Chrome OS gets ARM support, Exynos 5250
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Published on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:35 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Google's operating system Chrome OS, has so far only been shipping with Intel Atom under the hood, but now we see clear signs this will change in the future. Google will now also support ARM-based system processors with its Chromebooks, including Samsung Exynos 5250.
Microsoft reveals "regular resolutions" for Windows 8
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Published on Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:15 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Microsoft has put most cards on the table for Windows 8, but there are still some interesting details left. Including the resolution we can expect from various Windows 8 units. What do you say about 2560 x 1440 on a 10.1" tablet?
Windows 8 shipping in October
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Published on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 09:47 Written by Anton Karmehed
Microsoft is said to have set the date for the launch of the new operating system Windows 8. In October both the PC and ARM versions will be available in stores, which confirms that Microsoft is going for a unified platform launch.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available
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Published on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 17:49 Written by Jacob Hugosson
The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived, after Windows 8 Developer Preview Microsoft has now released the Consumer Preview. This is the version that is most similar to what Windows 8 will actually look like when it is ready, and the new Metro interface is of course in focus.
Microsoft dumps Windows Live and Zune with Windows 8
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Published on Sunday, 26 February 2012 10:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Microsoft will get rid of several big names with the launch of Windows 8, including Zune and Windows Live. These will instead be replaced with names that are simpler, which fits will platform that company intends to support with the new operating system.
Microsoft to introduce new logotype with Windows 8
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Published on Monday, 13 February 2012 13:10 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Some logotypes eventually start to grow on you, whether you like it or not, one of them is the Windows logo. This colorful logotype has been around since the launch of Windows 3.0 back in 1990, with some minor modifications up to today. Microsoft is apparently going to try something new after 22 years.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview arrives February 29th
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Published on Thursday, 09 February 2012 12:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Microsoft promised to release the first beta version, or Consumer Preview in February and it will keep that promise. At MWC it will uncover Windows 8 Consumer Preview for the media and make it available for download.
ARM and Windows 8 soon a pair, shipping to developers
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Published on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 17:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Microsoft has been very strict with its partners when it comes to showing tablets based on ARM with the coming operating system Windows 8 due to instability. Now ARM and Windows 8 is about to become a pair, and ready to ship to developers.
Microsoft unveils hardware requirements for Windows 8
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Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 11:50 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Microsoft has always had requirements for the hardware its operating systems is supposed to run on. For tablets and convertibles it has extended requirements to make sure Windows 8 will be the experience Microsoft wants it to be.
Windows 8 gets Picture Passwords
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Published on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 11:29 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Windows 8 will make use of touch features to a much higher degree than any previous version, including the latest Microsoft has revealed. It is called Picture Passwords, which enables users to use an image and different gestures as passwords.
Windows 8 App Store open to open source
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Published on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 12:25 Written by Anton Karmehed
Windows 8 will take on a similar model to Mac OS X and get its own App Store, but unlike Apple, Microsoft is open to giving developers a lot of space and will allow open source applications in the Windows Store, in contrast to its own handling of software.
Intel - "Windows 8 is one of the best things that has happened to us"
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Published on Saturday, 03 December 2011 19:00 Written by Jacob Hugosson
That Paul Otellini is excited over Windows 8 is a bit of an understatement. Intel's VP has said that Windows 8 is one of the best things that happened to Intel, and scrap the myths that ARM is a threat to Intel, or that it can't make mobile circuits.
Ubuntu takes aim for mobile markets
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Published on Wednesday, 02 November 2011 09:20 Written by Anton Karmehed
Linux distribution Ubuntu is looking into the market for tablets, smart TVs and other integrated markets. During Ubuntu Developer Summit, Canonical's founder Mark Shuttleworth urged developers to move the borders for the operating system.
Windows 8 will be more efficient than Windows 7
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Published on Monday, 10 October 2011 11:31 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Windows 8 is slated for the first half of 2012, bringing support for ARM system processors. ARM processors are not in the same performance range as x86 processor from AMD and Intel, and they usually don't have several GB of RAM. This is an area Microsoft has worked the hardest on.
Windows 8 can save your personal settings in the cloud
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Published on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:32 Written by Anton Karmehed
Windows 8 will not only be more mobile, considering the Metro interface, but now Microsoft has revealed that it will make it easier for users to switch between Windows 8 machines. The operating system will start by logging in with a Windows Live ID, which makes it possible to save many of the settings and programs you have on other machines.
Bye-bye MeeGo, Hello Tizen and HTML5
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Published on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 08:46 Written by Anton Karmehed
Intel's and Nokia's operating system MeeGo has met with all too early end and the project that actually started with the termination of another - Moblin - has like Phoenix risen again. With Nokia out of the picture Intel and Samsung takes on the new project Tizen that will be a completely open operating system with full focus on HTML5.
