By Todd Haselton |
Earlier this month we covered a rumor that suggested Microsoft’s new and smaller Surface tablet will launch in June with a display that measures between 7-inches and 8-inches. Now, DigiTimes says that it has confirmed with supply chain makers that the new device will have an…
By Brandon Russell |
As expected, Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 upgrade this summer will be referred to as Windows Blue. Speaking on a conference call today, the company’s CFO Tami Reller confirmed the moniker, and revealed that the upcoming software will come as a free update to existing Windows 8…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft recently said that the latest version of Windows 8, also known as Windows 8.1 but codenamed Windows Blue, will be available later this year. Now the company has gone on the record stating that the public preview will be available by the end of…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft recently confirmed that it has sold more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses, although that includes licenses sold on new shipments of Windows 8-powered devices. That’s a 40 million bump from the 60 million licenses that had been sold as of January. Microsoft’s CFO…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon recently spilled the beans on Acer’s $399 W3-810 8.1-inch Windows 8 tablet, but it won’t be the only company competing in that arena. Asus says it will follow in those footsteps later this year. The Wall Street Journal recently spoke with the firm’s CEO who…
By Brandon Russell |
Acer’s upcoming tablet regime won’t just center on competitively priced Android hardware. It looks like the company will also introduce an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, though an official announcement from Acer hasn’t yet been made. Instead, the tablet is currently biding its time on Amazon,…
By Brandon Russell |
The Start button will return when Windows 8.1 hits later this year, according to sources familiar with Microsoft plans. Speaking to The Verge, sources claim the button’s return will allow users to access the Start Screen, though it won’t include the traditional Start Menu. “The…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft CFO Peter Klein on Thursday confirmed the company is looking into smaller touch devices, further fueling speculation we’ll see a 7-inch Surface later this year. During an investor call, Klein said Microsoft is working closely with OEMs to create small touch-based Windows devices, which…
By Todd Haselton |
The PC industry is in a sharp decline as consumers gravitate more towards smartphones and tablets. Intel hopes to change that trend, largely blamed on Windows 8 itself, by introducing its new Bay Trail processors that will enable low cost Windows 8 machines. How cheap?…
By Brandon Russell |
When Windows 8.1 hits, commonly known as Windows Blue, users will be able to bypass the software’s tile interface and go straight to the traditional desktop. Testing is allegedly ongoing inside of Microsoft’s labs, where attempts are being made to “appease desktop users who wish…
By Todd Haselton |
The PC industry recently experienced the largest drop in quarterly sales ever, a decline that was blamed largely on Windows 8 and an increased interest in tablets and smartphones. One of the issues with Windows 8 is that Microsoft released a watered-down version of the…
By Todd Haselton |
The PC industry’s decline isn’t shaping up anytime soon, according to a new report from IDC. In fact, PC unit sales saw the largest decline out of any quarter ever as consumers turn to tablets and smartphones for most of their Internet needs. The industry…
By Todd Haselton |
What is Microsoft’s Project Blue? The company recently confirmed that it’s working on a secret project under that name, and other reports suggest that it will eventually launch as Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 RT. We have also heard that Project Blue will involve Windows…
By Todd Haselton |
Nokia’s Music application, which originally launched on Windows Phone, is now available for download on Windows 8 and Windows RT devices. The application allows you to create your own custom mixes, save tracks of offline listening, listen to your own library of MP3s, read lyrics…
By Adriana Lee |
Sometimes, the thing holding a user back from trying out a platform isn’t the native operating system or the hardware — it’s the apps. After all, what good is all that if you can’t get the programs you need to make use of the darn thing?…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode of Ask the Buffalo, Jon tells us what he thinks the next Galaxy Note smartphone will be packing and when we can expect to see it.…
By Sean P. Aune |
The next iteration of Windows 8, currently codenamed Windows Blue, is in development, and thanks to a new leak we have some clue of the features we can look forward to. Build 9364 of Windows Blue has shown up on file sharing sites and those…
By Todd Haselton |
Twitter recently launched an official application for Windows 8 devices that takes advantage of some of the new features inside the operating system, such as snap view and live tiles. Snap view allows you to launch another application and run it on the same display…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft announced Monday that it will automatically enable Adobe Flash content inside of its Internet Explorer 10 browsers on Windows RT and Windows 8 machines beginning tomorrow, March 12. The company suggested that there was a compatibility issue before now that prevented it from wanting…
By Sean P. Aune |
ASUS is at it again with products that perform double duty. Meet the Transformer AiO, the Windows 8 all-in-one desktop that is also an Android tablet. When we first heard about the ASUS Transformer AiO this morning, the first thought that jumped into our heads…
By Maximum PC |
Steve Ballmer sat for a spell with MIT Technology Review to discuss the Windows 8 ecosystem. It’s no easy task to gauge the impact Windows 8 is having on the industry, in part because the industry is changing. The traditional desktop is taking a backseat…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft’s Surface RT and Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablets currently have 10.6-inch displays, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft isn’t interested in going smaller. The company’s chief financial officer Peter Klein said that it’s actually very possible for Microsoft to release smaller Windows Surface tablets,…
By Todd Haselton |
Nokia has been hinting that it’s interested in developing a tablet for over a year now (the company even confirmed it at one point) and the company’s CEO just gave yet another reminder that such a move is on the company’s radar. Speaking with AFR recently,…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re anxious to try out the Surface Pro for yourself, you may want to head over to your closest Best Buy, Staples or Microsoft store. The Surface Pro doesn’t go on sale in the U.S. and Canada until Feb. 9, but a few stores…
