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HTC to take on the Windows RT reign in the new year!

HTC the makers of the popular Windows Phone 8X will make windows RT tablets in the new year. Windows RT is the cut down version of windows 8 which runs on ARM based platforms. Currently the Microsoft Surface is the leader in this market, but Microsoft themselves have been struggling to gain traction in the market, where apple and google tablets are dominant. HTC have made two android tablets since 2009 and ...

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8 Versions of Windows 8?

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview released earlier this week revealed that there may be 8 SKUs come public release in the fall. Windows 7 was released in 6 different editions: Enterprise, Professional, Home Basic, Home Premium, Starter, and Ultimate- though the versions most widely used and sold at retail were Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. That Microsoft is considering adding a Professional Plus Ed ...

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Windows 8 consumer preview event!

The event is now online,a nd basically it just announces, that the start bar has gone, Xbox Live is here to stay and an array of multitouch gestures. All in days work for Microsoft. It's well worth the watch if you're into Windows in a big way. ARM takes a new precedence as well, but enterprise features in Windows Arm aren't currently available. Furthermore there is still that painful transition between Met ...

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New SkyDrive Features Announced

  Microsoft's SkyDrive, software that allows for storage and sharing of files, has proven itself a contender in the cloud storage space, thanks in part to products within the Microsoft ecosystem like Office and its cloud counterpart Office 365. Early this morning, Microsoft unveiled SkyDrive's new native application with Metro interface for Windows 8. Also announced was integration with Explorer in Win ...

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The Windows Start button disappears forever!

After 17 years at the foot of your desktop screen, the trusty start button has disappeared forever. In Windows 8 consumer preview, the start button has disappeared forever. The functionality of course is replaced by the Metro interface as well as a hot spot on the legacy interface. This of course is a sad day for windows users, the trusty start button has been with them since Windows 95. However of course t ...

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Windows 8: what it means for the industry and you

Over the last week, Microsoft has been showcasing its tablet friendly successor to Windows 7 at its BUILD conference in California. The new operating system, provisionally and predictably named Windows 8, has been in the works for a long time but now it's at the Developer Preview stage and a somewhat unfinished but workable version can be downloaded by anyone right here. It's a massive new direction for the ...

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’400 Million Windows 7 Licenses Sold’ says Microsoft

Microsoft have issued a press release that they have swiftly sold 400 million licenses of their current operating system, Windows 7, within two years. This would make Windows 7 the fastest-selling operating system in history and shows that Microsoft are still worthy adversaries against their many competitors. Microsoft's head, Steve Ballmer reported this record-breaking news at this year's Worldwide Partner ...

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Windows 8 Anaylsis! The good and the bad!

With the imminent release of Windows 8 after the fancy announcement early this morning we are still trying to make it out to what it will be. One things for sure, PCs are going to be touch, its not necessary but its heavily advised considering the significant improvement of the UI for touch as well, as the new found marketplace, an App Store for windows. Of Course the UI is amazing with the best of Windows ...

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Tablets-The death of the Midrange laptop

With tablets moving forward by light years every other week, us humanoids are left with a choice when we ahve around £500 to spend on electronic pleasure with the net book all but disposed of  the midrange laptop is the next target of the Tablet Army.  Basically £500 could buy you an iPad 2, a Asus EeePad Transformer with Dock, or and Acer Iconia Tab. All worthy tablets, but £500 laptops include midrange De ...

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