Windows 8 secure boot, could alienate alternative operating systems
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Published on Thursday, 22 September 2011 13:11 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Data scientists are warning that Windows 8 and its secure boot process that will hinder unauthorized operating systems may alienate alternatives. This could strike hard against Linux or FreeBSD, which has made bells ring all over the world and in worst case could put Microsoft before the EU courts again.
Microsoft rework the boot experience, takes Windows 8 into the 21st century
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Published on Thursday, 22 September 2011 11:44 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Windows 8 is a major improvement in many ways , not just performance but also a new interface for tablets and the regular desktop. In its latest blog entry Microsoft shows how it has reworked the boot experience from rows with console text to something more functional with even touch support.
ARM wil not run x86 applications in Windows 8
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Published on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 09:56 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Not surprisingly ARM-based systems will not be capable of executing x86 applications, says Microsoft. This means that pretty much the entire Windows eco system will be excluded if you run Windows 8 on ARM. Though all apps in Metro will work no matter if you use ARM or x86.
Microsoft makes an Apple, no flash in Windows 8 Metro
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Published on Monday, 19 September 2011 08:45 Written by Anton Karmehed
Microsoft has taken the decision to skip the support for all kinds of plugins and thus also Adobe Flash in its Metro version of the browser of the new operating system Windows 8. The Metro interface is tailored for tablets and touch screen, and will be limited in its use like Apple iOS and iPad, but the default browser of Windows 8 will still use Flash.
First test version of Windows 8 published
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Published on Wednesday, 14 September 2011 10:39 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Microsoft has launched the first test version of Windows 8, crammed full with developer tools for the touch interface Metro. Microsoft has high hopes for Windows 8 and hopes it will be the same revolution as Windows 95 was when it was released.
Windows 8 reduce boot times with up to 70%, even with harddrive
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Published on Friday, 09 September 2011 08:16 Written by Anton Karmehed
Windows 8 will get heavily reduced boot times over Windows 7. Microsoft has revealed this in its development blog for the new operating system where it has presented new technologies for shortening the boot times substantially. Microsoft promises 30-70 percent faster boots - from power off and also harddrive systems are affected.
Metro interface of Windows 8 will be separate from the desktop
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Published on Friday, 02 September 2011 08:21 Written by Anton Karmehed
Microsoft Windows 8 will sport two separate user interfaces, the classic Windows desktop where use mouse and keyboard, and the fresh Metro interface that is designed for touch technology. To our great delight Microsoft has confirmed that the two are separate and cane be started and turned off like regular applications.
Windows 8 gets ribbon interface for better widescreen support
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Published on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 08:55 Written by Anton Karmehed
Microsoft is keeping us posted on the new operating system Windows 8. The latest information is about the interface of the new explorer where it will use the ribbon interface. Microsoft claims this to be the best solution for the majority of users today, while it has also been optimized for widescreen usage.
Windows 8 get superfresh code for optimal USB 3.0 support
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Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 08:04 Written by Anton Karmehed
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 can be used with current Windows systems, but the next generation system will have the support baked into the core. Microsoft has rewritten the software completely for the new standard where Windows 8 gets its own code for USB 3.0.
Windows 8 use the cloud to fight piracy
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Published on Monday, 22 August 2011 09:24 Written by Anton Karmehed
Microsoft's Windows operating system is without a doubt frequenctly pirated and when Windows 8 rolls out next year it will have new tricks to stop filesharers. Microsoft will use the so called "cloud" to fight pirates, where for one thing keys will have to be fetched from secure servers.
HP: No more webOS hardware
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Published on Friday, 19 August 2011 07:32 Written by Anton Karmehed
HP announced during a conference call that it will shut down manufacturing and sales of webOS hardware in Q4 2011. This includes the recently released TouchPad tablet and Pre and Veer smartphones. What the future for the WebOS platform will be like is highly uncertain and it might just follow Symbian to a slow death.
Windows XP drops below 50% - After 10 years
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Published on Wednesday, 03 August 2011 08:28 Written by Anton Karmehed
Windows XP has been a faithful servant like no other to Microsoft. It has made two major operating system launches since Windows XP launched 10 years ago, but it is not until now that the operating system is blow 50% market shares. The latest Windows 7 is finally starting to eat up the shares from Windows XP.
Microsoft: Windows 8 will get similar system requirements as Windows 7
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Published on Thursday, 14 July 2011 08:53 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Microsoft held the Worldwide Partner Conference earlier this week where it discussed the coming operating system Windows 8. There was a lot of talk about the PC ecosystem and the roll of Windows, mainly Windows 8. It was clear on that Windows 8 will have similar system requirements as Windows 7 and integrated functions to adjust the operating system after the hardware.
ASUS: Wintel era is over
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Published on Friday, 10 June 2011 13:57 Written by Jacob Hugosson
The so called Wintel alliance between Windows and Intel that has locked in the market to use x86 based processors and an operating system from Microsoft is now over according to ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih since no sole maker of operating system or processor can dominate the market for PC, tablets and handhelds like before.
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