Windows 8.1 Is Here, and You Should Get It Now

Windows 8.1 Is Here, and You Should Get It Now

The new version of Microsoft’s operating system is a necessary update. Its added features will please longtime Windows users who were uncomfortable with 8, and push the concepts behind Windows 8 even further.

    



Windows 8.1 creative apps unveiled with new Movie Moments app in tow

Windows 8.1 is just around the corner, in fact maybe at the end of this week, with more and more manufacturers bringing out devices with Microsoft’s latest operating system pre-installed. Redmond is also doing it’s own bit of teasing, announcing four apps for the ultimate creative expression, especially on a brand new Windows 8.1 tablet. […]

Lenovo Miix2 hands-on

Lenovo’s play for the smaller Windows 8.1 tablet market is the Miix2, a new 8-inch slate running the full version of Windows but carrying the sort of price tag you might associate with an ARM-based model. Headed to shelves later this month priced at $299, the Miix2 runs Intel’s latest Bay Trail-T Atom processor, while […]

Lenovo Miix2 Windows 8.1 tablet brings quad-core Bay Trail processor and IPS display

Lenovo has taken the wraps off its latest tablet, the Miix2 8-inch slate. With the tablet comes a quad-core processor and a wide-angle IPS display, as well as Windows 8.1 and an optional stylus. This is one of several devices running Intel Bay Trail processors that will surface over the coming weeks, bringing with it […]

Windows 8 App Store Flooded With Rip-Off Nintendo Titles

Windows 8 App Store Flooded With Rip Off Nintendo Titles

Nintendo has had quite the rocky start for its Wii U, although its Nintendo 3DS handheld is certainly at its prime now that Pokemon X and Pokemon Y have been released. Nintendo has always been a pioneer in its first-party published games as they have such iconic characters as Mario, Link and Pikachu, which is why it isn’t completely surprising to learn the Windows 8 app store is currently littered with complete rip-offs of Nintendo’s games. (more…)

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    Sony VAIO Tap 11 Review

    Sony knows how to make a good looking tablet. Flush from the success of the XPERIA Tablet Z, the company has borrowed the same slimline aesthetic for a Windows 8 version, the Sony VAIO Tap 11. It’s the thinnest full-Windows tablet around with a proper processor, and still offers a range of input options from […]

    Sony VAIO Tap 11 and VAIO Flip hybrid notebook get priced for October

    Sony took a two-pronged approach with Windows 8 tablets back at IFA 2013 last month, opting to hit both the slate form-factor with the VAIO Tap 11 and the convertible hybrid with the VAIO Flip, and now the company has confirmed price and availability for both. The Sony VAIO Flip 13A, 14A, and 15A are […]

    Is This Nokia’s Lumia 2520 Tablet?

    Is This Nokia's Lumia 2520 Tablet?

    Nokia’s will-they-won’t-they relationship with the tablet form factor looks to finally be coming to an end, with the Finnish company getting a big old “THEY WILL” badge, if news of the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet is to be believed.

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    Microsoft shells out award for Windows 8.1 exploit as bug bounty continues

    Back in June, Microsoft announced a bug bounty program, offering a variety of awards for those who found bugs and exploitations for its software. While the Internet Explorer 11 portion of the bounty has come to a close, Microsoft is continuing the “Mitigation Bypass” bounty and has shelled out an award to one industrious individual […]

    Microsoft native Remote Desktop coming to iOS and Android

    In a move that’s sure to make the folks at Splashtop less than pleased, the team at Microsoft behind the native Remote Desktop functionality inside Windows have announced extensions to iOS and Android. This means that there will be apps from Microsoft for your iPhone, iPad, Android phone, and Android tablet that allow you to […]