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IDC predicts Windows 8 upgrade to be “largely irrelevant” beyond tablets

, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [24]

Research firm IDC has published its top 10 systems software predictions for 2012, and it is quite skeptical about the success of Microsoft's Windows 8 in terms of the number of upgrades. It believes that very few users will choose to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 as the new Metro UI skin offers no value to traditional PC users. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 public beta slated for release late February

, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [9]

Word is that the public beta of Windows 8 is apparently slated to be released in late February of 2012, according to sources close to Microsoft. The timing of the public beta launch has been much talked about in tech circles; it's expected that Windows 8 will be officially released in 2012, but the actual expected date for the completion and shipment of the upcoming Microsoft operating system remains, at the moment, unrevealed. Though, with the knowledge of the public beta release's time frame, we'll have a better idea of the overall time frame of the new Windows operating system. Read The Full Story

Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” now available, is most popular open source OS

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [19]

In just the last twelve months, Linux Mint has surpassed Ubuntu as the most popular open source operating system on open source ranking website DistroWatch. Why, you ask? Perhaps because the latter has been looking with a new perspective on the user interface, and begun aiming at mobile platforms instead. However, note that Linux Mint is actually built on Ubuntu, so it has quite a few of Ubuntu's advantages while doing away with some of its shortcomings, and serving up a plethora of multimedia codecs. Read The Full Story

Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 demo for iPhone and Android users

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [12]

If you've been curious about Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango platform, you can now try it out directly on your iPhone or Android device without having to download or install anything. Microsoft launched an HTML5 website that simulates the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango interface, allowing you to take a test drive by simply navigating to the site via your mobile browser. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 security loophole demoed by researcher

, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [8]

Microsoft's Windows 8 isn't due out in full until fall of next year, but security researcher Peter Kleissner has already found a way to exploit the platform. Kleissner created a Windows 8 bootkit that can bypass the User Account Control using just 14KB of exploit code. It's said to be the first proof-of-concept to find a vulnerability in Windows 8 and he's posted a demo video of the process. Read The Full Story

Microsoft details Windows 8 online setup experience

, Nov 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft revealed some details on the progress of its Windows 8 development today, specifically related to designing an improved setup and upgrade experience. The company had commissioned a study where it found that many users chose not to upgrade because the process of doing so was difficult. Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad may be revived with Windows 8

, Oct 25th 2011 Discuss [16]

It looks like HP is still undecided about its TouchPad tablet. Despite the company's announcement back in August that it would discontinue webOS hardware, rumors now suggest that under Meg Whitman's lead as HP's new CEO, the company could revive the tablet by powering it with Windows 8. According to some HP employees, the company is currently testing the TouchPad with Windows 8 as part of a "proof-of-concept." Read The Full Story

MIcrosoft details Windows 8 portrait orientation for tablets

, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Microsoft has posted more details today on its Building Windows 8 blog, revealing the next-gen operating system's layout optimizations for portrait and landscape orientations. Up until now, we've only seen Windows 8 demoed on tablets in landscape view and those horizontal sweeps of Live Tiles look great. But what happens when you rotate the tablet into portrait orientation? Read The Full Story

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK now available

, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google has just finished unveiling the Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at their press event in Hong Kong moments ago and now the SDK for the next-gen platform is available to developers. This new platform brings a refined and unified user experience that will work on smartphones, tablets, and more. Read The Full Story

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich final build detailed

, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [15]

This week Google revealed the final details surrounding Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, its newest and most advanced mobile operating system. This update to a whole new dessert is what Google calls “an entirely new look and feel to Android” and from what we’ve seen thus far, it certainly is. Ice Cream Sandwich is made to improve multi-tasking, has Wi-fi hotspot and NFC support, new notifications, and a “full web browsing experience,” all of it coming first on what Samsung calls the Galaxy Nexus, the next in a line of hero phones made in direct collaboration with Google to provide a perfectly clean version of their new software in what they see as an ideal package.

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Microsoft details Windows 8 search improvements

, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft detailed how search would work on Windows 8 and released a video demoing the ease of the new search feature when used with the Windows 8 Metro UI start screen. The focus of the search feature, however, is more focused on finding and launching apps rather than simply files, as Microsoft's studies show that people search for apps three times more than files and the company expects users to be installing a lot more apps with the new platform. Read The Full Story

Microsoft details new Windows 8 Task Manager

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft revealed today some more details on its Windows 8 developments by discussing the improvements made to its new Task Manager. In a post to the Building Windows 8 blog, group program manager Ryan Haveson explained that the team assessed how people were currently using the Task Manager and then redesigned it with the focus of optimizing for the most common scenarios, using modern information design, and not removing functionality. Read The Full Story
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