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  • Kinect for Windows to land in February

    Kinect for Windows to land in February

    CES 2012: SDK released 10 January 2012 12:06 GMT

    Microsoft is to release the Kinect for Windows SDK to developers on the 1 February. It means sample code, Kinect drivers and APIs will be available to the general public and should spur on the beginning of Kinect software development for the Windows...

  • OnLive to bring Windows to the iPad. Tablets, iPad, OnLive, Windows, Microsoft, Windows 7, Apps, iPad apps 0

    OnLive to bring Windows to the iPad

    They hope 10 January 2012 9:43 GMT

    OnLive has branched out from its usual cloud gaming setup to bring Windows to tablets. Plans for an OnLive Desktop app that will let you take advantage of Windows Office applications like Word and PowerPoint has been announced. 

    The application...

  • Fujitsu F-07C: Windows 7 PC / smartphone hybrid

    Fujitsu Loox F-07C: Windows 7 PC / smartphone hybrid pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON CEATEC 2011: Why? Just why? 4 October 2011 8:08 GMT

    Back in July, Fujitsu detailed the Windows 7-powered Loox F-07C and Pocket-lint has managed to get up close and personal with the device over in Tokyo, where it is now available.

    Now, we know what you're thinking - that we've made a typo in...

  • Windows 8 - features and details explained

    Windows 8 - features and details explained

    FEATURE Just what is Metro all about? 14 September 2011 21:38 GMT

    It’s been nearly 2 years since the very successful arrival and uptake of Microsoft Windows 7. With the confident air of triumph in its lungs, the Redmond-based company has hit the world with details of its very next computer operating system...

  • Samsung Slate PC Series 7 Windows hybrid tab unleashed

    Samsung Slate PC Series 7 Windows hybrid tab unleashed

    IFA 2011: The tab for the desktop 31 August 2011 13:58 GMT

    If you agreed with us that the Samsung Series 7 700Z premium notebook looks magical then prepare for your second Samsung Series 7 related gasp of the day as, over at IFA in Berlin, Sammy has unleashed a tablet with a twist - the Samsung Slate PC Series...

  • Microsoft: It's time to put Windows XP to bed

    Microsoft: It's time to put Windows XP to bed

    Old OS users urged to upgrade 12 July 2011 10:45 GMT

    Microsoft is urging Windows XP users to jump ship as the ancient operating system nears the end of its days - in terms of extended support at least.

    Speaking via the Windows Team blog, Microsoft's Stephen Rose said it was time that XP became...

  • Ballmer talks up

    Ballmer talks up 'dawning' of Windows tablets, as Windows 7 continues to sell well

    400m W7 licences sold 11 July 2011 21:36 GMT

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that Windows 8, the company’s next version of its operating system, will be the “dawning of Windows slates” at the company’s annual Worldwide Partners Conference.

    Ballmer took to...

  • Windows 8 build appears online for illegal download

    Windows 8 build appears online for illegal download

    On a torrent site near you 13 April 2011 15:40 GMT

    Purporting to be Windows 8 but looking incredibly similar to Windows 7, a very early build of the next operating system from Microsoft has appeared on torrent sites for illegal download.

    Build 7850 has been in the grasp of manufacturers for...

  • AdvanceTC Magic W3: The Windows 7 smartphone. phones, tablets, windows 7, AdvanceTC, AdvanceTC Magic W3 0

    AdvanceTC Magic W3: The Windows 7 smartphone

    Hybrid jack-of-all-trades device announced 28 February 2011 11:46 GMT

    We're kinda stumped as to how to introduce the AdvanceTC Magic W3 to you.

    Is it a smartphone? Well, with a 4.8-inch screen and a telephony touch UI - yes it is.

    Is it a tablet? We supposed the 4.8-inch display is a tad small for a tablet,...

  • Windows 7 SP1 arrives

    Windows 7 SP1 arrives

    Ready for download 22 February 2011 19:18 GMT

    Microsoft has started to release its Windows 7 SP1 to consumers around the globe, giving them the first major update to Windows since it launched.

    The new download that clocks in at 1.9GB should be appearing in the automatic update area of...

  • Viewsonic ViewPad 10 Pro runs Android on Windows 7. Tablets, Android, Windows 7, Viewsonic, Viewsonic Viewpad 10, Viewsonic ViewPad 10Pro, mwc2011, 0

    Viewsonic ViewPad 10 Pro runs Android on Windows 7

    MWC 2011: OS switching 21 February 2011 12:12 GMT

    The ViewPad 10Pro is ViewSonic’s 10-inch dual boot tablet sporting Android 2.2 and Windows 7 launched at Mobile World Congress.

    The dual-boot functionality means that you’ll be able to treat the tablet like a laptop when you need...

  • Pioneer details Windows 7 boasting DreamBook ePad F10

    Pioneer details Windows 7 boasting DreamBook ePad F10

    Wow, a new tablet that isn't Android 9 February 2011 16:33 GMT

    Now, let us first curb your enthusiasm. This isn't a tablet from the Japanese electronics giant Pioneer, but an effort from Australian company Pioneer Computers with its DreamBook ePad F10.

    But it's still a nifty sounding slate, and it's boasting...

  • Dell 10-inch Windows 7 tablet teased

    Dell 10-inch Windows 7 tablet teased

    But fails to detail anything 8 February 2011 21:24 GMT

    Dell has done its usual trick of teasing those who turned up to the the manufacturer's Business Event in San Francisco on Tuesday, with the promise that the company will launch a Windows 7 powered tablet later this year, but then failing to say much...

  • Apple slams other tablets, says working on iPad 2

    Apple slams other tablets, says working on iPad 2

    Either not worth bothering with or vapour 18 January 2011 22:41 GMT

    Tim Cook, Apple's COO, has confirmed that the company is working on a new iPad, while at the same time suggesting that the current competition just isn’t up to the challenge.

    “If you look at what’s shipping today, there isn’t...

  • Eee Pad Memo

    Asus Eee Pad MeMo, Eee Slate EP121, Eee Pad Transformer and Eee Pad Slider tablets debut

    CES 2011: Android 3.0 and Windows 7 bases covered 4 January 2011 22:28 GMT

    Asus has used its CES press conference in Las Vegas to launch a range of new tablet devices for Android and Windows 7 fans alike.

    Taking on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Asus Eee Pad MeMo will feature a 7-inch capacitive display, powered by a...

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