Windows 8 might turn off longtime fans

Release Date 30 Sep, 2011 in USA Today

 
   

Windows 8 might turn off longtime fans

USA Today - Kim Komando - 30 Sep, 2011
Is the reign of Windows over? With improvements in cloud-based computing and mobile tablets storming the market, many pundits have been ready to write its eulogy. But Microsoft doesn't see it that way. By Kim Komando Microsoft ...

Microsoft Windows for 2012

Stuff.co.nz - Chris Gardner - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
The next version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 8, could be anything from a few months to more than a year away. Windows, The Official Magazine, has quoted Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows at Microsoft, as saying: "Somewhere ...

Five core criticisms of Windows 8

ZDNet (blog) - Zack Whittaker - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Summary: Windows Developer Preview: It's good, but not perfect, and some PC users and novice users may end up feeling alienated. Naturally, as a technology columnist, a brand new operating system to ...

Must I Give Up XP?

PCWorld - Lincoln Spector - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Spiderowych asked the Windows forum if he will be "doomed" if he doesn't upgrade from XP to Windows 7. In general, I recommend moving up to Windows 7, but I don't consider it an absolute must. ...

REVIEW: Microsoft Windows 8

Technology Spectator - Richard Edwards - 30 Sep, 2011
Microsoft has launched Windows Developer Preview, a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for software developers and its hardware partners. Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows Division at Microsoft, talked about a “re-imagining of Windows” and how the ...

Windows 8: one step forward, two steps back

MyBroadband - 30 Sep, 2011
Andrew is a qualified systems engineer and software developer; an avid open source enthusiast; and a keen follower of the information and technology sector. He... Windows 8 has learned a lot of cool things from a number of other operating systems but ...

A Window into the Future of Tablets

mySteinbach.ca (blog) - Colin Unger - 30 Sep, 2011
These days technology is advancing very quickly and not in all of the traditional ways. When I was growing up home computers were all the rage. You could do work on them, you could play games on them, you could even create websites on them. ...

Windows 8 conclusively proves it doesn't matter what OS you use!

Windows 8 News - Mike Halsey - 30 Sep, 2011
For years now experts (and Microsoft) have said that one of the main reasons Windows has proven so popular is the familiarity people have with the OS (aside from other reasons such ...

The Windows 8 video tour

InfoWorld - 30 Sep, 2011
Windows 8 is a major shift in the Windows operating system, even though under the hood (on Intel-based computers, anyhow) much of the familiar Windows 7 lives on. But the new Metro interface -- and the ability for that part of Windows 8 to run on ...

Microsoft Windows 8 for tablets: business preview

BizGene.com - 30 Sep, 2011
The rapid rise of tablets as large-screened mobile devices is almost entirely the work of the Apple iPad, and while Google's Android has quickly got on the bandwagon too, one name has been conspicuously absent from the tablet market as it's come to ...

ZTE to unveil Windows 8 powered tablet to race with Apple iPad

TechBlog (Weblineindia) (blog) - 30 Sep, 2011
ZTE is the largest Chinese mobile and IT component manufacturing company, has announced recently that it is scheduling to develop a latest Windows 8 powered tablet PC to race with Apple iPad and iPad 2, a report from several sources. ...

Windows 8 Preview: What's New for Developers?

PC Quest - 30 Sep, 2011
With a completey re-designed GUI, there's a lot in store for developers. Here's an overview of what all can they do One of the largest selling products in the computer world with the highest number of users worldwide, Windows is a major part of the ...

Windows 8 Developer Preview

PC Quest - 30 Sep, 2011
It claims to be ready out of the box for smartphones, tablets, as well as the traditional laptops and desktops. That provides developers a lot of opportunity to create apps that are ready for all three screens. Last month, Microsoft released a ...

Windows 8 anti-virus has a long way to go

Naked Security - Chester Wisniewski - 30 Sep, 2011
by Chester Wisniewski on September 30, 2011 | 3 Comments When Microsoft unveiled the Developer Preview of Windows 8 two weeks ago one of the items to get the most attention was it's included unmanaged anti-virus solution. ...

Windows 8 buzz

Technology Spectator - Charis Palmer - 30 Sep, 2011
Microsoft has released Windows Developer Preview, a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for software developers and its hardware partners. As Richard Edwards explains, its success will undoubtedly be measured by the revenues it drives through the Windows app ...

TECHNOLOGY: 5 ways tablets will change church & ministry

BP News - Aaron Linne - 30 Sep, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In September, Microsoft revealed the developer preview version of Windows 8 -- a milestone shift for the Windows platform as much of the improvements have been made to making the operating system optimized for a tablet experience ...

Gartner: Windows 8 Raises the Bar for Security

DABCC.com - 30 Sep, 2011
I've been out the past two weeks visiting with clients and have been meaning to summarize my impression of the upcoming Windows 8 (expected mid 2012) from a security point of view. I attended Microsoft's recent BUILD conference for developers where ...

10 Things CIOs Need to Know About Windows 8

CIO Insight - Don Reisinger - ‎Sep 29, 2011‎
In the world of computing, Windows is the most important operating system out there. Companies all around the world rely on Microsoft's platform to get work done, manage their businesses, and more. ...

Windows 8 Is Coming

Southeast Missourian (blog) - ‎Sep 29, 2011‎
Two weeks ago at Microsoft's Build Conference in California a developer preview of their next operating system was released. It's different than any version of Windows you have ever seen. There are over 360 million people using Windows world wide, ...

Video: How to install the Windows 8 developer preview

InfoWorld (blog) - ‎Sep 29, 2011‎
Tempted to explore Windows 8 before it ships? Microsoft is making the developer preview -- the very early version that no doubt will change significantly over the next year -- available to anyone to experiment with on their Windows 7-capable PC. ...

Windows 8 security: Stronger but gentler

InfoWorld - Robert Lemos - ‎Sep 29, 2011‎
The Metro GUI is the most visible representation of Microsoft's coming operating system. While the release of the tentatively named Windows 8 is still a year away, the company has not been shy about putting the multicolor ...

Microsoft 8 unveiled, criticized and commended

TheJambar.com (subscription) - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
"The interface puts a heavy emphasis on touch screen use," said Shelly Palmer, host of NBC Universal's "Live Digital with Shelly Palmer," in a radio report. "The other most notable feature is a universal search for documents, social networks and ...

Too small? No - Telecom's ZTE V9 Tablet was just right

Southland Times - David Hallett - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
REVIEW: About a year ago, Steve Jobs, then chief executive of Apple, criticised 7-inch tablet computers during a financial results conference call. "Commenting on [the] avalanche of tablets heading to market [there are] just a handful of credible ...

A Mac User's First Reaction to Windows 8

The Mac Observer - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
I have been taking a look at the current Windows 8 Developer Preview (DP). I elected to install the 64-bit version in Parallels 7 on a quad core i7 iMac with 8 GB of RAM, and that went very well. The idea was to size it up from a first-look standpoint, ...

Microsoft Windows 8 review

PC Advisor - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
By PC Advisor staff | 28 September 11 Windows 8 has been in development since the day Microsoft shipped Windows 7. PC Advisor takes a detailed look at the next version of the Windows operating system, which aims to be the first OS to conquer desktop, ...

Windows 8: Tablet walkthrough

CNET Asia - Vincent Chang - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Those who have seen our article on an early build of Windows 8 will know that Microsoft's next operating system focuses on the touch interface. Since we couldn't get our hands on the special Samsung tablet that ...

 

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