Former Windows chief Steven Sinofsky on Thursday defended Windows 8′s performance in the market, saying, “It’s hard for me to look at selling 100 million of something and not feeling great about it.” Microsoft ...
After months of teasers, Intel kicked off shipments of fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell, with the first batch being quad-core chips for laptops and desktops. The Haswell chips, which also include dual-core chips to be ...
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HTC has canceled plans to develop a larger Windows RT tablet because demand for tablets based on the Microsoft operating system has been weak, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. HTC will still release an ARM-based 7-in. Windows RT tablet in ...
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Microsoft will have another shot at tempting businesses to try Windows 8 after it rolls out the "Blue" update later this year, analysts said Thursday. Windows 8.1, as the free update has been branded, will ship as a preview on June 26, ...
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MICROSOFT today has launched its long awaited Windows 8 Surface Pro tablet computer in Australia. It will be available from today in two configurations: a 64GB standalone version for $999 and a 128GB standalone version priced at $1,099. ...
Intel's latest chip, its 4th generation Core processor code-named Haswell, will take a 6 hour battery and make it last for 9 hours. The 4th generation Core may be the first chip from Intel that can extend -- in a single generation -- PC ...
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Microsoft yesterday announced that Surface Pro tablets it will start selling in Japan on June 7 will come with a fully-functional copy of Office, a bundle one analyst said hints at a change in Microsoft's sales strategy for its homegrown ...
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Microsoft today revealed some of the changes in Windows 8 due to reach customers in a month, but didn't address what analysts called the biggest barrier to the OS's success. That would be Windows 8 apps, dubbed "Modern" apps, or if one ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook reassured investors yesterday that the company is not going to stand still with its products portfolio, and that it has been working on "some incredible plans" for a while. Speaking at the D11 Conference in California, ...
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Microsoft customers clamoring for the incorporation of the Start button and menu into Windows 8 will get their wish partially fulfilled in the upcoming update of the OS. Windows 8.1, which will be released in preview mode next month and ...
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As the PC desktop and laptop market slumps and the tablet market grows, it might seem obvious to tablet users why that's so. However, details shared by analysts dramatically highlight three reasons behind robust tablet growth. Tablets are ...
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SHARES in specialist telecoms construction firm Service Stream crashed to an all-time low yesterday as the company failed to rally against the negative fallout of breaching its banking covenants. Service Stream shares touched a record low ...
Microsoft has poked fun at Apple in a new 30-second advert, in which it mocks the iPad. The advert, dubbed "Windows 8: Less calling, more doing", pits the iPad against the Asus VivoTab Smart tablet, which runs on Windows 8, with Siri ...
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One in 10 computers in secondary schools will be a tablet by the end of 2013, according to research carried out by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA). It is estimated that there are now 141,000 tablets in UK secondary ...
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The semiconductor revenues decreased by 2.2% in 2012. Worldwide semiconductor revenues are expected to increase by 3-4% during 2013, according to the report from International Data Corporation. According to the report, during 2012 the ...
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