Report: HTC Will Not Launch Windows 8 Tablets

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If you’re an HTC fan, you’re in for a bit of a disappointment. According to a new report, HTC will not be launching Windows 8 tablets as Microsoft has not included it in the Windows 8 project. Things have not really been working out for the Taiwan-based company. It had recently cut its sales target for the second quarter by around 13 percent. Also, its shares are currently trading at a … [Read more...]

Report: Windows 8 Tablets To Arrive In November

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For those of you who have been waiting for the Windows 8 tablets to release, your wait will end soon. Reports have come in saying that the Intel-based Windows 8 tablets are expected to be launched in retail stores in November. Microsoft is on a tight schedule since it the tablets will not only be based on a brand new OS (with the Metro interface no less!), the OS will have to support around 5 … [Read more...]

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango may not be upgradable to “Apollo”

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If you just bought a Nokia Lumia 800 or 710, or if you’re eagerly awaiting the Lumia 610, you’re in for a bit of bad news. You won’t get to enjoy Windows Phone 8 or “Apollo” this year. According to a Microsoft insider, when Microsoft launches the Windows 8 OS for phones this year, “Apollo” won’t be available for existing handsets running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, including HTC … [Read more...]

Windows Phone 8 interface to use Kinect?

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The rumors have been piling up for long claiming that Windows Phone 8 nicknamed Apollo, may use Kinect technology to bless users with new interface options. Kinect is actually Microsoft’s hands-free interface solution that was first introduced as gaming peripheral for the Xbox 360. Microsoft has also integrated the device into Windows 7. According to a rumor, Asus is building prototype Windows … [Read more...]

Things Microsoft needs to change in Windows 8 to prevent it from becoming another Vista

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Even though the release date of Windows 8 has not yet been announced, it is expected to be coming in early next year. We all are pretty excited about the release of Windows 8, but we are also afraid that Windows 8 might become another Vista. Based on the consumer preview release of Windows 8 we found a few flaws in this new operating system and to prevent Windows 8 from becoming another Vista, … [Read more...]

Windows 8 Release Candidate to be released by “late May or early June”

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A report in the Netherlands has stated that the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 8 might be launched in either late May or early June. A ‘Release Candidate’ is a term used for nearly-ready software that is issued one last time for bug review. The report also claimed that the RC shall offer a few changes from the current beta version. The rumor is justified since earlier reports have … [Read more...]