Windows 8 OS,Tablet, New Win 8 PCs News Thread

[Poke]

Panasonic reveals insane 20-inch tablet with 4K resolution display

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pana...nch-tablet-with-4K-resolution-display_id38447

 

[Poke]

Gigabyte reveals its second Windows 8 tablet

http://www.neowin.net/news/gigabyte-reveals-its-second-windows-8-tablet

 

[Poke]

CES 2013: 9 New PCs Built for Windows 8

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-showcases-upcoming-windows-8-pcs-in-new-video

 

[Poke]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at CES 2013

 

[Poke]

Windows license sticker spotted on Valve Steam Box prototype

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-license-sticker-spotted-on-valve-steam-box-prototype

 

[meStevo]

From one of the above articles... Windows 8 about to pass the number of Vista users on Steam, nearing 7%. Has already eclipsed the number of Linux and Mac users.

 

[Poke]

Asus ME-400 Windows 8 Tablet Hands-On

 

[Poke]

Panasonic 20-Inch 4K Windows 8 Tablet

 

[harshness]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at CES 2013

Visually, there's something seriously wrong with viewing a display that is smaller than Steve Ballmer's head. At the same time, having to move your hand over 20 inches isn't going to work either.

Call me when they've figured out gestures.

 

[harshness]

From one of the above articles... Windows 8 about to pass the number of Vista users on Steam, nearing 7%. Has already eclipsed the number of Linux and Mac users.

One of the other articles said that Windows 8 was only 67% of where Vista was in terms of adoption.

 

[Poke]

Dell has changes in store for two early Windows 8 PCs

http://www.neowin.net/news/dell-has-changes-in-store-for-two-early-windows-8-pcs

 

[Poke]

LL Cool J helps to develop upcoming Windows 8 exclusive music app

http://www.neowin.net/news/ll-cool-j-helps-to-develop-upcoming-windows-8-exclusive-music-app

 

[Poke]

Microsoft has acquired id8 Group R2 Studios

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-has-acquired-id8-group-r2-studios

 

[John Kotches]

Samsung not sold on Win RT

Samsung, seems ambivalent about the future of Windows 8 RT in the linked CNET article.

My apologies about the mobile site link, I'm posting from my phone.

http://m.cnet.com/news/uh-oh-windows-rt-samsungs-got-second-thoughts/57563340

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 using Tapatalk 2.x

 

[Poke]

Microsoft announces Surface Pro coming Feburary 9th

http://www.wpcentral.com/microsoft-announces-surface-pro-coming-feburary-9th

 

[Poke]

Motorola Solutions to make rugged Windows 8 tablet

http://www.neowin.net/news/motorola-solutions-to-make-rugged-windows-8-tablet

 

[Poke]

Microsoft: We will ship a full Windows 8 'Modern' version of Office ... someday

Save people money if Office came with the OS.

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-we-will-ship-a-full-windows-8-modern-version-of-office--someday

 

[Poke]

Microsoft to offer students Windows 8 upgrades for $69.99

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-to-offer-students-windows-8-upgrades-for-6999

 

[Poke]

Office 2013 now in the Windows 8 Store as a desktop app

http://www.neowin.net/news/office-2013-now-in-the-windows-8-store-as-a-desktop-app

 

[navychop]

Microsoft: We will ship a full Windows 8 'Modern' version of Office ... someday

Save people money if Office came with the OS.

That certainly isn't the objective.