Short version: It sucks. Let's hope it gets better. Fast.
Long version: The first official public iteration of Microsoft Windows 8 leaves much to offer. The nagging Smart Screen UI (MetroUI) was added for developers at the BUILD conference running in Anaheim, CA right now. The build lacks...
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It seems that Windows 8 is more suitable to the touch screen cell phones and not for PCs. MS makes them faster but less user friendly. From what I have seen so far; Win 8 is a definite NO! I will stick with Win 7 (with classic shell installed and classic menus for all ribbon based MS software)...
Windows 8 Forums will have a lot to offer. And such offerings start with new members such as you. As a one stop shop for operating system related guidance discussion, Windows 8 Forums will carry on the tradition of our sister site Windows7Forums.com. With so much information becoming available...
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In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz takes a look at the Microsoft Touch Mouse and discusses the ways in which it will help us to gradually move to the Windows 8 touch screen interface.
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Microsoft showed its first public demo of Windows 8 on Wednesday, and it's not at all like the Windows operating systems you've come to know over the past 25 years. The next version of Microsoft's operating system ("Windows 8" is just a codename) is a radical departure, designed around touch...
Microsoft showed its first public demo of Windows 8 on Wednesday, and it's not at all like the Windows operating systems you've come to know over the past 25 years. The next version of Microsoft's operating system ("Windows 8" is just a codename) is a radical departure, designed around touch...
Reports out of the All Things Digital Conference in California and the Computex show in Asia say Microsoft (MSFT) showed off its Windows 8 operating systems for use on tablet computers in recent sessions of the meetings. The operating system is Microsofts challenge to Apples (AAPL) iPad and...
This week, Microsoft revealed a little of what to expect from the next Windows operating system. With its Windows Phone look and touch - literally - and tiles everywhere, it will be a major refresh, but there's a still a number of unanswered questions. Here are my top five:
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Many hardware vendors have recently shown new Windows 7-based tablet computers at Computex in Taipei. However Windows is suffering from not being very well optimized for touch screen interaction.
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Many hardware vendors have recently shown new Windows 7-based tablet computers at Computex in Taipei. However Windows is suffering from not being very well optimized for touch screen interaction.
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Asus has a fresh take on the oft-maligned Windows tablet in the fast-running Eee Slate EP121, a touch-screen slate coupled with its own Bluetooth keyboard.
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NTT DoCoMo reveals the Fujitsu LOOX F-07C, which is capable of using Symbian OS or Windows 7 on a 4-inch touch screen. It's not as painful as you think.
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An American manufacturer has created the ultimate toilet, complete with a touch-screen panel, built-in sound system and a heated seat; be warned though, it will cost you almost £4,000 if you want to buy one.
The toilet possesses innovative dual-flush technology, according to its...
Whilst there has been a magnitude of tablet devices being announced and launched over the last few weeks, Gigabyte have been quietly working in the background and have now staked their own small claim to fame by announcing a 10.1-inch (1024×600) multi-touch capacitive touch-screen slate PC: the...
Tribune Company will debut its beta version of a new mobile news aggregation application at this week’s 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Called “Mosaic,” the app offers a visually stunning, multi-touch screen designed to enable consumers to personalize and read all of their news via...
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new tablet might look a little bit like Apple Inc. 's latest blockbuster gadget, but it's no iPad killer. On Thursday, HP, the world's largest computer maker, unveiled the Slate 500. It costs $799 and, like the iPad, has a gesture-sensitive touch screen and no keyboard...
Hi guys, we are building out our image for Windows 7 on Latitude XT2 tablets and noticed something when a standard user logs in.
In Control Panel-->Tablet PC settings there is an option to configure your pen and touch to the screen. This is the windows utility, not the third party dell...
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I will be doing a fresh install of Win 7 Home Premium 64bit on a new hard drive shortly.
At the same time i really fancy the idea of using the Acer 23inch Touch Screen monitor, this is assuming my version of Win 7 supports this along with my other hardware which is pretty high spec.
Does...