Technology giant Google has blocked hardware vendor Acer from producing a mobile phone running a variant of the Android operating system,claiming that it would excessively fragment the ecosystem. Acer had planned to produce a mobile phone ...
Tags: Google, Aliyun operating system, Android derivative, Acer
The first round of Windows 8 tablets and laptops coming out later this year will be"just the beginning"of a range of form factors and styles that will evolve as the operating system matures,according to the president of a major Taiwanese ...
Tags: Windows 8 PCs, Acer, Taiwanese computer maker, ARM processors
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced an Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid device with the Windows 8 OS,signaling the company's re-entry into the consumer tablet market,which it abandoned after the highly publicized failure of its TouchPad ...
Microsoft's new Windows RT tablets will cost up to$300(£191)less than their Windows 8 counterparts,PC maker Lenovo has said. Microsoft will launch its latest operating system on 26 October and in order to gain traction in the ...
Microsoft's new Windows RT tablets will cost up to$300(£191)less than their Windows 8 counterparts,PC maker Lenovo has said. Microsoft will launch its latest operating system on 26 October and in order to gain traction in the ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows RT tablets, Windows 8 counterparts, PC maker, Lenovo
Acer plans to produce Windows RT devices at some point,according to a company spokeswoman. That statement comes after Acer's CEO blasted Microsoft for building the Surface RT tablet.On Monday,Microsoft excluded Acer from its list of ...
Tags: PC, Acer, Windows RT, Microsoft, Surface RT, Surface Pro tablets
IDG News Service - Chinese PC maker Lenovo said on Thursday net profit in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30 grew by 30% year-over-year, as the company inched closer toward surpassing HP to become the top vendor in the market. ...
Tags: Lenovo, Profit, Mobile Business
Computer Weekly takes a look at how we experienced "the most connected Games ever" with our round-up of technology stats. The technology behind the Olympics largely went unnoticed, which is an indication of its success. "Delivering the ...
Tags: Olympics, sports website, desktops, broadband network, BT Wi-fi
Computerworld - Microsoft today said that Windows RT, the spin-off of Windows 8, has been completed and will power ARM processor-equipped tablets and PCs from Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung. The Redmond, Wash. company had earlier ...
Dell has dropped two places to fourth largest PC supplier in Western Europe as it strives to transform from PC manufacturer to services organisation. According to Gartner's latest PC shipment figures, a total of 13.6 million units were ...
Tags: Dell, PC, HP, Acer, market share, mobile PCs, desktop PCs
Computerworld-The Nexus 7 with 16GB of storage reappeared"in stock"on Wednesday in the Google Play online store after it was unavailable there and in many retail stores in the U.S.for about a week. Google launched its Nexus 7 tablet at ...
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The Olympic Games on home soil will be the final instalment of the most operationally challenging period in the BBC's history, and the broadcaster's chief technology officer (CTO) John Linwood told Computer Weekly's CW500 Club about the ...
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Upgrading to Windows 7 is having little effect on IT departments' PC purchasing decisions Businesses are actively moving off Windows XP, as support for the legacy operating system (OS) is due to end in 2014. But, according to researcher ...
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Intel isn't actively porting Android to work on tablets based on the upcoming Atom chip code-named Clover Trail,which is purpose built for Microsoft's Windows 8,according to a source familiar with the company's plans. Initial tablets ...
Tags: Intel, Clover Trail chip, Microsoft's Windows 8, smartphones
Acer is offering a free upgrade to Windows 8 on some ultrabook models, saying it will refund the upgrade fee being charged by Microsoft on certain Windows 7 PC models purchased by buyers. Acer will refund consumers who purchase the Aspire ...
Tags: Windows 8, Acer, Hardware, free upgrade