Last month Microsoft released a Consumer Preview of Windows 8 allowing anyone to download and try out an early version of the company’s next-generation operating system. Now Bloomberg reports that the real thing could be here as soon as October. Windows 8 is the first operating system from Microsoft designed to run on computers with […]
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Prediction: Most PC makers will have Windows 8 tablets on day one
Microsoft plans to release its next-generation Windows operating system to the public later this year, and the company is working with PC makers on tablets, notebooks, and other computers that will run Windows 8. So when websites start running stories about Dell or Lenovo executives claiming that they’ll be the first companies to launch Windows […]
List of Windows 8 touch-based gestures
Windows 8 Consumer Preview runs reasonably well on netbooks as well as other notebook or desktop computers. But clearly the new Metro-style user interface was designed to be touched. So when the folks at Kupa offered to send me a Kupa X11 tablet loaded with the latest pre-release version of Windows 8, I jumped at […]
Nokia could launch a Windows 8 tablet this year
Nokia may be best known for making mobile phones. But a few years ago the company dipped its toes in the mobile PC market with the introduction of the Booklet 3G netbook. That didn’t last long, but it looks like Nokia may take another crack at Windows by introducing a Windows 8 tablet later this […]
Don’t expect to see many dual-boot Android, Windows 8 tablets
While it’s nice to imagine what Windows 8 would look like on a tablet like the HP TouchPad, the truth is that you probably won’t be able to install Microsoft’s upcoming operating system on any existing tablets with ARM-based processors. Microsoft has no plans to sell an installable version of Windows on ARM directly to […]
Pin Chrome web apps to the Windows 8 Start Screen
One of the key features of Windows 8 is the new Start Screen which provides nice big shortcuts to your apps, settings, and other features using the new Windows Metro user interface. But it’s not just reserved for apps installed on your computer. You can also add shortcuts to web apps. The folks at Chrome […]
Windows 8 Consumer Preview runs well on netbooks (mostly)
Windows 8 Consumer Preview may be optimized for computers with touchscreens and high resolution displays, but Microsoft’s latest operating system also runs reasonably well on netbooks and other older computers. The Asus Eee PC 1000H was released in the summer of 2008. It has a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.6 GHz […]
Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available for download
Microsoft has released Windows 8 Consumer Preview. You can download 32-bit or 64-bit versions which can be burned to a DVD or loaded onto a USB flash drive for installation.Microsoft has also released a tool that lets you install the consumer preview on a separate partition on your computer so you can dual boot Windows […]
Firefox for Windows 8 Metro in the works
Mozilla is working on a new version of the Firefox web browser that’s designed to work with the new Metro user interface for Windows 8. That means that Windows 8 tablet owners won’t be restricted to using the touch-friendly version of Internet Explorer 10 that will come with Microsoft’s next-generation operating system. Right now Firefox […]
No Flash plugin for Windows 8 on ARM: Another nail in the Flash coffin?
Adobe has stopped developing Flash Player for Google Android and BlackBerry Tablet OS. The new Google Chrome web browser for Android doesn’t support the current version of Flash. Apple has never supported Flash for the iPhone or iPad. And now it looks like Microsoft is following suit: Internet Explorer for Windows 8 on ARM won’t support […]