First impressions are important, and not everything (read: most things) in the tech industry leaves a good one. Case in point: Microsoft’s Surface Pro. But after months of collecting dust, I one day decided to give the tablet / laptop hybrid a proper go, and I’m so very glad I did. Right now, out of all the awesome gadgets I’ve had the opportunity to use this year and last, it’s quickly...
Foursquare on Wednesday released a new app for Windows 8, making good on a promise the company made earlier this year. The app marks Foursquare’s first-ever foray into big screen territory, and exhibits stylings familiar to Windows 8 users. The UI is patently tiled, while still maintaining what makes Foursquare good in the first place: discovery. Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley said the...
Microsoft has spent the past 10 months developing the first major update to Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and the software is finished and being released to manufacturers. Microsoft confirmed earlier reports by publishing the news on its official blog today, and it's a major step since this means that laptop and tablet makers will now be able to begin creating devices with the final build of...
4 out of 5 Windows 8.1 will allow you to boot to the desktop and access the Start menu, alleviating any need to ever see Microsoft's Windows 8 experience user interface If you can't wait until that launch in October, however, you might...
An internal document issued by IT experts working for the German federal government warned national agencies and companies not to use Windows 8. The reason? An alleged backdoor exploit has been discovered, and the details were obtained and published by German site Zeit Online. The leaked message suggests that the NSA likely has access to a hidden feature which apparently can't be shut...
Mozilla will finally get around to launching a version of its Firefox web browser for Windows 8 over a year after Microsoft released the desktop OS. The news comes in the form of notes from a meeting held by Mozilla earlier this week that describe a "Metro-ized" version of Firefox 26 designed to work with Metro UI's live tiles and touch-screen software. In all fairness, Mozilla has...
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1, the first large update to Windows 8, in October according to a new report published on Tuesday. Microsoft released a preview of the update in late June, and reports in July suggested that the final build was on schedule to ship to manufacturing partners at the end of this month. The Verge said Microsoft's release to manufacturing schedule is still set...
Microsoft launched a new webpage today within its main website, using the live tiles Metro UI to showcase a mix of its own progress and growth alongside fun facts about its offices and employees. Frank X. Shaw, VP of corporate communications, announced the new feature on the company’s official blog, promising to update it constantly and keep us up to date on everything from new services...
Samsung announced several new Windows 8 tablets, including the ATIV Book 9 Plus and ATIV Tab 3, back in June alongside a host of Galaxy S4-branded smartphones, but failed to mention when the devices would go on sale in the U.S. or how much they might cost. Now, almost two months later, we have our answer. The ATIV Tab 3, which Samsung boasts is the world's thinnest tablet running...
Looks like another company is set to abandon Windows 8. Even as Microsoft continues to push its own products with a steady stream of attack ads against Apple, the company might do better to aim its sights on Google instead. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal this week, Acer Chairman J.T. Wang said the company will focus on Chromebooks and Android devices in what remains of...