Will Windows 8 Revolutionize Mobile Computing?

Release Date ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ in Motley Fool

Windows 8 wows experts Boston Herald - Brendan Lynch - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Microsoft released an early version of its Windows 8 operating system to developers last week, and so far the hybrid desktop-tablet software is impressing experts. The OS, scheduled to be released next fall, is winning praise for its ...
Story of the Week: Survival of the Tablet Financial Times (blog) - Maryam Nabi - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Things are heating up again in the world of tablets. While talk of a tablet war is buzzing, with the latest player soon to be Microsoft, existing tablet makers are struggling to catch up with the iPad. This week, Microsoft showcased its Windows 8 ...
The World Finally Touches Windows 8 PC Magazine - Peter Pachal - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ No more glimpses, no more demos. At last people all over the world got a chance to actually use Windows 8 this week. Twitter reveals its first impressions. By Peter Pachal Microsoft followed through on its plan to completely revamp Windows this week, ...
	Tablet rivalry looms with Win 8 (Apple Talk Weekly) CNET - Josh Lowensohn - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Once again I'm going to kick off this week's edition of Apple Talk Weekly by talking about a company other than Apple, and that company is Microsoft. The tech giant offered developers their first taste of Windows 8 at its Build conference in Anaheim, ...
	Top tech headlines: Roundup of tech buzz Hindustan Times - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Microsoft unveiled a preview of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system at its BUILD developers conference. The concept behind Windows 8 is that it is a touch-first user interface built around Microsoft's iconic Metro style. ...
Windows 8: The "Ocho" for Tablets, Phones Barron's - Mark Veverka - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ The next iteration of Microsoft's iconic operating system will be optimized for smartphones and tablets. Too bad it may not be launched until next fall. Impatient shareholders hoping for sweeping changes at ...
	Windows 8 opens fresh thinking on touchscreens Financial Times - Richard Waters - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎ Usually, when companies claim to have “reimagined” a venerable but ageing product in an attempt to give it a new lease of life, the actual facelift does not justify the hyperbole. But the revamped version of the ...
Mister Softee's Windows 8 Could Bite Into Apple's iPad Sales Forbes - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎ Yesterday at its BUILD developer event, Microsoft unveiled a detailed preview of the next major release of its next version called Windows 8. [1] Windows 8 seems to have a radically different look and feel, and the most attractive aspect of Windows 8 ...
Will tablet developers rush to Windows 8? Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎ O'Donnell noted that desktops and laptops out-sell media tablets like the iPad at a rate of about 4 to 1. He expects that ratio to be about the same in 2015, when tablets could become 30% of the mix oin the personal computer market. ...
Windows 8 going rogue (kind of) CBS News - Chenda Ngak - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎ (CBS) - Building a new operating system from the ground up is a daunting task, but it seems like Microsoft is rolling the dice with Windows 8. Our friends at CNET brought up an interesting point that Windows 8 is not trying to copy OSX or iOS. ...
Why Windows 8 isn't an iOS copycat CNET - Josh Lowensohn - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎ Windows 8 running on a desktop, just as it can run on a tablet, or notebook computer. This week saw the latest step towards the release of Windows 8, the next major version of Microsoft's operating system that represents one of the biggest changes in ...
iPad vs. Windows 8: The war of the tweets Fortune (blog) - Philip Elmer-DeWitt - ‎Sep 14, 2011‎ A war of words -- blogged, tweeted and syndicated -- broke out at Microsoft's (MSFT) annual developers conference Tuesday when the company distributed Samsung tablets loaded with beta copies of ...
	Windows 8 puts Microsoft's PC and tablet fates in same basket Beatweek Magazine - Timmy Falcon - 19 Sep, 2011 Windows 8 arrives in time to take on the iPad 3 even as previous iPad tablet competitors circle the bowl. In terms of user headcount, Microsoft easily won the personal computer wars with Windows 1 through 7 but lost the MP3 wars as its ...
Windows 8 tablet may kill Apple iPad 2 and iPad 3 Northern Voices Online - ‎Sep 18, 2011‎ Microsoft's Windows 8 is making waves. In fact it is the most important talking point among techies. If you check the blogs or tech related websites you will find that this is one the most hotly debated issue. Though it is still a good one year away, ...
	Samsung/Dell Windows 8 tablet lags behind next-gen iPad 3 Product Reviews - Daniel Chubb - ‎Sep 18, 2011‎ Earlier this week we looked at how Windows 8 would have an extremely fast boot time on SSD, which could beat Mac OS X Lion. This was followed up with a busy week for Microsoft as they promoted what their new operating system will be capable of, ...
