New Delhi: The next big Windows operating system from Microsoft is expected to be launched this October, according to Bloomberg. Citing sources, Bloomberg says the initial rollout will include devices running Intel and ARM chips. Microsoft's next big ticket release happens in October, so that the company and PC manufacturers can make the best of the Christmas shopping season in the west. The technology giant had first demonstrated its new...
06:11 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Dell has officially confirmed that it is looking to launch a Windows 8 operating system based tablet. "We have a road-map for tablets that we haven't announced yet. You'll see some announcements (in this regard) in the back half of the year," Dell's chief commercial officer Steve Felice was quoted as saying by Reuters. He also added, "We're very encouraged by the touch capability we are seeing in...
03:34 PM, Mar 19, 2012
London: A growing dissatisfaction among office workers with the clunky computers their employers force them to use, in contrast to the sleek Apple devices many have at home, could yet benefit incumbent suppliers like Dell, a top Dell executive said. As Apple's third-generation iPad went on sale on Friday, accompanied by the now traditional scenes of fans queuing round the block, Dell's chief commercial officer Steve Felice said the tablet...
10:41 AM, Mar 17, 2012
Helsinki: Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari is spending a third of his time on creating a tablet for the cellphone maker, which would stand out among hundreds of iPad-challengers, he said in an interview with Finnish magazine Kauppalehti Optio. "We are working on it," he was quoted as saying. Nokia's Chief Executive Stephen Elop has said the category is interesting for the Finnish company, but has stressed the need for...
01:25 PM, Mar 15, 2012
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06:27 PM, Mar 11, 2012
New Delhi: Microsoft Corp. has now announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which is available for download at http://preview.windows.com , thereby giving the public the first chance to try out the slick, new-look operating system. Windows 8, as the first Microsoft operating system compatible with low-power microprocessors designed by ARM Holdings Plc, will run on tablets as well as desktops and laptops. The Product Windows 8 is...
10:42 PM, Feb 29, 2012
San Francisco: Microsoft is scrambling to preserve what's left of its kingdom. Since the company released its Windows operating system in 1985, most of the sequels have been variations on the same theme. Not that it mattered much. Regardless of the software's quality, Microsoft managed to remain at the center of the personal computing universe. The stakes are much different as Microsoft Corp. puts the finishing touches on Windows 8...
11:18 AM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: Personal computer maker, HP (Hewlett-Packard) is set to bring a tablet based on Windows 8 operating system. This will be the second tablet after HP's first WebOS based tab which was launched last year. Hewlett-Packard's co chief executive officer Meg Whitman said, "HP will release by Christmas a new tablet tailored for security, productivity and business network compatibility." "The company will release the tablet computer based on Microsoft...
02:36 PM, Feb 25, 2012
San Francisco: Microsoft announced that it was redesigning the logo of Windows software, making a fundamental change to the iconic four-colour Windows logo users have been used to for 20 years. Meshing with the Metro design of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8, the new logo is a slightly-angled blue block with a thin white cross in the middle, making it look like a window instead of the four-colour wavy flag in...
03:01 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Anaheim: Microsoft Corp handed out sleek new tablet computers with a test version of Windows 8 at its annual developer conference, to spark excitement over its new operating system. The devices are the first chance for people outside Microsoft to play with Windows 8, the temporary code name for its next system that includes features tailored specifically for touch screens and tablets. The company is betting the new system will...
10:04 PM, Sep 13, 2011
Seattle: Next week a high-ranking Microsoft Corp executive will stand on stage and show off a new version of Windows on a tablet computer. It won't be the first time. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer did it last year. Co-founder Bill Gates did it 10 years ago. This time, when Windows chief Steven Sinofsky shows off an early version of its next touch-enabled, tablet-friendly operating system - code-named Windows 8 -...
10:49 AM, Sep 08, 2011
Rancho Palos Verdes: Microsoft Corp. demonstrated its new operating system at the D: All Things Digital conference on Wednesday, a full version of Windows that will operate on tablets and personal computers. For now, it's called "Windows 8." Executives said that as mobile devices have gotten more powerful, they are able to run the full version of Windows. The operating system is "touch first," which means it responds to finger...
09:02 AM, Jun 02, 2011
