Tag Archives: Windows8

Mystery 13-inch Sony Ultrabook slider pops up in horribly grainy YouTube video

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We’ve already seen Sony take a stab at a Windows 8 hybrid in the form of the VAIO Duo 11, and now a clip has appeared on YouTube apparently showing an unannounced 13-inch Ultrabook slider with a 1080p Triluminos touchscreen display. Allegedly, the…


Microsoft Windows 8.1 ‘Blue’ public preview will be released at Build in June

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On the fence about heading to Build? Microsoft’s annual conference is scheduled from June 26th to the 28th, and developers in attendance will likely hear quite a bit more about the latest version of Windows 8. MS will also make a public preview av…


Microsoft tops 100 million Windows 8 licenses sold, promises Windows Blue update in 2013

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For many observers, the real story for Windows 8 was never going to be the 60 million licenses sold during the holiday rush — it was always about the long term. The first indications of its post-launch impact are here, and show mixed results. In …


Acer outs the Iconia A1: 7.9-inch IPS display and built-in 3G, priced at $169 (hands-on)

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And the news just keeps on coming. Acer just made yet a third product announcement here at its New York City press event. That would be the Acer Iconia A1 tablet, the same Android tablet leaked by a French retailer a few weeks back. Well, it’s off…


Acer unveils Aspire P3 Ultrabook convertible (update: video)

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Acer brought a whole bunch of folks out to NYC for a global press conference and made sure the attending press got their money’s worth. In addition to outing the unique convertible R7, the company unveiled the Aspire P3 — its first convertible Wi…


Skype Video Messaging preview makes its way to Windows 8

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Windows 7 users have been able to sneak a peek at Skype’s new Video Messaging feature since earlier in the week, but now the referenced Windows 8 version is available as well. The new tool, the service’s version of video voicemail, is still “in it…


Toshiba reveals WT310 business tablet: Windows 8 Pro, 11.6-inch display and digitizer pen

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Toshiba’s got an Ultrabook hybrid on the way for general consumption, and now it’s targeting the business-savvy Windows 8 user with its WT310 tablet (a product code borrowed from an old Windows 7 model). Running Windows 8 Pro, the 11.6-inch 1080p …


IDC: Android topped tablet share in Q1 at 57 percent, Apple led manufacturers

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We were expecting a changing of the guard among tablets given the rise of several competitors throughout in 2012, and we’ve seen just that in IDC’s market share estimates for the first quarter of 2013. The research firm shows Android having almost…


OneNote update for Windows 8 and RT relives our childhood with finger drawing

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Although Microsoft’s OneNote is virtually tailor-made for pen input, we doubt most Windows fans would splurge on the likes of a Surface Pro just for the sake of a quick doodle or two. With the latest update to OneNote for Windows 8 and RT, they wo…


Lenovo unveils touchscreen ThinkPad S431, ships ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531

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Lenovo is giving fans of professional laptop chic a treat today: in addition to shipping the ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531, it’s unveiling one more model, the ThinkPad S431. The new Ivy Bridge-powered system is closer to the Edge S430 in spirit, car…