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Microsoft Could Reveal Windows 8 (Tablet Version) Next Week

Posted by on May 28, 2011 No comments


From the guys of Mobilissimo.ro we learn that Microsoft could reveal Windows 8, in its tablet version next week, maybe during Computex 2011. What the iPad started last year and what the Android Tegra 2 devices continued, Microsoft must finish and rule the market, just like it does with the PCs. Keep in mind that desktops are dying and tablets are the future, so that’s quite a scare for MS.

Windows 7 tablets are out right now, as they’re not intuitive and as fast as the Android ones for example. Supposedly we’re going to see an early version of Win 8 for tablets in only days for now, one meant to run on ARM architecture. The CPU is the usual Nvidia Tegra 2, found on popular devices, such as the Motorola Xoom, Asus Transformer and Acer A500.

Steve Ballmer is going to do the honors during Computex 2011, taking place from May 31st onward. Let’s see what surprises MS has for us and if they’re considering an App Store of their own or not…

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Microsoft Could Reveal Windows 8 (Tablet Version) Next Week

Posted by on May 28, 2011 No comments


From the guys of Mobilissimo.ro we learn that Microsoft could reveal Windows 8, in its tablet version next week, maybe during Computex 2011. What the iPad started last year and what the Android Tegra 2 devices continued, Microsoft must finish and rule the market, just like it does with the PCs. Keep in mind that desktops are dying and tablets are the future, so that’s quite a scare for MS.

Windows 7 tablets are out right now, as they’re not intuitive and as fast as the Android ones for example. Supposedly we’re going to see an early version of Win 8 for tablets in only days for now, one meant to run on ARM architecture. The CPU is the usual Nvidia Tegra 2, found on popular devices, such as the Motorola Xoom, Asus Transformer and Acer A500.

Steve Ballmer is going to do the honors during Computex 2011, taking place from May 31st onward. Let’s see what surprises MS has for us and if they’re considering an App Store of their own or not…

Related posts:

  1. Windows 8 and Microsoft Tablet Plans Detailed by Intel Exec
  2. Microsoft Announces Windows 8 for 2012, Separates Slates and Tablets
  3. Microsoft to Showcase Windows 8 on Tablets in June; Apple-Like Interface Mentioned


Microsoft Announces Windows 8 for 2012, Separates Slates and Tablets

Posted by on May 24, 2011 No comments


Speaking in Japan to a crowd of developers, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer confirmed Windows 8 for release in 2012. This is the first official mention of a shipping date for devices with this OS on board, so it’s good news. Also, turns out that from 2012 “slate” and “tablet” won’t be equal any more.

Ballmer praised the performance of Win 7, mentioning that PCs with this OS on board will reach 350 million units this year. The Microsoft official mentioned aspects like “touch, ink and speech”, for the Windows 8 devices and we’re really curios to see what the variety of form factors brings.

We already have the Win 7-based HP Slate 500 released by HP and Microsoft and maybe we’ll use this as a landmark for the slates segment, while the average tablet will look like the iPad. MS will release the first beta of the OS in the Fall and machines will start shipping by holiday season. The manufacturing version will arrive in mid 2012.

Related posts:

  1. Microsoft to Showcase Windows 8 on Tablets in June; Apple-Like Interface Mentioned
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  3. Windows 8 Shipping to PC Builders; Ready for a New Generation of Tablets?