|
Home > News > Tags > Windows 8
|
|
30
More: next 50 >>
When made available for the public later this month, Windows 8 Consumer Preview will offer access to the Windows Store that will accompany the next-generation platform from Microsoft.
App developers have already been provided with the necessary tools to start building applications for the Windows 8 platform, and w... |
14 February 2012
14:51 GMT |
 |
|
Internet Explorer 10 won’t be the only browser that Windows 8 users will be able to enjoy on their devices starting later this year.
Mozilla is also looking into bringing its Firefox browser to Windows 8, and has already offered some details on how it aims to make the move.
However, the company notes that ... |
14 February 2012
08:52 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 is just around the corner, and application developers are gearing up for making their software available for the platform’s early adopters.
When launched, Windows 8 will bring along support for applications designed specifically for its Metro UI, which will all be available for purchase via the Win... |
13 February 2012
14:31 GMT |
|
|
One of the things that those who will adopt Windows on ARM are certain to miss is the availability of plug-ins in their browsers.
Recently, Microsoft has provided a new set of details on what the upcoming Windows on ARM (WOA) platform will be all about, and the company has confirmed that it won’t allow brows... |
13 February 2012
06:04 GMT |
|
|
Windows on ARM is not something new for Microsoft, it seems. In fact, the company has been working on this for the past couple of years, if not for longer. The first ARM devices to run under Windows are expected to arrive on shelves later this year, when the next-generation Windows 8 is made available for purchase... |
13 February 2012
05:32 GMT |
|
|
When made available for purchase, devices that pack ARM processors and run under Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system will have to offer features and capabilities similar to those available for x86/64 Windows 8.
Among these, we can count the inclusion of Office applications that have been designed specifica... |
10 February 2012
10:11 GMT |
|
|
One of the main focuses Microsoft has announced for the next flavor of its desktop client, Windows 8, is the availability of a consistent experience across all devices.
That also includes the development of applications for Windows on ARM, which is now to be the same as when it comes to building apps for x86 archit... |
10 February 2012
08:49 GMT |
|
|
It looks like analysts really are enthusiastic about the chances of tablets, with Transparency having even issued an official announcement in which it makes predictions regarding the next four years.
Transparency Market Research believes that the level of annual tablet sales will grow by around 38.8 percent every y... |
10 February 2012
08:11 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8, the first version of the desktop client to arrive with enhancements meant for mobile devices and with expanded support for touchscreens, will also be the first to be loaded on ARM architectures.
Dubbed WOA (Windows on ARM), the platform will offer the same features and capabilities that Windows 8 will o... |
10 February 2012
07:27 GMT |
|
|
As the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview approaches, Microsoft is offering more details on the upcoming Windows on ARM, or WOA.
This is the latest member of the Windows family, Microsoft says, and it will be treated as such, which means access to the features and capabilities that Windows 8 will have to of... |
10 February 2012
04:52 GMT |
|
|
On the last day of February 2012, Microsoft will show to the world the beta flavor of its Windows 8 operating system, called Consumer Preview.
The Redmond-based software giant has already confirmed the move officially, and we’re all eagerly waiting to learn more on what it has to unveil to the world on that ... |
9 February 2012
09:20 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 Consumer Preview, the next iteration of Microsoft’s newest desktop client, is set to make its official debut on February 29th at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Windows 8 is the first desktop client from the Redmond-based software giant to sport enhancements for touchscreens.
It ar... |
9 February 2012
03:37 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft is gearing up for showing to the world the next version of Windows 8, which should land before the end of this month as Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Some more info on what the platform version is bound to include has started to emerge, suggesting that there could be no Media Center available inside it. ... |
8 February 2012
17:41 GMT |
|
|
Metro applications in Windows 8 will receive access to the device’s resources based on one of the three possible states they could be in, Microsoft detailed today in a blog post.
One of these would include applications that are actively running in the foreground, and which will have access to CPU, disk, memo... |
8 February 2012
16:11 GMT |
|
|
One of the great features the Microsoft decided to include inside Windows 8 was the ability of Metro Applications to take advantage of the performance of Internet Explorer 10 when displaying web content.
Microsoft explains that web content will always be JIT compiled and hardware-accelerated when it comes to Metro... |
8 February 2012
14:41 GMT |
|
|
When made available for the general public later this month, Windows 8 Consumer Preview will include a series of pre-installed applications.
Clearly, this is something that many have been expecting, but no specific info on what these applications will be all about has emerged until now.
Today, however, we learn ... |
8 February 2012
09:45 GMT |
|
|
Due later this year, Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform is expected to offer a new approach to the manner in which applications make use of device’s features, including the battery.
