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Ex – Microsoft Employee Wants To Fix Windows 8

An Ex- Microsoft employee isn’t too happy with what Microsoft have done in Windows 8. So much so that he’s started up a website stating what he’d do to fix Windows 8

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Dell Working On A Windows 8 Tablet For Business

Dell along with the other OEM’s have certainly recognised the potential that Windows 8 holds, and I feel that it will do particularly well on tablets when consumers mess around with the Metro UI.

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What Do You Expect To See Different In The Windows 8 Consumer Preview?

With Windows 8 it’s a new experience for me. I have had a chance to play around with the developer preview of Windows 8, and while I was slightly impressed by the new Metro UI, I haven’t been completely blown away by the whole experience as I was with Windows 7

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Windows 8 or Windows Next?

This time last year the internal codename for Windows 8 at Microsoft was Windows vNext (Version Next). This is perhaps just to be considered a product codename in the same…

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What do you want me to include in my new Windows 8 books?

Next week I’ll start writing not just one, but two new Windows 8 books, I’ll find the time somehow and have already booked a nice summer break to recover  :} …

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Whither goeth the Start Menu?

According to numerous rumours, but not yet confirmed by Microsoft, the ubiquitous Start button will no longer be available in Windows 8 Consumer Preview, aka Windows 8 Beta.

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Will Windows 8 on ARM be Malware Resistant?

Microsoft have now announced much more about their plans for Windows 8 running on ARM architecture including the somewhat curious decision to support the full Windows desktop, even though almost…

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The Passing of Windows 8 Preview

This is a good time to think about the Microsoft’s experiment with Windows 8 Developer Preview.

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Why Windows 8 Tablets Will Have The Edge Over Android Tablets

ARM’s CEO Warren East recently spoke about how Windows 8 will have an advantage over Android when it comes to tablets once it hits the market. While Android has been an incredible success in the smartphone industry, the pick up rate hasn’t been quite as good in the tablet market. He called Android tablet sales “disappointing” .

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Could Kinect Be Coming To Laptops?

Microsofts Kinect has certainly been popular among consumers and hackers a like. Before Microsoft announced an official Kinect SDK, hackers had already managed to get the Kinect sensor running with Windows 7

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How Bill Gates Is Better Than Batman

There is no denying that Bill Gates is one of the greatest entrepreneurs and businessmen of all time. We can all thank Bill Gates for bringing Windows to the masses and changing the way that the everyday normal consumer uses computers.

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