Feb 04
Satya Nadella wears hoodies. He understands the rules of cricket. More importantly, the newly-named Microsoft CEO understands hardware, something Steve Ballmer has struggled to convince the company, its board and … Continue reading
Feb 04
Nokia may be readying its own Android phone
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Feb 03
Windows 8.1 Build Video Walkthrough
Posted in: Today's ChiliEarlier today, we did come across a build of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1 that has leaked out, where additional new features were depicted. For those who lack the intestinal fortitude to download this particular leaked version – and for good reason, too, since it is not official by any means, which could result in your machine ending up as a brick. How about experiencing a taster session instead? Here is a video overview of the update that has made an appearance over on YouTube so that you can see what’s going on for yourself without having to take the plunge.
Windows 8.1 Build Video Walkthrough original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 03
This article was written on June 24, 2006 by CyberNet.
According to The Hive Windows Vista 5456.5 was released to MS Connect testers. We were expecting the release today after the Vista Newsgroups started to talk about about a potential release.
The best news is that this release has some UAC (User Account Control) improvements. Maybe we won’t see those messages that pop-up left and right just to delete a shortcut! Check back with The Hive later tonight because they are supposed to be posting screenshots.
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Feb 03
Here’s another computer looking for a dumb terminal to mate with. Like the ICE xPC, Tango crams in the main components of a computer into a palm-sized case. It also uses a dock to connect to an HDMI display and other peripherals.
Tango has a 2GHz quad-core AMD A6-5200 CPU with an integrated Radeon HD 8400 GPU. It can have between 2GB to 8GB RAM as well as a 32GB to 512GB SSD. Like the ICE xPC, Tango can be loaded with pretty much any desktop operating system.
Unlike ICE xPC, Tango keeps it simple and only has one dock. That dock has an HDMI port, three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, an Ethernet jack and a Wi-Fi adapter. The dock of course needs to be plugged into an outlet for the whole setup to work.
Pledge at least $349 (USD) on Indiegogo to get a Tango PC and a docking station as a reward; there are also separate pledges for additional docking stations.
I still don’t think that this is the best solution to portable computing on a budget. Yes, it has decent specs and is quite cheap, but it’s clunky and messy. You’ll need multiple docks, keyboards, mice and a whole lot of cables for it to be worth it. Windows 8.1 tablets like the ASUS Transformer Book T100, the Dell Venue 11 Pro and the new ThinkPad 8 are more useful than the Tango, but they also cost more and run only Windows. Chromebooks are cheap and come with a keyboard and screen but they might not have access to the programs you need. I guess beggars can’t be choosers.
Feb 03
This article was written on February 09, 2007 by CyberNet.
Microsoft’s Windows Vista has been available to consumers now for 10 days. Results from the first five days of Vista sales are available with nothing really too surprising to reveal.
The first thing which the analysis report shows is that the sales of PC’s for the week ending February 3rd increased 173% which is certainly an impressive number. However, think about what that number could have been if Vista was launched before the holiday season.
It was all about Vista Home Premium for the first five days of sales. Home Premium alone made up 70% of sales for PCs with Vista. This of course does not factor in that many computers come with Home Premium as the pre-installed version. It is not know how many Home Premium sales came from upgrades.
Vista Home Basic, the simplest version that you can buy made up 22% of the sales, and Windows Vista Ultimate made up 1.2 percent of the sales. Microsoft is probably disappointed in the Ultimate number because this is obviously where they’re going to make the most profit.Samir Bhavnani who wrote the report says that “”You can expect over time that Ultimate will become a bigger part of the overall mix.”
Only time will tell how the sales of Vista Ultimate will play out. One of the biggest factors that will keep people from upgrading to the Ultimate version is price. When buying a computer with Vista Home Basic, you can upgrade to home-premium for just $50 more, but an upgrade to Vista Ultimate from Vista Basic would cost $150. Consumers are going to be much more willing to spend an extra $50 versus $150.
Also included in the report was the percentage of sales from PC Vendors. In the first week, Hewlett-Packard accounted for 54% of Vista Home premium sales and 53% of Vista Home Basic sales.
Clearly, Vista Ultimate is not a 1st choice for consumers. Home Premium appears to be the “go-to” version that will satisfy the needs of most people and comes in at a much more affordable price when compared to Vista Ultimate.
I’d be interested in knowing how many PC’s and copies of Vista were actually sold. The percentages give you some perspective to how Vista is doing, but if there was an overall number that these percentages were derived from, it would be much more insightful. It would also be interesting to see how many people are going for the much more affordable OEM edition.
Source: InfoWorld
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Feb 03
Microsoft’s latest Windows 8.1 update has hit the web early ahead of its March release, letting those happy to take a punt on an unofficial, torrented version of the update check out what’s in store for the divisive operating system.
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Feb 03
Windows 8.1 grabs 3.95% of OS market to pass Vista as Windows 7 still leads
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe latest report on the market share for particular operating systems is in from Net Applications. The new report shows that the Windows operating system is still by far the … Continue reading
Feb 03
Windows 8.1 Update 1 leaks featuring new title bar and tweaked start screen
Posted in: Today's ChiliWindows 8.1 users will be getting the latest update for the operating system officially in March. Ahead of that official release by Microsoft, Windows 8.1 Update 1 has leaked online. … Continue reading
Feb 01
This article was written on December 19, 2005 by CyberNet.
Microsoft has started to send out the product keys to testers for this release and has closed the build, so we should see it very soon! Keep your eyes peeled!
News Source: ActiveWin
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