The new Windows 8 for tablets is a failure, Jason Snell says, because Microsoft simply can't let go of the past and embrace its intriguing future.
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A video demonstration of Windows 8 in action. Could this really rival an iPad, and why should I 'go tablet' when I can 'go netbook'?
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We've been skeptical that Microsoft would be able to come from behind to beat the iPad and the crop of Android and other tablets out there. But based on these first screen shots from the Windows 8 video Microsoft posted today, the game isn't over yet.
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Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows
Microsoft president Steven Sinofsky appeared live at the D9 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. He discussed Windows 8 in detail for the first time, focusing especially on the new tiles-based UI that will allow Windows 8-based slates to...
Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky will show off a prototype Windows 8 tablet at the All Things D conference in California this week -- the company's answer to Apple's "magical" device and Google's Android, experts speculate.*
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Samsung has fired back at Apple with a motion that would require the company to turn over advance copies of the "final, commercial versions" of the company's unannounced next-generation iPhone and iPad by June 13, 2011.
Apple and Samsung are locked in a heated dispute over whether Samsung's...
After record numbers in the fourth quarter of 2010, PC sales slowed considerably in the first quarter of 2011, according to analysts, who debated whether the primary culprit was the rise of the iPad and other tablets, or Microsoft's Window 7.
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The tech world is abuzz again with worries about shortages of popular products, this time because of an explosion at a Chinese factory that killed two people.
An industry analyst says Friday's horrific explosion at the Foxconn Chengdu plant will lead to shortages of Apple iPads. Foxconn...
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Microsoft wants developers to use Bing Maps in their iPhone and iPad apps, and has given them a tool to help.
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Twitter is a social networking phenomenon, a great way to keep up with people, sure, but also with news in general. Here are some great Twitter app picks for Windows 7, Windows Phone 7, and alternate platforms like Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, and Google Chrome. ...
Samsung isn't taking Apple's copycat accusations lying down. The electronics giant has filed suits against the Cupertino, Calif.-based company alleging the iPhone and iPad trespass on its patents.
The Samsung countersuit comes just days after Apple flat-out accused the company of stealing...
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said it is suing Apple Inc. for patent rights violations, only days after Apple sued Samsung for the same reason.
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Windows 7 on tablets is here but unless you're a corporate user in love with Windows apps, you'll be much more satisfied with an iPad 2 or Android tablet.
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Gigabyte Technology has begun taking orders for its S1080 Windows 7 tablet in its home market of Taiwan, and expects to start sales in other parts of the world next month.
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Gigabyte Technology has begun taking orders for its S1080 Windows 7 tablet in its home market of Taiwan, and expects to start sales in other parts of the world next month.
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IDG News Service - Gigabyte Technology has begun taking orders for its S1080 Windows 7 tablet in its home market of Taiwan, and expects to start sales in other parts of the world next month.
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Gigabyte Technology has begun taking orders for its S1080 Windows 7 tablet in its home market of Taiwan, and expects to start sales in other parts of the world...
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