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Windows® 8 News

Looking forward with a new developer platform, which is based on HTML5 and JavaScript, Windows 8 is reported to be near ready for release. A fresh design of user interface is expected to be seen in Windows 8. While no date has been decided for its launch, you can still get to know about its expected graphics, games, and applications through iYogi. It is also supposed to include live application tiles which will set Windows 8 apart than previously released Windows operating systems. The foremost thing that you may be curious to know is the compatibility issue. Don’t plan to buy a new PC or a laptop as it is anticipated that the Windows 8 operating system requirements will be almost similar to Windows 7 or other operating systems. So, just wait and get latest updates on the applications and various gadgets of Windows 8 through iYogi.

Mozilla® unhappy with Microsoft®

By deciding to block third party applications on one of their versions of the new operating system Windows 8, Microsoft has irked Mozilla. It feels like those days when people restricted third party applications to make people use built-in applications. Windows on ARM or Windows RT as it is officially called now is the version where third party applications might… Read More

Details for Windows® 8 upgrade

Microsoft has announced special upgrade plans for all the Windows 7 users. If users buy a Windows 7 computer, he can avail the option for Windows 8 Pro upgrade for a reduced price. This great marketing technique allows users an easy access to Windows 8. This offer is available to all the users who buy Windows 7 Home basic or… Read More

AMD’s APU ready for Windows® 8

Joining Intel and others in the Windows 8 bandwagon is AMD, which has APU ready for Windows 8. These chips are supposedly tablet friendly and are supposed to hit the market in the fourth quarter of this year. Trinity APU as it is called will be used in notebooks and AMD is trying to make an impact in the market.… Read More

Windows® 8 will not support DVD

Microsoft on their official blog has announced that Windows 8 will not support DVD. There will not be any Media Center in Windows 8 too. This might be a disappointment to users, as they would be required to pay more if they need Media Center on their copy of Windows 8. The justification for not supporting DVD was also given… Read More

Do you want to know users reaction to Windows® 8?

PCWorld thinks that users are not interested in Windows 8. According to their report, only 0.11% of the computers are currently running on Windows 8. Just 11 machines out of every 10,000 machines are being run on Windows 8. If you want to compare the popularity of Window 8 to that of Windows 7’s, Windows 7 had 0.26% share in… Read More

Vendors concerned about Windows® 8

Looks like it might not be the savior of the personal computers. Vendors are showing some concern over Windows 8. A decent number of vendors think that Windows 8 is going to increase the cost of the hardware that will be sold in future. They think users will not be happy with the increase in prices. Ultrabooks and touch-centric devices… Read More

Samsung® Galaxy S3 to have Windows® 8 on it

Apparently, Samsung is planning to release an update for the smartphone Galaxy S3 and it would run on Windows 8. This release will happen in October when Windows 8 is finally released. This news has been confirmed by the Taiwan division of the company in a statement. Samsung Galaxy series of phones have been successful. Samsung Galaxy is a powerful… Read More

Windows® 8 popularity beats Windows® 7

Microsoft has said that Windows 8 is twice as popular as Windows 7 was if you have to compare them at the current phase. Windows 7 was only known to the geeks and the market experts. Windows 8 however has reached the consumers and the developers. This popularity means one thing, when it finally releases in October, Windows 8 would… Read More

HP Slate 8 runs on Windows® 8

Hewlett-Packard has announced that its new tablet Slate 8 would run on Windows 8. According to sources, this new tablet from HP is thinner than the current market leader of tablets, the iPad. This news however has not been confirmed by HP. With a screen that is a little bigger than 10 inches and battery life of 10 hours, this… Read More

A few problems with ARM and Windows® RT

Microsoft is trying to do what Apple usually does with all its products, control the hardware and software end of them. However, it seems like there are a few problems with Windows on ARM, or Windows RT as it is officially called. Windows was happily running on 86X for a long time. Recently, Microsoft has decided to shift to ARM.… Read More