Two weeks before the launch of Windows 8 Microsoft confirmed it had already started the development of the next Windows version – known as Windows 9 as of now. There’s virtually very little information on the new OS but analysts expect it is still in early stages of development. Windows 9 has, however, become the main development object of Microsoft’s efforts. Additionally it has b...
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iPad Mini launch may have been scheduled for October 17
5 October 2012 | Tablets
A month and a half ago it became known Apple would launch the iPad Mini sometime in October. Well, October is here and Apple seems to have kept its promise – it appears that the iPad Mini will be launched on October 17. The information has not been fully confirmed by Apple but numerous reports on the Web point at October 17. The iPad Mini is not a surprise – the device has been in ...
Analysts suggest Windows 8 will bomb
2 October 2012 | PC
Windows 8 will appear in stores on October 26 but analysts already think that the new OS will be a flop just like Vista a few years ago. The new reason for this belief is the very low pre-release adoption of Windows 8. Just three years ago Windows 7 enjoyed much better pre-release adoption – one month before release the OS was sitting at 1.64% of all Windows installs. The situation w...
Huawei likely to announce Windows Phone 8 smartphone this month
18 September 2012 | Smartphones
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 reached the RTM stage just recently but this does not prevent the Chinese smartphone maker Huawei from getting ready to unveil the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone on September 25 this year. Or so the rumors say. (more...)...
Windows Phone 8 reaches RTM stage
17 September 2012 | Smartphones
Sources close to Microsoft have confirmed that the US software giant has finished its work on Windows Phone 8 and the OS has reached RTM stage with a RTM build now officially available for OEMs. This is good news for Samsung, HTC and especially Nokia – with the three companies working on WP8 smartphones that will come out later this year with Nokia Lumia 920 being a prime example. [ngg...
Microsoft prepares Office 2013 upgrade program
14 September 2012 | PC
Microsoft Office 2013 will ship within the next few months and this is the reason Microsoft is preparing an upgrade program that will target owners of Office 2010 in a way very similar to the Windows 8 upgrade program. (more...)...
Windows 8 installation details shed more light on the new OS
13 September 2012 | PC
Windows 8 will need less time to install when compared to Windows 7 Microsoft representatives have said at a software forum held in Australia. (more...)...
Microsoft will allow Windows 8 downgrade
5 September 2012 | PC
Customers purchasing a new Windows 8-based PC will have the right to downgrade the OS to Windows Vista or Windows 7 without paying for two copies, the Windows 8 EULA says. (more...)...
Windows 7 finally overtakes XP
3 September 2012 | PC
According to the latest information by the web tracking company Net Applications Windows 7 has finally overtaken Windows XP in popularity with the event taking place last month. (more...)...
More details on Nokia Lumia 920 become available
3 September 2012 | Smartphones
Just a few days ago we reported on the upcoming first Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia Lumia smartphones – the Lumia 820 and the Lumia 920 – but now more interesting details on the two smartphones have been leaked online. (more...)...
Windows 8 to keep track of your PC software usage
28 August 2012 | PC
Here’s a new rather controversial feature of the upcoming Windows 8 OS – every time you install a program Windows 8 will connect to Microsoft servers and will report to the company what you have installed. (more...)...