One of the main focuses when developing Windows 8 was on the power efficiency of applications, so that users could benefit fr... |
8 February 2012
07:35 GMT |
|
|
The first games that will be included in the App Store of the Windows 8 operating system have been uncovered, including hugely popular titles like Angry Birds, as well as console games, like Ms Splosion Man or Ilomilo. Windows 8 will have a special App Store from where users of the operating system can download appl... |
7 February 2012
11:31 GMT |
|
|
Later this month, Microsoft is expected to deliver some more info on the Windows Store that will accompany the upcoming Windows 8 platform. The company already announced plans to unveil some more details on the application portal as soon as Windows 8 Beta is here, and we can now count the weeks until that happens.... |
7 February 2012
09:25 GMT |
|
|
Nokia is the most important Microsoft partner when it comes to Windows Phone. In fact, it is so important that it previously hinted that it might extend the partnership to cover tablet PCs as well. No official info on a possible near device has emerged for the time being, but that does not prevent enthusiasts from ... |
6 February 2012
13:11 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 Consumer Preview is expected to become available for the general public in the next few weeks, with a great deal of interface changes packed inside.
Among them, we can count the lack of a Start button, although it has been present in all flavors of Windows ever since Windows 95 was launched.
But this i... |
6 February 2012
08:51 GMT |
|
|
The beta flavor of Windows 8, expected to be released to the public as Consumer Preview, will emerge before the end of this month. Thus, Microsoft has already started to make the necessary preparations to raise awareness on its platform, and came up with a new Bing video background for that. The said special Bin... |
6 February 2012
03:57 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft is making further changes to the user interface of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, the latest of which is to remove the Windows Start button from the task bar. The Start button has been present in all the flavors of the Windows operating system for the past 15 years. It was introduced in Windows... |
6 February 2012
03:16 GMT |
|
|
Hewlett Packard is one of the manufacturers set to bring to the market tablet PCs running under Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 platform.
The company’s CEO Meg Whitman confirmed this in a recent interview with CRN, but did not offer specific info on when devices might hit stores.
One thing that she did... |
4 February 2012
06:50 GMT |
|
|
Later this year, Microsoft is expected to bring to the market a new flavor of its mobile operating system, one that would arrive on shelves under the name of Windows Phone 8. Rumors on what the platform could bring to devices have been around for some time now, but nothing has been officially confirmed on the matt... |
3 February 2012
05:54 GMT |
|
|
When made available on mobile devices later this year, Windows 8 will have a great advantage over rival solutions, namely it will build on the success Windows benefits from. ARM CEO Warren East believes that, and he might have an idea or two of what is happening in the mobile space, since most of the smartphones and... |
1 February 2012
14:11 GMT |
|
|
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the Technical Preview availability of its next-generation productivity suite, codenamed Office 15.
The software is promised in a public beta flavor sometime in summer (only lucky few will get a taste of it now), and might hit the market later this year, most probably at the same time... |
1 February 2012
13:31 GMT |
|
|
The process of copying files in Windows 8 will be much improved starting with the beta release, when compared to the developer preview and with other flavors of Windows.
Microsoft designed the platform to handle duplicate files differently than before and to eliminate the need of copying identical files from a loc... |
31 January 2012
15:01 GMT |
|
|
After registering an impressive success with Kinect on Xbox, and the over 18 million sold units are proof of that, Microsoft is gearing up for making a splash with Kinect for Windows as well.
Back in January, the company announced plans to release Kinect for Windows SDK as soon as tomorrow, and to have the sensor ... |
31 January 2012
10:03 GMT |
|
|
As soon as Windows 8 arrives on shelves, users will have a new experience when it comes to copying files around.
The platform has been designed to handle duplicate files a bit differently than before, mainly based on the feedback that Microsoft has been receiving lately from users.
Usually, two files on a comput... |
31 January 2012
10:01 GMT |
|
|
Apparently, Microsoft does plan on making sure that Windows 8 will deliver from all points of view. In this regard, the company took a better look at Windows Explorer and decided it needed some upgrades. For example, Windows 8 Beta will no longer suffer from the navigation pane scrolling bug that Windows 7 was aff... |
31 January 2012
07:58 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 will deliver a series of changes affecting the Windows Explorer too, but few of them will relate to the interface the file manager sports at the moment.
Windows Explorer will feature the ribbon interface that Microsoft adopted for Office a few years ago, though it will be minimized by default.
Not eve... |
31 January 2012
05:25 GMT |
|
|
Intel will soon update its Rapid Storage Technology (RST) software suite to version 11.5 which, among other features, will also bring support for the TRIM command when using two or more SSDs setup to work in a RAID array. The TRIM command was specially designed to inform solid-state drives which blocks of data are n... |
30 January 2012
19:21 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system is bringing along support for ARM chipsets, among other great new features.
