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Windows 8 pre-launch figures are lagging
Windows 8 pre-launch figures are lagging
New numbers from NetApplications show that Windows 8 pre-launch numbers are severely lagging those of its predecessor, Windows 7. Adoption ...... 02 Oct 2012 - 17 comments
Minecraft developer will not certify game for Windows 8
Minecraft developer will not certify game for Windows 8
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has said he will not "certify" the popular game for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Persson ...... 30 Sep 2012 - 27 comments
Intel: Windows 8 'is not ready'
Intel: Windows 8 'is not ready'
Intel CEO Paul Otellini has told his staff that Windows 8 is simply 'not ready.' The word comes via a private meeting Otellini had with employees ...... 27 Sep 2012 - 34 comments
Lenovo's first Windows 8 tablet to cost $799 with keyboard
Lenovo's first Windows 8 tablet to cost $799 with keyboard
Lenovo's first Windows 8 tablet, the ThinkPad Tablet 2, will sell for $799 with bundled keyboard dock, says the company. The tablet has a ...... 26 Sep 2012 - 5 comments
Microsoft patches critical Windows 8 bug
Microsoft patches critical Windows 8 bug
Microsoft has confirmed they have updated Flash in Windows 8, patching a critical bug that was leaving Internet Explorer users open to attacks. ...... 23 Sep 2012 - 5 comments
Intel hosting Windows 8 tablet press event next week
Intel hosting Windows 8 tablet press event next week
Intel has sent out press invites for their upcoming Windows 8 tablet event. The event is scheduled for September 27th and it will be an exclusive ...... 19 Sep 2012 - 1 comment
Asus Windows 8 tablets to cost up to $1299?
Asus Windows 8 tablets to cost up to $1299?
It appears that Asus has already decided to price itself out of the Windows 8 tablet market, in a move that makes little sense. A leaked ...... 19 Sep 2012 - 5 comments
Microsoft to launch Windows 8 at event on October 25
Microsoft to launch Windows 8 at event on October 25
Microsoft has invited the press for an event on October 25th to launch Windows 8. The press event will take place in New York City, with ...... 18 Sep 2012 - 4 comments
Nokia looking into Windows 8 tablet
Nokia looking into Windows 8 tablet
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has confirmed the phone maker is looking "very closely" into building a Windows 8 tablet. The CEO says there is a ...... 09 Sep 2012
Asus shows off Vivo Windows 8 tablets
Asus shows off Vivo Windows 8 tablets
Asus has unveiled their first Windows 8 tablets, the Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT. In development, the two devices were knows as Asus Tablet ...... 31 Aug 2012 - 2 comments
Microsoft drops price of Windows 8 upgrade in UK
Microsoft drops price of Windows 8 upgrade in UK
Microsoft has dropped the price for a Windows 8 Pro upgrade, from the previously stated £39.99 to £24.99 in the UK. The original statement, ...... 31 Aug 2012 - 6 comments
IDC: PC growth to slow significantly this year
IDC: PC growth to slow significantly this year
According to IDC, the worldwide PC market will grow just 0.9 percent this year, especially as mid-year shipments slow. The research firm ...... 27 Aug 2012
Samsung to unveil transforming Windows 8 notebook
Samsung to unveil transforming Windows 8 notebook
According to a new teaser trailer posted by Samsung, the company is preparing to reveal a transforming Windows 8 notebook. In the video, ...... 26 Aug 2012 - 2 comments
Windows 8 upgrade registrations now open
Windows 8 upgrade registrations now open
Microsoft has announced today that it has opened up registrations for its $14.99 Windows 8 upgrade promotion. Any consumer who purchased ...... 22 Aug 2012 - 12 comments
Microsoft to open temporary 'pop-up' retail stores
Microsoft to open temporary 'pop-up' retail stores
Microsoft has begun posting job openings for a dozen temporary retail stores this holiday season, with the Redmond-giant looking to boost their ...... 13 Aug 2012 - 1 comment
Microsoft rebrands 'Marketplace' to 'Store'
Microsoft rebrands 'Marketplace' to 'Store'
Microsoft has rebranded the Windows Phone Marketplace to 'Windows Phone Store.' The company showed off the change during the reveal of the ...... 08 Aug 2012 - 1 comment
The Windows 8 retail packaging looks great
The Windows 8 retail packaging looks great
Microsoft announced last week that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system had gone RTM, meaning the final product is ready to roll in late October. ...... 06 Aug 2012 - 25 comments
Windows 8 goes RTM
Windows 8 goes RTM
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing. The move means the development and testing of the software's code ...... 02 Aug 2012 - 27 comments
Blizzard agrees, Windows 8 is 'not awesome
Blizzard agrees, Windows 8 is 'not awesome"
Earlier this week, Valve boss Gabe Newell made some interesting comments in regards to the future of open platforms. The exec went as far ...... 29 Jul 2012 - 19 comments
Lenovo, Motorola delay Intel Android tablets
Lenovo, Motorola delay Intel Android tablets
Intel has made a big push over the past few months to promote the fact that Android will run on its new Medfield platform of chips. Unfortunately ...... 27 Jul 2012
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