Tagged: Windows 8
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro to go on sale 30 May News
16.05.2013 Microsoft’s next computer, the Surface Pro - a machine that looks like a tablet computer but has the full power of a Windows 8 notebook computer - will go on sale in Ireland and... -
Microsoft confirms ‘Windows Blue’ will be officially called Windows 8.1 News
14.05.2013 Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8.1 will be the official name for the impending update to its latest operating system, previously know by the code name Windows Blue. A... -
‘The PC is very much alive and increasingly mobile’ – Microsoft exec talks Windows 8 figures News
07.05.2013 With Windows 8 now at the 100m licence milestone and Windows Blue on the horizon, Microsoft executive Tami Reller talks numbers for the six-month-old OS but remains tight-lipped... -
Global tablet computer sales surge 142.4pc – Android has 56pc of market News
02.05.2013 The tablet computer segment of the technology industry is continuing to enjoy exponential growth, with IDC reporting 142.4pc growth in the first quarter, with 49.2m devices... -
Microsoft planning to launch 7-inch and 9-inch Surface devices in June News
02.05.2013 Reports from the Far East indicate that second-generation 7-inch and 9-inch Surface devices from Microsoft are in the works, with a big reveal planned for June.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Battle of the tablets: Apple leads but Android is hot on its heels News
25.04.2013 Apple continues to hold the largest share of the global tablet market, at 48.2pc, followed closely by Android, which now has 43.3pc of the world market. Microsoft’s Windows 8... -
Microsoft’s Surface Pro arriving in UK and Ireland next month News
23.04.2013 Microsoft has confirmed the Surface Pro Windows 8 tablet PC will arrive in the UK and Irish markets, other European countries, Australia and New Zealand, before the end of May....Categories: Wireless Communications, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Review: Sony Vaio Tap 20 News
23.04.2013 Sony’s 20-inch slate struck me as unusual and unwieldy at first, but its practicalities for family life quickly won me over. -
Microsoft’s bold bet on cloud pays off as software giant reports US$20.49bn Q3 revenues News
18.04.2013 Microsoft said the bold bets it took on cloud are beginning to pay dividends. The company today reported third-quarter revenues of US$20.49bn and a US$6bn profit. -
Dublin multi-touch firm RAPT Touch raises €4m to disrupt the display industry News
08.04.2013 A Dublin-based technology company called RAPT has raised €4m in an investment round that will enable it to rollout affordable multi-touch technologies to global original...Categories: R&D, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Microsoft to kill Live Messenger today, countdown to end Microsoft XP and Office 2003 begins News
08.04.2013 Microsoft will today close down its popular Windows Live Messenger, also known as MSN Messenger, and is urging users to start using Skype with their Microsoft login details. The... -
PC sales plummet worldwide as tablets and smartphones roar ahead News
04.04.2013 As a possible indication of the declining fortunes of the personal computer as we know it, Gartner has grouped PCs in with tablets, smartphones and other connected devices to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, AppsTags: App, Tablet Computers, Windows 8, Smartphones, Mobile Phones, PCs, Mac OS X, iOS, Apple, Android, Google, Operating Systems -
A walk ‘inside’ the cloud - Microsoft’s Dublin data centre News
02.04.2013 In 1985, long before ownership of personal computers was commonplace, a young American software company called Microsoft set up a manufacturing operation in Dublin, where... -
Microsoft boosts its tablet capabilities across Mail, Calendar, People and Music News
26.03.2013 Microsoft has promised richer features for Windows 8 tablet users and has begun by introducing new updates to its Windows 8 Mail, Calendar and People applications. The software... -
Muzu.tv expands into Sweden via alliance with broadcast giant MTG News
15.03.2013 Dublin-headquartered Muzu.tv is to launch its online music video service in Sweden, opening up music lovers there to 130,000 videos.Categories: Social Media, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Twitter introduces Windows 8 app, line breaks, allegedly working on music app News
14.03.2013 Busy bird Twitter is getting up to all sorts this week, releasing its app for Windows 8, introducing line breaks to tweets, and apparently working on a standalone music... -
Almost 191m tablets to ship in 2013 – Android to overtake Apple’s iPad News
12.03.2013 Some 190.9m tablet devices are predicted to be sold around the world in 2013, IDC has predicted. Google’s Android operating system is expected to overtake Apple’s iPad and will... -
Microsoft bringing Surface Pro to seven new markets News
01.03.2013 Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet is about to spread its wings beyond the US and Canada in the coming months as the tech giant expands the reach of both the Pro and the Surface RT.Categories: Computers -
Review: Microsoft Surface RT tablet PC (video) News
22.02.2013 The Surface Windows RT is Microsoft’s first foray into actually making a personal computer. John Kennedy puts the device through its paces and discovers the software giant kind...Tags: Tablet Computers, Operating Systems, Chrome OS, Google, Apple, Apps, Surface, Windows 8, Windows RT, Microsoft