The Asus Transformer Pad line of tablets are some of the most popular Android tablets on the market, thanks in part to the optional keyboard dock that Asus offers for those that want to turn their tablets into laptops. Now Asus is getting ready to launch a line of Windows tablets with a similar option. […]
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Acer Aspire S7 ultrabooks to feature Windows 8, HD touchscreens
Acer’s next-generation ultrabooks will feature high definition touchscreen displays and the Windows 8 operating system. The Acer Aspire S7 series ultrabooks will also come in two sizes: you’ll be able to pick one up with an 11.6 inch or a 13.3 inch screen. Up until now Acer has only offered ultrabooks with 13.3 inch or […]
Acer introduces 10.1, 11.6 inch Windows 8 tablets for $600 and up
Acer has unveiled two of the first tablets designed to run Windows 8. The Acer Iconia W510 features a 10.1 inch display and will run about $799 when it hits the market, while the Iconia W700 has an 11.6 inch screen and a $999 price tag. Update: Acer has adjusted the pricing. The Iconia W510 […]
Fedora 18 will support secure boot on Windows 8 PCs
The folks behind the popular Fedora Linux operating system have good news and less good news for open source software enthusiasts. The good news is that they’ve come up with a method that will make it easy for anyone to install the next version of Fedora on hardware designed to run Microsoft Windows 8 without […]
Buy a Windows 7 PC, upgrade to Windows 8 for $14.99
Microsoft will launch a Windows Upgrade Offer soon, allowing anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 to upgrade to Windows 8 when it’s available for less than $15. The move is at least partially designed to keep people buying computers. With Windows 8 due out in a few months, there’s a chance that some […]
Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview (next up: full release)
Windows 8 Release Preview is now available for download. It’s available in 14 languages and 32-bit and 64-bit builds for computers with x86 or x64 processors. This is the third pre-release version of Windows Microsoft has made available for testing — and it’s the last release Microsoft will offer to the public before Windows 8 […]
Dell XPS 12 convertible Windows 8 tablet on the way?
It looks like the Dell Latitude 10 isn’t the only Windows 8 tablet Dell is working on. The folks at Neowin got another leaked product slide — this time showing a tablet that converts into a notebook called the Dell XPS 12. The XPS 12 reportedly features a 12.5 inch display and a thin and […]
Meet the Latitude 10, Dell’s upcoming Windows 8 tablet
We knew Dell was working on tablets running Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system. Now we know what one of the first of those tablets could look like. Neowin has published a leaked image showing a new product called the Dell Latitude 10. It’s a tablet with a 10 inch display, an Intel Atom processor, and […]
Dell’s Windows 8 tablets won’t be dirt cheap
Dell has already unveiled plans to introduce tablets running Windows 8 once Microsoft launches the new operating system later this year. Now CEO Michael Dell is providing (a few) more details. Speaking to investors about the company’s earnings, Dell said that the company will have tablets ready to go as soon as Windows 8 launches. […]
Microsoft redesigns advanced boot options for Windows 8
On supported hardware, Windows 8 can boot really, really quickly. That’s because Microsoft has changed the way the boot process works and designed it to take advantage of systems that use UEFI instead of a BIOS. The long and short of it is that a Windows 8 computer may be able to go from zero […]