Bloomberg has reported that Microsoft may announce, and perhaps demonstrate (WSJ), a version of their Windows OS for ARM chips at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES). While Microsoft is officially not commenting before the official event, it is expected their efforts will target low-power devices and adds support for a range of both ARM […]
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Mintpass to launch dual-screen tablet/notebook
Mintpass has announced plans to develop a portable computer that’s a cross between a tablet and a notebook. Instead of a keyboard and touchpad, the device will have two touchscreen displays. You can fold the computer like a notebook and use a virtual on-screen keyboard on the lower screen, or unfold both screens and use […]
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First look at the CTL 2goPad SL10 Windows tablet
The CTL 2goPad SL10 is a 10 inch tablet with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor, 2GB of RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. The computer has a 1024 x 600 pixel capacitive multitouch display, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet. It has 2 USB ports, a micro SD card reader, […]
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WeTab Linux tablet gets an (unofficial) Windows update
Neofonie’s WeTab is an 11.6 inch tablet with a custom Linux user interface. But under the hood it has an Intel Atom N450 processor — the same chip found in dozens of netbooks, so it was clearly only a matter of timebefore someone figured out how to install Windows on the tablet. One user took […]
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Acer to load Windows 7 and Android on all dual core notebooks?
What goes better with a dual core processor than dual operating systems? Don’t see the connection? Yeah, me either. But DigiTimes is reporting that Acer plans to load both Windows 7 and Google Android on all future notebooks with dual core chips. This isn’t completely out of character for Acer. The company has already released […]
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Mirabyte updates its FrontFace touchscreen UI for Windows tablets
Mirabyte FrontFace is a touch friendly replacement for the default Windows shell that attempts to make Windows XP, Vista, and 7 easier to navigate on a touchscreen tablet style computer. I took an early build for a test drive this summer, and the software was still obviously a work in progress. For instance, while there […]
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Mirabyte FrontFace touchscreen UI for Windows now available for preview
While Microsoft has taken steps to make Windows 7 a bit more touch-friendly than earlier versions of the operating system, it still relies on tiny toolbars and other elements that were clearly designed for a mouse and keyboard rather than a fingertip. Mirabyte’s FrontFace user interface is designed to replace the default Windows shell with […]
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First look at FrontFace UI for Windows tablets
Mirabyte FrontFace is a custom user interface designed to run on top of Windows to make the operating system easier to use on touchscreen tablets. While Windows 7 includes built in support for some touchscreen gestures, FrontFace goes a few extra steps by giving you big, touch-friendly icons for launching and switching applications. FrontFace also […]
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Microsoft to license ARM technology, you know, for reasearch and stuff
Microsoft and chip designer ARM have announced a new licensing agreement. But don’t read too much into that. It doesn’t mean that Microsoft will be building hardware with ARM-based chips. The companies have had licensing deals int he past, which allowed Microsoft to develop software such as Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded to run on […]
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Microsoft gives customers more time to downgrade to Windows XP
Windows XP really is turning into the operating system that won’t die. The decade-old OS should have gone the way of the dodo a few times already. But while you can’t walk into most computer shops and walk out with a new-in-box Windows XP installation disk today, there are still a few ways to get […]