	Windows 8 OS Seal of Approval: Or Mostly Only Kent - Debbie Turner - ‎Sep 18, 2011‎ Many people have been waiting for their first glimpse of Windows 8, a complete overhaul of Microsoft's operating system and this week a preview of the next OS became available. The experts seem pretty impressed at what they've seen so far and it could ...
	Experts Give Thumbs up to Windows 8; iPad's Fate in Doubt? International Business Times - ‎Sep 18, 2011‎ By IB Times Staff Reporter \| September 18, 2011 4:54 AM EDT Microsoft released an early version of its upcoming operating system, Windows 8, on a prototype Samsung tablet last week and experts believe the hybrid software could win the ground Microsoft ...
Windows 8 Tablet Market Might Dodge Apple's iPad Secaucus New Jersey News - Justin Hill - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Windows 8, Microsoft's latest version of its legendary operating system is already out. The reviews are coming and the PC Magazine notes are showing a lot of them on Twitter. The new suite is “radically different,” according to ABC News, which gave the ...
Will tablet developers want Windows 8? Australian Macworld - Matt Hamblen - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Now that developers have in their hands a pre-release version of Windows 8 running on a special edition of the Samsung Series 7 tablet, analysts are weighing in on how many developers will ultimately build Windows tablet applications. ...
iOS 5 Vs Windows 8 OS : Side-by-Side Comparison on iPad & Windows 8 Slate [Video]! TNerd.com - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Soon after Microsoft unveiled the Windows 8 OS, there was a sense of electricity in air, with several fanatics liking Windows 8 OS, even in itâ€™s developer build state and several others writing in favour of the OS after being impressed by its ...
	Despite Windows 8, Tablet Market Very Much Apple's International Business Times - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Microsoft is taking aim of breaking into the "post-PC" market, where tablets and smartphones dominate, but that market will belong to Apple -- at least for the time being. The Redmond-Wash. based company rolled out developer versions of its anticipated ...
	The Infamous Blue Screen of Death of Windows 8 Gigjets - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Well, Microsoft has finally released the developer preview of its upcoming operating system which will run across computers and tablets. So far it has got a very positive response on the web. It is based on the new Metro UI, it has super fast boot time ...
Windows 8 Arrives, But Apple's Not Eclipsed Yet The Atlantic Wire - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ The first hands-on glimpse of Windows 8, Microsoft's latest version of its legendary operating system. The reviews are out, and PC Magazine notes, there are a lot of them on Twitter. Professional reviewers are weighing in, too, beyond the question of ...
	Why the Windows 8 Tablet Market will dodge the iPad SlashGear - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Just this past week we learned for the first time, or rather confirmed for the first time, that Windows 8 would be made to work not only on devices so large as servers carrying massive amounts of data, but devices so small as a tablet PC. ...
Will Windows 8 Revolutionize Mobile Computing? Motley Fool - Evan Niu - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Microsoft would take a 0% cut on sales of all apps through the Windows Store. At least it is if you're a developer. The official public release won't be ...
	Microsoft Bets on Massive Windows 8 Redesign International Business Times - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Microsoft rolled development versions of its upcoming Windows 8 platform this week, garnering mostly positive response from industry watchers as it vies to prove its relevance in what is slowly becoming a "post-PC" world. ...
	The Apple iPad isn't going to be swallowed instantly by Windows 8 tablets Tablets Planet - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ There have been a lot of people clamoring to crown Windows 8 as the real iPad and iOS killer, but I say hold on it's too soon. Microsoft when it comes to tablets will be starting from the ground floor just as Google did with Android 3.x Honeycomb. ...
	The Macalope Weekly: Have you tried rebooting? Macworld - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ by The Macalope, Macworld.com While the pundits have declared Lion worse than Vista, they've also declared Windows 8 better than iOS and Lion! Sure, it's not shipping for at least another year, and it's making a lot of wild promises but, ugh, God, ...
	Windows 8 on iPhone 5 release date and iPad market share PopHerald.com - Carlo Raphael Diokno - ‎Sep 17, 2011‎ Windows 8 is one of the trending topics of this week, while iPhone 5 and its rumored release date still a hot topic. Microsoft and its newly announced Windows 8 operating system is the loudest among the technology category this week courtesy of the new ...
	Video showdown: Windows 8 slate vs. iPad iOS 5 Mobile Magazine - Michael Kwan - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎ As you may have heard, Windows 8 is coming down the pipeline and it's looking to be very mobile-centric. The desktop experience can be much like the tablet experience, which in turn is a blown-up version of ...