Even though Windows 8 still has a lot of issues I really do like the look of the Metro UI inside Windows 8. It's not the easiest to use on a desktop computer but it will be really nice for a tablet and even the Xbox 360. It's also very nice on the Windows Phone. Microsoft has kind of hinted at the … [Read more...]
ZL Podcast #40 – Windows 8 Experience, Windows 8 Features, Windows 8 Hardware, Thunderbolt PCs…
September 17, 2011 By
The majority of this week's news related to Windows 8 since Microsoft had a whole lot to say about this upcoming operating system. They first went over the many new features mainly designed for tablets but also designed for older computers. The tablet part of Windows 8 is the Metro UI which is … [Read more...]
Microsoft Shows Off Xbox Live Integration In Windows 8
September 15, 2011 By
Microsoft announced Xbox Live integration was coming to Windows 8, twice actually. Although they haven't been very detailed in what they've been saying. But it looks like now they are giving us a little more information about Windows 8 Xbox Live integration by actually showing us it in … [Read more...]
Microsoft Shows Off AMD Fusion-Powered Windows 8 Tablets
September 14, 2011 By
We've already seen Windows 8 tablets running off of Intel processors. And right now the only way you can get a copy of Windows 8 running on an Intel processor. But Microsoft is still testing out and showing off tablets running Windows 8 on tablets running processors other than Intel ones like NVIDIA … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Tablets With NVIDIA Kal-El Processors Are Coming
September 14, 2011 By
NVIDIA has previously announced their Kal-El processors which are set to be coming later this year and will probably be called Tegra 3 since they will be the successor to the current NVIDIA Tegra 2 processors. And these Tegra 3 chips will be headed to many different tablets including Windows 8 … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Gets Downloaded 500K Times In 12 Hours
September 14, 2011 By
Last night after trying two times I managed to get the developer preview of Windows 8 installed on my netbook. I'm now setting it up to dual boot with Windows 7. But that's not the point of this article, the point is how many times Windows 8 has been downloaded. Today at Build 2011 Microsoft … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Developer Preview First Impressions/Hands From Netbook
September 14, 2011 By
Yesterday Microsoft gave us a lot of new information about Windows 8. They showed a lot of demos of the operating system and announced things like the requirements and new features. But probably the biggest thing they did was release the developer preview last night for Windows 8. The developer … [Read more...]
Xbox Live Support Confirmed For Windows 8
September 13, 2011 By
Windows 8, Xbox Live, and Windows Phone 7 will soon all share the same Metro UI. Meaning that if you know how to use one of the devices learning the rest shouldn't be a problem. And it also means integrating the platforms with each other isn't very hard. And that's actually what Microsoft has done … [Read more...]
Microsoft Announces Windows 8 Store, Sells Win32 Apps
September 13, 2011 By
The Windows 8 Developer Preview will be released later tonight and once that happens developers will be able to take advantage of the new Windows Store which allows developers to buy and sell apps. It's one of the many new features of Windows 8. Obviously Microsoft is kid of getting this Windows … [Read more...]
Microsoft Shows Off Ultrabooks Running Windows 8
September 13, 2011 By
Recently at IFA 2011 Intel showed off quite a few of what they call ultrabooks. They are pretty much the Windows equivalents to the MacBook Airs. In other words like ultraportables but better since Intel has a requirement to be called an ultrabook. At IFA 2011 all the ultrabooks we've seen were … [Read more...]