The platform is increasingly stable on ARM configurations, and Microsoft is quite happy with the way things evolve. In fact, the company is so content, that it plans on pushing the plat... |
30 January 2012
05:30 GMT |
|
|
We already knew that Windows 8 was going to bring a slew of new features to the table, but we hadn't heard of Kinect-supporting laptops until today.
Nevertheless, that is exactly what recent reports say ASUS is working on.
To be a bit more specific, ASUS supposedly has two prototype netbooks with Windows 8 and... |
27 January 2012
11:20 GMT |
|
|
Kinect has already been announced for Windows PCs, yet it appears that some vendors out there might be set to take it to a brand new level.
Rumor has it that ASUS is considering the release of a Window 8-powered laptop that would also include the Kinect sensor inside.
In fact, The Daily claims that they have alr... |
27 January 2012
10:54 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 was meant to be used on mobile devices too, which means that support for sensors will also be included in it.
In fact, it appears that Microsoft has been keen on packing the functionality inside its upcoming platform, and that this was a focus from day one. Now, the company has provided some more info on... |
25 January 2012
10:31 GMT |
|
|
Codenamed Apollo, Windows Phone 8 will arrive on shelves as the next–generation mobile OS from Microsoft. The platform is said to be based on the same code as the Windows 8 desktop client, which was unveiled to the world in September last year. Microsoft is said to plan the release of both new OS versions i... |
25 January 2012
09:27 GMT |
|
|
The next version of Windows Phone is expected to make an official appearance at the Mobile World Congress next month, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest.
Microsoft is expected to present the platform at the event, and should refer to it as Windows Phone 8, in line with the upcoming Windows 8 desktop ... |
25 January 2012
08:43 GMT |
|
|
Android users who would like to get a taste of the Windows 8 user interface on their Android-based mobile phones will soon be able to do so through an application called Skydroid. Available from the guys over at the XDA-Developers forums, the app will bring the Windows 8 Metro UI on Android, though it appears that it... |
24 January 2012
16:01 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 users will be able to install any application purchased via the Windows Store on a number of up to five devices, Microsoft has announced.
Similarly with apps available in the Windows Phone Marketplace, software destined for Windows 8 will allow users to perform installations on multiple devices.
Clearl... |
23 January 2012
12:11 GMT |
|
|
Applications built specifically for Windows 8 and its Metro UI will arrive on devices mainly via Microsoft’s own application portal, the Windows Store. This means that users will have to access the store to find applications that fit their needs, and that they will also perform the installation via the Store... |
23 January 2012
08:11 GMT |
|
|
When made available for the public, Windows 8 Beta is expected to bring along a nice range of new features, including access to Windows Store, the application portal that Microsoft has long promised for the operating system. Details on the upcoming application storefront have been already presented to the public, ... |
23 January 2012
05:16 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 will pack enhancements related to the connectivity options that users can benefit of, including easier management of 3G, 4G and WiFi network connections. Windows 8 was designed to fit the needs of mobile users, and the new connectivity capabilities it features were aimed specifica... |
21 January 2012
07:09 GMT |
|
|
Now that Intel finally has chips that are both powerful and energy efficient enough to put on a good show on the tablet and smartphone front, the company is seriously considering what operating systems to focus on.
We have already mentioned that the Santa Clara, California-based company had Windows 8 slates queued ... |
20 January 2012
11:12 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8, Microsoft’s next-generation platform, is expected to become commercially available this fall, and devices to run under it are already being developed. We’re referring here to tablet PCs, of course, since Windows 8 is the first Microsoft client to feature optimizations for this type of device... |
20 January 2012
08:06 GMT |
|
|
As part of its announcement regarding the financial results for the second quarter of the financial year 2012, Microsoft unveiled that it managed to sell over 525 million Windows 7 licenses to date.
Windows 7 is the fastest selling client from Microsoft, but it is not yet the widest spread. Windows XP still leads ... |
20 January 2012
06:01 GMT |
|
|
When made commercially available later this year, Windows 8 should include a Skype Metro app as well, recent job posts on the company’s website suggest.
The company's website shows that Skype is looking to hire developers to get started with the building of a Metro application that will be based on C# a... |
19 January 2012
09:58 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8, the new platform version from Microsoft, is bound to arrive on devices this year with a series of appealing new features inside, including a new file system, called ReFS. The Resilient File System is a newly developed feature that will arrive in both Windows Server 8 and in the Windows 8 client. Based... |
18 January 2012
05:50 GMT |
|
More: next 50 >> |
|
|
Find us on Google+
