2012 may be a flat year for PC shipments, analyst says
Despite the launch of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system and the introduction of ultra-thin Intel-powered ultrabooks, Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes thinks the PC industry …
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Asus expects to ship 3-6 million tablets next year, including Windows 8 Transformer models
Asus CEO Jonney Shih said he expects his company to ship between 3 million and 6 million tablets next year, a big leap from the …
Notebook market may rebound as PC makers shift from tablets to ultrabooks
Are PC makers starting to give up on tablets? Manufacturers Asus and Acer are shifting focus to Intel-powered ultrabooks instead of tablets to improve gross margins, …
ASUS to debut Windows 8 ultrabook with swiveling touchscreen at Computex 2012
ASUS reportedly has plans to unveil a convertible ultrabook running Microsoft’s next-generation Windows 8 operating system at the annual Computex trade show in Taiwan next …
Microsoft to take on Apple App Store with Windows 8 Windows Store; launches in February
Microsoft recently revealed a number of details on its Windows 8 Windows Store, an application storefront that will launch in February in tandem with Windows …
Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba will be major ARM-based Windows 8 partners
Microsoft’s next operating system, Windows 8, will be the first Windows desktop OS capable of running on both x86 and ARM-based processors. However, a report …
ARM-powered Windows 8 notebooks from Lenovo, ASUS may debut in mid-2013
Laptops running Microsoft’s Windows operating system currently utilize x86 processors, but that’s all about to change in mid-2013 when Windows 8 notebooks powered by ARM …
Windows 8 may be too late for tablets, Forrester says
The media had a positive response when Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 earlier this year, and consumers seemed to have a high level of interest in …
Qualcomm: Snapdragon-powered Windows 8 PCs will launch next year
Speaking at an investor meeting recently, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs confirmed that his company is working with Microsoft in an effort to deploy Windows 8-powered …
Nokia responds to Windows 8 tablet rumors, says it has no announcements to make
Nokia on Wednesday commented on a report suggesting the Finnish vendor had plans to launch a Windows 8 tablet in June 2012. The company would …
Nokia may launch flagship Windows Phone soon, Windows 8 tablet in June [updated]
Nokia is said to be readying the release of a flagship Windows Phone handset to join the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, as well as …
Microsoft’s Ballmer: We are and will always be in the Windows era
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn’t scared of competing desktop platforms, and believes that Microsoft’s Windows operating system will always have a place in the market. …
Samsung to offer touchscreen-equipped Windows 8 PC in 2012
Head of sales and marketing for Samsung’s personal computer business Uhm Kyu Ho confirmed recently that his company will launch a Windows 8-powered computer during …
Nokia CEO hints at possible Windows 8 tablet
While discussing his intentions to expand Nokia’s presence in the United States, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently made comments that suggest his company could have …
Windows 8 will be huge for Microsoft and PC industry, Acer CEO says
Microsoft’s upcoming next-generation operating system will be the driving force behind the company’s triumphant “re-rise” according to Acer chairman and CEO, J.T. Wang. While Microsoft maintained …
HP Windows 8 tablets arriving next year, CEO says; webOS future up in the air
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, HP CEO Meg Whitman confirmed that her company will launch tablets powered by Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating …
BGR Interview: George Martin on how TI is powering the future of smartphones and tablets
We recently caught up with George Martin, software product manager for Texas Instruments’ wireless business unit, to talk about the company’s recent big wins with …
Dell, HP may release Windows 8 tablets in Q3 of 2012
Dell and HP will reportedly be among the first manufacturers to launch Windows 8 tablets, and the devices could be on the market as soon …
Forget Android and iOS, U.S. consumers want Windows tablets
U.S. consumers want a tablet powered by Microsoft’s Windows Operating system, not iOS, according to new research published by Boston Consulting Group. The firm found …
Windows 8 to give iPad and Android tablets a run for their money [infographic]
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system is poised to give Apple’s iPad and Android-powered tablets some tough competition according to social chatter following Microsoft’s public …
Windows 8 desktop apps to run on ARM devices, too
Desktop apps that are designed to run on Windows 8 computers with x86/x64 processors will also be capable of running on ARM processors, ZDNet reported …
HTC said to be working on Windows 8 tablet
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC is reportedly in the early stages of developing a tablet that will run Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system. According to …
Microsoft shows off Windows 8 Metro apps on video
We’ve already seen an 11-minute walk-through video comparing a new Windows 8 beta tablet to an iPad 2 running iOS 5, but there are plenty of …
Apple’s iPad 2 and new Windows 8 tablet face off in 11-minute video
Microsoft’s OS of the future will make its way to a range of devices, but all eyes are on one market in particular: tablets. Microsoft …
Steve Ballmer: No platform will ship more than Windows
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer surprised developers during Micorosft’s BUILD conference in California on Wednesday when he took the stage to talk up Microsoft’s new operating …
Sorry Apple, Windows 8 ushers in the post-post-PC era
Microsoft executives took to the stage at the annual BUILD developer conference on Tuesday to give the world its first real look at the future …
Microsoft shows off new Windows 8 tablets, notebooks and more
During Microsoft’s BUILD conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft execs took the stage and showed off a number of new tablets, notebooks and desktop computers running …
Microsoft Windows 8 launches to developers this week, loaded with new features [video]
Microsoft announced that it is releasing a developer preview of its upcoming next-generation operating system, currently named “Windows 8,” during its BUILD conference in Los …
Samsung’s first Windows 8 tablet leaks
On September 8th, rumors surfaced suggesting that Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky would show off a Windows 8-powered Samsung tablet this week during the company’s BUILD conference, …
Microsoft to demo Windows 8 on a Samsung tablet next week
Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky will unveil the company’s latest Windows 8 operating system running on a tablet during Microsoft’s BUILD conference in California next …
