Neowin News Feed for: Windows 8

Add the Aero glass look to Windows 8 with the beta of WindowBlinds 8

John Callaham — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:13:14 +0100

Stardock has released a new beta version of its WindowBlinds 8 program, which now allows users to add the popular Aero glass look to the Windows 8 desktop UI, among other skins. Read more...

Microsoft shows you why the Asus VivoTab RT is better than the iPad in new video

John Callaham — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:06:18 +0100

Microsoft has released a new video that compares the features of the Asus VivoTab RT tablet, running Windows RT, against the fourth generation version of Apple's iPad tablet. Read more...

Lenovo posts record sales just as PC market shrinks

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:39:57 +0100

Lenovo has published its quarterly earnings report and the Chinese manufacturer has had a record setting quarter. They now stand at 15.5% of the global PC market and they rank third on smart devices. Read more...

HP refresh their laptops for 2013

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:09:57 +0100

HP has refreshed most of their laptop line-up for 2013, including a new Envy 14 TouchSmart with an optional 3200 x 1800 display, and a cheap Pavilion 11 TouchSmart that packs a touchscreen for $399 Read more...

HP reveals Envy Rove 20, its 20-inch Windows 8 AiO-tablet PC

John Callaham — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:57 +0100

HP has revealed its newest Windows 8 PC, the 20-inch Envy Rove 20, which joins the growing trend of the all-in-one PCs that can also be used as a very large stand alone tablet. Read more...

Microsoft makes Siri look foolish in new Windows 8 advertisement

Brad Sams — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:45 +0100

A new commercial for Windows 8 turns Siri against itself as Microsoft gets agressive with its Windows 8 campaign to show that Windows 8 tablets are better than Apple's line of iPads. Read more...

More rumors on how Windows 8 kernel works with Xbox One pop up

John Callaham — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:55 +0100

A new report, using unnamed sources, claims to have more information how how the Windows 8 kernel will work inside Microsoft's Xbox One, including word that app releases will be strictly controlled. Read more...

Study: 60% of Windows 8 desktop users launch a Modern app less than once a day

John Callaham — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:04:50 +0100

A new study by Soluto claims that 60 percent of the Windows 8 desktop owners they surveyed launch a Modern app less than one time a day, with the percentage somewhat lower for touchscreen PC users. Read more...

What does Alienware have planned for E3 2013?

John Callaham — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:04 +0100

Dell's Alienware division might have something to reveal for E3 2013, as the company has scheduled a press event in LA on June 10, the day before E3 2013 officially begins. Read more...

Microsoft reveals more about Xbox One architecture during Twitch.tv panel

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:01 +0100

Team members from Microsoft's Xbox team went into more detail on the hardware and software that will be a part of the upcoming Xbox One game console in a post-reveal panel today. Read more...

From Xbox 360 to next Xbox, Microsoft has launched lots of products in between

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:49 +0100

Microsoft announced the current Xbox 360 console just over eight years ago. Between that day and today's next Xbox reveal, the company has released a ton of new products in other divisions. Read more...

Lenovo teases two aluminum ThinkPad notebooks

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:12:07 +0100

Lenovo has released new teaser images of two upcoming notebooks in its ThinkPad lineup, the 13-inch ThinkPad S3 and the 15-inch ThinkPad S5, with a possible launch in China in late May. Read more...

Asus teases Zenbook Infinity Ultrabook, with Gorilla Glass 3 lid

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:07 +0100

Asus has announced a few details for a new Ultrabook, the Zenbook Infinity, that will have a Gorilla Glass 3 lid and be only 15.5mm thick, with more info to be revealed in early June. Read more...

Latest Leap Motion video shows fingers in the air interacting with Windows 8

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:12:07 +0100

Leap Motion has released a new video showing how its upcoming PC add-on allows users to interact with Windows 8 by just moving their fingers in the air to accomplish tasks. Read more...

Futuremark to release PCMark 8 benchmark for Windows 7 and 8

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:40 +0100

Futuremark has announced its plans to release PCMark 8, the next version of its popular PC benchmarking software that will offer tests for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Read more...

Microsoft and Major League Soccer revamp MLS Windows 8 app

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:08 +0100

Microsoft and Major League Soccer have launched a revamped version of the MLS Windows 8 app, MLS MatchDay, as part of a multi-year agreement between Microsoft and the soccer league. Read more...

Samsung hyping new 3200x1800 LCD display for future notebooks

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:08 +0100

Samsung says it will be showing off new displays this week that will include a 2560x1600 WQXGA LCD for 10.1 inch tablets and a 3200x1800 WQXGA+ LCD display for 13.3 inch laptops. Read more...

Interview: We chat with the creator of Classic Shell

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:30 +0100

We chat with Ivo Beltchev, the main developer behind the free Windows 7/8 program Classic Shell, which has seen a massive amount of new downloads since the launch of Windows 8. Read more...

Dell: Our corporate customers are still upgrading to Windows 7

John Callaham — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:01:19 +0100

Dell CFO Brian T. Gladden stated this week that corporate customers are still upgrading their workstations to Windows 7 and that the launch of Windows 8 did not boost sales as much as they expected. Read more...

Nearly everything about Acer's 8.1" Windows 8 tablet leaks

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:26:46 +0100

Thanks to Acer's very own Finland website, basically everything about their upcoming 8.1-inch Windows 8 tablet, the Iconia W3, has leaked, including the full specifications sheet and its features. Read more...