After Neowin reported pictures of what is believed to be AccuWeather’s Windows 8 tablet application I did something crazy. I read the comments and that lead to this link on AccuWeather’s website that lets you install their Windows Slate application. Neowin speculates that this is a Windows 8 application. It is Silverlight out of browser that … Read more
Windows 8 is the mother of your future phone so start paying attention to it. In their latest release, Microsoft went through the speed at which the new OS can boot (and resume). Not only is it fast, but it’s just a few seconds. So fast that it’s faster than a Windows Phone. Just check … Read more
Microsoft is finally talking about the UI for Windows 8. Really interesting stuff. There’s been a ton of thought put into how to pull off a single OS that works as a tablet and that works as a PC with precision and it looks like they’re all over this.In fact, they were working on this … Read more
We all know that Microsoft’s Windows 8 line is going to be a direct tablet competitor. That’s always been their goal, even though they are late to the game. But remember, they are bringing a full OS (and not a mobile OS) to the table. And here’s a glimpse of a quad core slate they … Read more
If I see one more person carrying around an iPad like it’s a business device… Look nothing against the product. It’s slim, turns on immediately, has great battery life and is shiny. It looks great and works great for a lot of things but if you do anything fancy, like actually need to use it … Read more
A lot has been made of recent beta builds of Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango and the recent alleged internal RTM leak. There is no secret that us early adopters of Windows Phone 7 have pointed to Mango as the starting point where Windows Phone starts to gain marketshare. But are we not missing something … Read more
A few zingers (okay a lot of zingers) and tons of great, discussion starting information flowed from the mouth of Microsoft’s Kevin Turner. 75 more Microsoft Stores opening over the next 2 to 3 years. Microsoft found out the magic behind having customers having a first class hands on experience with your products. Check out … Read more
Ballmer just said 20 Million PCs sold by the “other guys” is too much. Windows on 350 million new PCs this past year but he’s not happy that 20 million PCs were sold with a fruit flavor. Bing is an example of a next generation user interface where you tell the device what you want … Read more
The 5 minute video preview of Windows 8 wasn’t long enough for you? We know, it wasn’t for us too. So, here is a 32 minute long video of Windows 8, which was previewed at Computex…
The cat is out of the bag. Right off the heels of the much talked about and anticipated Mango update for Windows phone, Microsoft is still rocking and rolling with the unveiling of the Windows 8 UI. But to save me some time of trying to explain how it works, just watch the video below. … Read more