Apple urging developers to get Retina display iPad 3 apps ready for announcement event
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Now that it seems Apple will be holding their iPad event in early March, rumors have turned to Apple working with developers in a frenzied rush to get Retina display iPad apps ready to show off on stage. TheNextWeb reports:
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Microsoft gets it right with Windows 8 on ARM?
Sat, Feb 11 2012 01:15
| Windows
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Yesterday Microsoft published a details piece over on the Building Windows 8 blog which looked at how the company took the x86 Windows that we know, and re-imagined it for the ARM architecture. Then, early this morning I got the opportunity to take a look at a pre-release version of the Windows on ARM (WOA) code running on a real machine, and I’m now more convinced than I’ve ever been that Microsoft has got it right.
Let’s start with the official blog post. This long and detailed post (we expect no less from the Building Windows 8 blog team), we get a lot of answers to questions that have been floating around for weeks. Specifically:
Yesterday Microsoft published a details piece over on the Building Windows 8 blog which looked at how the company took the x86 Windows that we know, and re-imagined it for the ARM architecture. Then, early this morning I got the opportunity to take a look at a pre-release version of the Windows on ARM (WOA) code running on a real machine, and I’m now more convinced than I’ve ever been that Microsoft has got it right.
Let’s start with the official blog post. This long and detailed post (we expect no less from the Building Windows 8 blog team), we get a lot of answers to questions that have been floating around for weeks. Specifically:
- ‘Out of the box’ experience will look and feel just like Windows 8 on x86/x64 hardware.
- The Windows desktop will still be available on WOA devices.
- Tools such as the Windows File Explorer and Internet Explorer will be available.
- PC makers will ship WOA devices at the same time as Windows 8 PCs ship.
- WOA will include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
- WOA will not support any type of virtualization or emulation approach, and will not enable existing x86/64 applications to be ported or run because of the adverse effect this would have on battery life.
- Microsoft is working to deliver WOA PCs that will combine three features: Thin and light in industrial design, long battery life, and integrated quality.
- WOA PCs will be clearly labeled and branded so as to avoid customer confusion with Windows 8 on x86/64.
- WOA will not be available as a software-only distribution.
- A WOA PC/device will feel more like a consumer electronics device rather than a traditional PC.
Windows on ARM, Microsoft’s New Tablet Platform
Sat, Feb 11 2012 01:04
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Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky Presents Windows 8 at BUILD. Image courtesy Microsoft
Microsoft has good news for mobile users: the next version of Windows will indeed run full-sized desktop applications on low-power-optimized ARM-based tablets for use with a desktop and mouse. But Windows on ARM comes with caveats for users and developers. The only desktop applications approved to appear on ARM devices will be those built by Microsoft: Internet Explorer, Office, the desktop and file explorer, and other elements of Windows itself.
Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky Presents Windows 8 at BUILD. Image courtesy Microsoft
Microsoft has good news for mobile users: the next version of Windows will indeed run full-sized desktop applications on low-power-optimized ARM-based tablets for use with a desktop and mouse. But Windows on ARM comes with caveats for users and developers. The only desktop applications approved to appear on ARM devices will be those built by Microsoft: Internet Explorer, Office, the desktop and file explorer, and other elements of Windows itself.
Apple Patent Shows 3-D Interface Calibrated by Eye Positioning
Fri, Feb 10 2012 11:38
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Depending on the lighting of your environment, a 3-D display could render differently. Image: Free Patents Online
In a recent patent application, Apple shows how an immersive, adjustable 3-D user interface could be implemented in future mobile devices.
Depending on the lighting of your environment, a 3-D display could render differently. Image: Free Patents Online
In a recent patent application, Apple shows how an immersive, adjustable 3-D user interface could be implemented in future mobile devices.
Microsoft unveils Office 15 Metro design look and feel
Microsoft currently testing its own smartphone, says WSJBy Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am Email @345triangle98COMMENTS34LikeTweet140This page has been shared 140 times. View these Tweets.85inShareMicrosoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer hardware with the Surface, but the company's plans may not stop there. According to the Wall Street
HTC backtracks on early 2012 Android 4.0 upgrades for most devices, will roll out ICS for Sensation models in March
Fri, Feb 10 2012 11:30
| Android
Microsoft currently testing its own smartphone, says WSJBy Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am Email @345triangle98COMMENTS34LikeTweet140This page has been shared 140 times. View these Tweets.85inShareMicrosoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer hardware with the Surface, but the company's plans may not stop there. According to the Wall Street
Google+ adds enhanced spam
Fri, Feb 10 2012 11:27
| Google
Microsoft currently testing its own smartphone, says WSJBy Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am Email @345triangle98COMMENTS34LikeTweet140This page has been shared 140 times. View these Tweets.85inShareMicrosoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer hardware with the Surface, but the company's plans may not stop there. According to the Wall Street
HTC's first ICS update rolls out in late March, Sensation and Sensation XE call first dibs
Fri, Feb 10 2012 11:22
| Android
Microsoft currently testing its own smartphone, says WSJBy Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am Email @345triangle98COMMENTS34LikeTweet140This page has been shared 140 times. View these Tweets.85inShareMicrosoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer hardware with the Surface, but the company's plans may not stop there. According to the Wall Street
San Francisco gearing up for electric bike sharing program
Thu, Feb 9 2012 09:23
| Technology
Microsoft currently testing its own smartphone, says WSJBy Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am Email @345triangle98COMMENTS34LikeTweet140This page has been shared 140 times. View these Tweets.85inShareMicrosoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer hardware with the Surface, but the company's plans may not stop there. According to the Wall Street
Amazing OLED Display: 5.4 Megapixels in 0.61"
Thu, Feb 9 2012 09:20
| Technology, DSLR cameras
Microsoft currently testing its own smartphone, says WSJBy Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am Email @345triangle98COMMENTS34LikeTweet140This page has been shared 140 times. View these Tweets.85inShareMicrosoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer hardware with the Surface, but the company's plans may not stop there. According to the Wall Street