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  • Windows 8 on ARM officially detailed by Microsoft. Operating Systems, Windows 8, ARM, Microsoft, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Microsoft Office 15 0

    Windows 8 on ARM officially detailed by Microsoft

    Coming with full Office apps 10 February 2012 9:41 GMT

    We all knew that Windows 8 would be ARM compatible but up until now the details of exactly what the move might entail have been sketchy.

    Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky has now come clean with all the official details, solving a few mysteries and...

  • Windows 8 Consumer Preview goes live 29 February. Software, Microsoft, Windows 8, Operating Systems 0

    Windows 8 Consumer Preview goes live 29 February

    Metro driving... 9 February 2012 11:36 GMT

    The Windows 8 Consumer Preview, ie, the first time that Joe and Joanna Public will be able to take Microsoft's new baby for a spin, will go live on 29 February.

    The launch date has been confirmed courtesy of a Mobile World Congress invite which...

  • AMD Windows 8 tablets landing in 2012. Tablets, Windows 8, AMD, Hardware, Intel 0

    AMD Windows 8 tablets landing in 2012

    It's not just Intel and Nvidia.... 3 February 2012 11:35 GMT

    Rather than waiting for the ARM-based threat from the likes of Nvidia to invade its PC market share, AMD has plans to expand towards mobile devices in the form of Windows 8 tablets.

    That's the message from new CEO Rory Read who was speaking...

  • Kinect powererd Windows 8 laptops gesturing your way. Gaming, Laptops, Asus, Microsoft, Windows 8, Microsoft Kinect, Kinect 0

    Kinect powererd Windows 8 laptops gesturing your way

    Asus prototypes being tested 27 January 2012 15:36 GMT

    How would you like to get your hands on (or rather keep them off) a laptop sporting a built-in Kinect sensor? It's more than just a hollow dream - Kinect packing laptops made by Asus, and Microsoft backed, are already in existence.

    The Daily...

  • Apple doubles iPad shipments but Android gains ground. Tablets, Android, Apple, iPad, Google, Microsoft, Windows 8 0

    Apple doubles iPad shipments but Android gains ground

    Google catching up fast 26 January 2012 11:00 GMT

    The Q4 2011 tablet results are in and, despite Apple growing its global iPad shipments - increasing 111 per cent year on year - from 7.3 million to 15.4 million, there will be concern in the Cupertino board room that its market dominance is declining.

    And...

  • Nokia interested in future tablet, looks to Metro design to help its cause

    Nokia interested in future tablet, looks to Metro design to help its cause

    EXCLUSIVE: Nothing specific yet 20 January 2012 10:33 GMT

    Nokia's CEO, Stephen Elop, has told Pocket-lint that the company has no plans to release a Nokia tablet just yet, but does hint that that might not always be the case.

    "We haven't announced anything specifically about tablets. I say that over...

  • Windows 8 set for October 2012 launch

    Windows 8 set for October 2012 launch

    CES 2012: PR boss hints to Pocket-lint 12 January 2012 3:08 GMT

    Over in Vegas at CES, Pocket-lint has been given its strongest indication yet that Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in October 2012.

    Discussing the launch time frame during a briefing and demo session of the next-gen OS Janelle Poole, director...

  • Qualcomm demos Windows 8 on Snapdragon, ready to take the fight to Intel. Tablets, Laptops, Qualcomm, Intel, Windows 8, Microsoft, CES2012 0

    Qualcomm demos Windows 8 on Snapdragon, ready to take the fight to Intel

    CES 2012: Chip battle 11 January 2012 15:37 GMT

    Qualcomm has demoed, for the first time, a Windows 8 tablet running on the company's new Snapdragon S4 processor highlighting a future world where your computer doesn't just run on computers powered by Intel or AMD.

    Showcasing the new capabilities...

  • 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...

  • Windows 8 Nvidia Tegra 3 tablet demoed at CES (pictures). CES2012, Windows 8, Nvidia, Nvidia Tegra 3, Tablets, Tegra 3 0

    Windows 8 Nvidia Tegra 3 tablet demoed at CES (pictures)

    CES 2012: Quad-core mobile Microsoft 10 January 2012 2:38 GMT

    Over in Vegas at CES Microsoft senior director Aidan Marcuss took to the Nvidia press conference stage to show off Windows 8 running on a Tegra 3 powered development device and Pocket-lint rushed the stage to take a closer look.

    Not whilst...

  • JT Wang

    Windows 8 Ultrabooks arriving this year

    CES 2012: Acer boss states ambitions 8 January 2012 23:57 GMT

    The Ultrabook revolution "cannot be stopped" according to the Acer CEO J.T. Wang who stated that slimline Windows 8 machines would be landing later on this year. "When the next generation of Windows launches, in the second half [of 2012], we will launch...

  • CES 2012 preview: we're here. CES2012, Phones, Tablets, Laptops, Televisions, Home Cinema, Sony, LG, Samsung, Apple, Google, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Lenovo, HP, Toshiba, Asus, Acer, Nokia, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD, Nokia Lumia 900, Viewsonic, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Dell, Microsoft, Windows 8, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus, Canon, Kodak, Casio, roku, Features 0

    CES 2012 preview: we're here

    FEATURE The gadgets to look forward to 8 January 2012 15:32 GMT

    The International CES 2012 is now upon us and Pocket-lint is on the ground in Las Vegas, ready and poised to bring you all the action as it happens. But what will be at the biggest consumer electronics trade show this year to get us all excited about...

  • 10 tech trends that will be big in 2012. Phones, Tablets, Laptops, Features, Windows 8, Android, Windows Phone 7, iPhone, NFC, Facebook, Ultrabooks, Olympics 0

    10 tech trends that will be big in 2012

    FEATURE What we will be talking about 5 January 2012 10:00 GMT

    2012 is here, but what will we be talking about for the next 12 months, what will be the big trends of 2012, and what will dominate the headlines?

    The easy answer is Apple, but that's boring, so instead prepare yourself to be talking a lot...

  • 11 hottest gadgets to look forward to in 2012. Phones, Tablets, Televisions, Samsung, Apple, Amazon, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii U, Amazon Kindle Fire, PS Vita, Sony, iPhone 5, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple TV, Ultrabooks, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft, Intel, Features, Asus, Asus Transformer Prime 0

    11 hottest gadgets to look forward to in 2012

    FEATURE Time to start saving 3 January 2012 11:25 GMT

    The start of a new year means the chance to get excited about another batch of gadgets that will come our way over the next 12 months.

    There will be hundreds of gadgets, loads of phones and tablets, and even more cameras to tickle our interest....

  • Year in review 2011: September. Amazon, Amazon Kindle Fire, Amazon Kindle Touch, Google, Google+, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple, Apple iPad, iPhone, On Live, Spotify, Nikon, Facebook, Xbox, Gears of War 3, Star Wars, Windows 8, CODXP, Sony Ericsson, Features, Year in Review 0

    Year in review 2011: September

    FEATURE Thundercats! 30 December 2011 11:00 GMT

    Cameras and tablets filled the tech landscape in September. We however were far too distracted by the fact that Star Wars had arrived on Blu-ray. In what has to be our launch stunt of the year, London had its BT tower transformed into a giant lightsaber...

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