variety of [...]
Microsoft to show off Windows 8 app store tomorrow
12/05/2011, Microsoft will be making the app store a part of the Windows 8 experience, but until now we don’t really know much about it except that it will be the exclusive way for developers to distribute new-style Windows 8 apps. [...]
Windows 8 for ARM tablets won’t have the desktop app?
12/02/2011, It’s already a well-known fact that Windows 8 on ARM tablets won’t be able to run x86/x64 aka classic/legacy apps – but it looks like Microsoft is taking another step further to cement that difference. According to reports online, Microsoft [...]
Windows 8 beta coming in February 2012?
12/01/2011, Word on the street has it that Microsoft will be rolling out Windows 8 beta to the masses sometime in late February next year – which is pretty interesting considering how the timing of the release has been speculated for [...]
New Internet Explorer 10 platform preview released
11/29/2011, If you’re one of those people who just love having the latest versions of programs before everyone else, we’ve got some good news for you. Microsoft has just released a new version of its platform preview build for Internet Explorer [...]
Windows 8 ARM notebooks arriving in 2013?
11/29/2011, If you were hoping for ARM notebooks running Windows 8 next year, it looks like you’ll need to wait a little bit longer. The folks over at DigiTimes have recently reported that Windows 8 ARM notebooks will only make an [...]
Windows 8 will be easier to setup and optimized for online delivery
11/21/2011, One of the most daunting experiences that people will remember about Windows is the long and arduous setup process. While it’s improved a lot since the days of Windows 95, installing Windows on a new computer is still not something [...]
