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Will high prices thwart WinTel tablet sales?

Posted January 16, 2012 - 13:05 by Trent Nouveau

Windows-based tablets powered by Intel x86 processors may ultimately be priced in the $600-$900 range.

Nvidia hella loves Android (and Windows 8)  

Posted January 10, 2012 - 15:04 by Trent Nouveau

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has seen the future of mobile devices - and it is Google's versatile Android operating system.

ARM-powered notebooks poised to ramp

Posted January 10, 2012 - 14:31 by TG Daily Staff

Analysts at Nomura Equity Research project that ARM-powered processors will make serious inroads in the notebook computer market by 2013.  

Eye-control add-on for Windows 8 launched

Posted January 6, 2012 - 07:52 by Kate Taylor

A controller developed for Microsoft's new Windows 8 OS uses eye-tracking to control the cursor, and blinking to substitute for a mouse-click.

Tablets jumpstart the PC industry

Posted January 4, 2012 - 12:03 by TG Daily Staff

The tablet category has significantly expanded its role in the lucrative mobile PC market, with shipments hitting 72.7 million units and accounting for 25.5% of mobile PC shipments in 2011.

Users are finally getting rid of Windows XP

Posted January 3, 2012 - 13:34 by Raven Lovecraft

Windows XP's market share is setting new record lows at a record pace.

Windows 8 beta will launch in February

Posted December 7, 2011 - 09:03 by Mark Raby

It appears as though progress on Microsoft's new operating system is coming along smoothly, as the company is ready to open it up for beta testing in just a couple months.

Is Windows 8 irrelevant?

Posted December 6, 2011 - 12:31 by Trent Nouveau

Windows 8, which runs on both ARM and x86 (AMD/Intel) chips, is perhaps one of the most hotly anticipated OS upgrades in recent memory.

Dell kills the Streak

Posted December 5, 2011 - 13:52 by Raven Lovecraft

For Dell, the fun of Streaking is over. It looks like the company was just not able to sell consumers on the "Streak" tablet brand.

Windows App Store is on the way

Posted December 5, 2011 - 12:30 by Raven Lovecraft

Microsoft has been firming up its answer to Apple's user-friendly and easily navigable platform for digital computer downloads.

Indie devs code an x86 Android Ice Cream Sandwich  

Posted December 1, 2011 - 16:35 by TG Daily Staff

Indie devs are currently coding an x86 iteration of Google's popular Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4) operating system for mobile devices powered by AMD and Intel chips.

Windows on ARM to challenge WinTel paradigm

Posted November 30, 2011 - 14:18 by Aharon Etengoff

ARM RISC-based processors running Microsoft Windows 8 are expected to make an official appearance by the end of 2012 - and could begin seriously competing in the notebook market by June 2013.

Pachter: No Xbox 720 in 2012

Posted November 22, 2011 - 14:40 by Trent Nouveau

A prominent industry analyst believes Microsoft has little interest in replacing its flagship Xbox 360 with a newer console in 2012.  

Windows 8 upgrades will supposedly be super fast

Posted November 22, 2011 - 08:59 by Mark Raby

If you're hesitant to upgrade your Windows computers because it's such a time-consuming hassle, Microsoft is speaking to you.

Microsoft: Reboots will be less common in Windows 8

Posted November 18, 2011 - 08:07 by Mark Raby

Time for your computer to update? Well you better make sure you've saved everything because it's gonna automatically restart soon. Sound familiar?

Nokia will make a Windows 8 tablet

Posted November 16, 2011 - 09:04 by Raven Lovecraft

The new relationship between Nokia and Microsoft looks like it will extend beyond Windows Phone.

Microsoft takes the Apple route with Xbox 720

Posted November 9, 2011 - 13:35 by Trent Nouveau

A new report claims that Microsoft's next-gen Xbox (aka Project Ten, Loop, Next and 720) will feature "tight integration" with Windows 8 when it hits store shelves in late 2012.

ARM processors dominate tablet architecture

Posted October 24, 2011 - 10:39 by Trent Nouveau

 Shipments of tablet PCs powered by RISC-based ARM processors are expected to jump by an impressive 211% Y/Y in 2011 to 59.9 million units.  

Windows 8 is a big freaking deal for Microsoft

Posted October 17, 2011 - 12:24 by Mike Luttrell

There are a lot of reasons to be excited about Windows 8, and Microsoft keeps giving us more.

AMD’s FX chip and the autobahns of Windows 8

Posted October 13, 2011 - 17:41 by Rob Enderle

I was looking at the benchmarks of AMD’s new FX chip - which generally place performance between Intel’s I5 and I7 - when something immediately jumped out at me.