Tagged: Windows 8
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A Fast Lap Around Windows 8 for Developers Events
31.05.2012 Join the Irish Software Developers Network’s special guest Drew Robins from Microsoft as he takes you round a fast lap of Windows 8. Drew will demonstrate C++, C# and JavaScript... -
Microsoft talks up multi-monitor Windows 8 experience News
22.05.2012 In the run up to the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8, the software giant has begun espousing the potential of the operating system as a multi-monitor operating system....Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Hardware, Digital Media, Apps -
Windows 8 Developer Day Events
30.05.2012 Windows 7 was the fastest-selling OS in history, with 240m copies sold in its first year. Windows 8 is coming this year and it’s going to be big. We want to show Irish...Categories: Software Development, Operating Systems -
Google shifts gears to accelerate smartphone battle against iOS News
16.05.2012 Google is reportedly changing its policies around releasing early versions of Android to manufacturers in order to tighten up its ecosystem and ensure a better class of...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
AMD challenges Intel’s Ivy Bridge with the release of Trinity APUs News
15.05.2012 Intel rival AMD have released their second generation A-Series APUs plus VISION technology, aiming to come out on top for gaming and entertainment. -
First Windows 8 tablets and hybrids to hit stores November News
14.05.2012 The first wave of Windows 8-based tablet computers are going to hit stores in November. According to reports, Microsoft is under pressure to not only deliver a new operating...Categories: Apps Zone, Apps, Architecture, Computers, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Wireless Communications -
Mozilla accuses Microsoft of blocking other browsers from ARM devices News
10.05.2012 The battle of the browsers is rejoined – this time Mozilla is accusing Microsoft of playing dirty and hindering its ability to put its Firefox browser on ARM devices being...Tags: Windows 8, Smartphones, Tablet Computers, PCs, ARM, Browsers, Firefox, internet explorer, Mozilla, Microsoft -
Facebook is now in the universal apps business with new App Center News
10.05.2012 Social network Facebook – already a potent force in the apps business – has decided to broaden its strategy and is creating an App Center for all platforms and all devices. It... -
Google+ notifications arriving in Gmail will spice up cloud wars News
09.05.2012 Internet giant Google has revealed it is adding Google+ comments and notifications directly into its popular Gmail email service. Starting today, users can also reply to Google+...Tags: Google, Microsoft, Gmail, Google+, Google Drive, Hotmail, Windows 8, Android, Windows Phone, Cloud Computing -
Apple to disrupt nascent ultrabook business with US$799 MacBook Air News
07.05.2012 Apple is understood to be planning to drive a significant wedge into the emerging ultrabook market with a US$799 MacBook Air, according to supply chain reports from Asia.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Android tablet shipments slump in Q1, Apple iPad dominates News
04.05.2012 New figures from IDC show that Apple’s iPad has re-asserted its dominance of the tablet space as Android devices saw a steep slump in Q1. Total worldwide tablet shipments...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, ComputersTags: Tablet Computers, Microsoft, Ultrabooks, Windows 8, Kindle Fire, Amazon, iPad, Samsung, Android, Apple -
Microsoft kills ‘Windows Live’, reveals new ‘Microsoft account’ ID system News
03.05.2012 Microsoft is dropping the ‘Windows Live’ services brand and instead – to coincide with Windows Phone and the arrival of Windows 8 and the hope of a thriving apps market - will...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Microsoft invests US$300m into Barnes & Noble e-book subsidiary News
30.04.2012 Microsoft has partnered with book retailer Barnes & Noble, investing US$300m to create a new subsidiary focusing squarely at the e-reading market. The deal will also see a Nook... -
Apple iPhone 4S hits 37pc of all business device activations News
26.04.2012 The iPhone 4S has hit a record high among enterprise users, with 37pc of all activations in the first quarter of 2012 taking place on the Apple device – four times higher than... -
Microsoft to unveil ‘Woodstock’ music service at E3 2012? News
26.04.2012 Microsoft may reveal a new cross-platform music service to replace its Zune software – code named ‘Woodstock’ – during the E3 2012 games conference in June. -
Next Windows 8 pre-release coming in June News
24.04.2012 The next pre-release of Microsoft’s upcoming OS Windows 8 will arrive the first week of June and will offer ‘the most complete’ version of the OS to date, according to a... -
Microsoft sees revenue rise by 6pc to US$17.41bn News
20.04.2012 Microsoft saw its revenue increase by 6pc since last year in the quarter ending 31 March, reaching US$17.41bn. Its operating income was up 12pc from the same period last year.Categories: Software, Servers, Hardware, Financial Results, Financial, Digital Business, Consumer TechTags: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows, Earnings, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Office, Windows Live, Xbox, Revenue, Microsoft -
Microsoft reveals Windows 8 editions News
17.04.2012 Microsoft has announced details of what will be available for Windows 8 when it is released to the market. Plus, Windows on ARM will now be officially called Windows RT.Categories: Software, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO, Business Software, Architecture, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Global tablet computer sales up 98pc – Apple has 61pc of market News
11.04.2012 Worldwide sales of tablet computers will reach 118.9m units this year, up 98pc on 2011 when 60m units were sold. Apple’s iOS operating system dominates, with sales of iPad...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO, AppsTags: Kindle Fire, RIM, Android, Google, Microsoft, Windows 8, iPad, Apple, Tablet Computers, Gartner -
Microsoft warns businesses that support for XP will end in 2014 News
10.04.2012 Microsoft has warned businesses that in the next two years it will be ending support for the popular Windows XP and Office 2003 families.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Operating Systems, IT Management, Global CIO, CIO