Tag: Windows 8
Tablet
The update promises under-the-hood improvements, UI changes, low-power consumption — among other things.
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One of the main problems with Skype for Windows 8/RT was the inability to share files with friends. However, this problem is no more as the newest version of the application allows for this to happen with relative ease.
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In an apparent nod to Microsoft's Windows 8 touch-friendly UI, Google will begin selling Chromebooks with touchscreens this year.
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LG is preparing to enter the Windows 8 hybrid laptop market with the Tab-Book. The company plans to showcase this device at the Mobile World Congress set to kick off in Barcelona in 2013.
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The Microsoft-branded Surface Pro with Windows 8 is available for consumer purchase, and is apparently doing fairly well thus far. However, there are some folks who would rather to own a different brand of Windows 8 tablet, or it could be that the Surface doesn't quite meet their needs.
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Mozilla has been promising a Windows 8 Metro styled Firefox browser for a long time, now it seems the company is ready to own up to its words. Mozilla released a new build of it browser recently; this build follows the design of a Windows 8 app.
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The rumors of Nokia releasing a Windows 8 tablet are starting to heat up as we get closer to Mobile World Congress. The first picture of the tablet appeared briefly at a Nokia Lumia 620 launch in Pakistan.
Jimmie Geddes email: j.geddes@mobilenapps.comOS / Software
BlueStacks, a company known for bringing Android apps to Windows and Macs, has just announced a new Surface Pro-optimized, Windows 8 version of its App Player that allows running Android apps on Windows and Macs.
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Microsoft could be working on a common marketplace, which would integrate the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 apps, if reports are to be believed.
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