If you purchased a computer that had the Windows 7 operating system and are looking forward to upgrading the device to Windows 8 Pro, you may have one more hoop to jump through. The upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro is being offered for $14.99. To get the upgrade at the discounted rate, you had to have purchased a Windows 7 PC on or after June 2.
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Dell and HP tablets delayed: Intel chip test trouble blamed
Dell and other Windows 8 tablet manufacturers are apparently experiencing unexpected problems with drivers for their new touchscreen slates, insiders claim, forcing delays of certain models into early 2013. The Dell Latitude 10 and other Intel Atom Z2760 based tablets are now not expected until late January, with sources telling InformationWeek that the problem is in getting sufficiently stable drivers for the power-frugal Clover Trail processors to meet Microsoft's licensing standards.
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Nokia 10-inch Windows RT tablet due February 2013 tip sources
The persistent rumor of a Nokia Windows tablet has reignited, with claims that a 10-inch model running Windows RT is in the pipeline for a February 2013 reveal. According to the insiders, Nokia has been in talks with Qualcomm around using the Snapdragon S4 processor for the slate, with a previous 2012 launch schedule put on ice, DigiTimes reports, after Microsoft itself waded into the Windows tablet market.
Samsung ATIV Smart PC Review
When a mobile carrier like AT&T picks up a device for sale that’s as massive as the Samsung ATIV Smart PC with Windows 8, you’ve got to wonder who would be heading out to the same location they picked up their smartphone to pick up a PC. In this case it’s more of a cross-over situation in which AT&T already carries tablets, and is here easing the public into the idea that they’re going to be holding larger PC machines with a half-and-half beast like the Samsung ATIV Smart PC, itself a convertible tablet that can also be a notebook when you pick up the right docking accessory. At the moment we’re limited to the tablet bit as the two are sold separately and the lower piece isn’t up at AT&T quite yet.
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 13, 2012
Welcome to Thursday evening everyone. Today Verizon confirmed that Jelly Bean will begin rolling out to the Galaxy S III starting tomorrow, so get ready for that to drop. Apple released its iTunes Best of 2012 list today, while Facebook rolled out a native app for Android, which can boast speeds that are twice as fast. Google has brought double tap functionality to its mobile ads, meaning that you no longer have to worry about accidentally clicking an ad, and a US court has found that the iPhone infringes on three MobileMedia patents, with those patents revealed later in the day.
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Windows Store now accepting PEGI 18 games
After initially announcing that the Windows Store would not accept "mature content," Microsoft today announced that they're now accepting PEGI 18 games in the Windows Store. This means that popular games such as Mass Effect 3, Dishonored, Deus Ex, and The Walking Dead are now available for purchase directly from Microsoft's store.
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Amped Wireless announces the high-power TAN1 wifi adapter for Windows 8
Amped Wireless has announced the launch of the world's first high-power wifi adapter for tablets, laptops, and ultrabooks running Windows 8, the TAN1. This adapter is purported to offer thrice the range and performance of your average everyday integrated wireless adapter. The TAN1 will be launched in "early 2013," which we assume to mean before March.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 12, 2012
Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. With the new year coming up shortly, a couple of companies took a look back at the year we're leaving behind, with Facebook posting its Year in Review and Google Zeitgeist 2012 going live. A video of an L-series BlackBerry 10 device hit the Internet today, and you can now have a look at SlashGear's calendar using UpTo on iOS or Android. Facebook was named the best place to work at in 2013, while Google revealed that it doesn't have any plans to develop apps for Windows 8.
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Google has no plans to develop apps for Windows 8
Many developers are working on building Windows 8 apps for their popular applications, but one company that's forgoing Windows 8 altogether is Google. The company has revealed that it will not being developing apps for Windows 8, including one of their most popular apps, Gmail. The company said that, due to lack of interest, they're holding back on developing any apps for the new OS.
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Nokia engineer posts Windows 8 game hacking instructions, makes point about security
Nokia engineer Justin Angel posted a series of instructions on his website yesterday detailing how to hack Windows 8 games. A short while later, his website went offline, although whether due to being shutdown or simply bumped offline from traffic is unknown. He didn't post the hacking directions in order to help users score free games, however, stating that he did so in order to expose security flaws.
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Yahoo launches new email web client, also coming to iOS, Android, and Windows 8
Yahoo may no longer be your primary choice for email service, but the fact is that millions of people still use it, and to keep their email service relevant and up-to-date, Yahoo has upgraded the interface and added some performance enhancements, as well as released new iOS and Windows 8 apps, while updating their existing Android app.
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Lenovo announces the Windows 8-optimized ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch
Lenovo has announced the world's lightest 14-inch touch laptop, the X1 Carbon Touch. This laptop is optimized for Windows 8, and is made from carbon fiber, hence its name. We first saw the machine when it popped up on Lenovo's website on November 20, only to be taken down again a short while later, providing some tantalizing details and little else.
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