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App stores a go-go at App Planet 2010
App stores are where it's all happening – so much so that the annual Mobile World Congress is launching the App Planet 2010 expo to claim slice of the action.
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Office 2010 beta released to public
Microsoft has opened the floodgates for public downloads of Office 2010 Beta 2, along with its smartphone sibling Office Mobile 2010.
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Windows Home Server gets Power Pack 3 update next week
Got Windows 7 on your PCs and a Windows Home Server box sitting in the corner? Then you’ll want to grab the Power Pack 3 update as soon as it’s released next week.
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Microsoft targets Windows 8 for 2012
Microsoft wants to stick to the three-year OS development track, with the latest roadmap showing Windows 8 due for release around 2012. Did the Mayans know something we don't?
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Mozilla finalises Thunderbird 3 for download
The Release Candidate build for Mozilla’s Thunderbird 3.0 email client hits the Web as a ‘public preview release’ for Windows, Mac and Linux users.
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“Netbooks a necessary evil” for Microsoft and Intel
Tech analyst firm Canalys says that while netbooks reduced the PC profit margin they’ve proven their worth by transforming the industry – and being the only market segment to grow.
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Australia gets Windows 7 Family Pack for $249
The Windows 7 Family Pack, containing three licences for Windows 7 Home Premium, will go on sale in Australia tomorrow for $249.
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CrunchPad crashes to the ground
Just two weeks away from launch where it would be shown running Windows 7 and Google Chrome OS, the long-awaited and highly anticipated CrunchPad goes belly-up...
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Microsoft introduces ‘browser shuffle’ ballot in Windows 7
Microsoft will revise its ‘browser ballot’ Web browser installation routine for European editions of Windows 7 and present the top five browsers in a random order.
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Microsoft goes back to the drawing board with Windows Phone 7
Windows phones should no longer look and work like Windows PCs, says Microsoft, as it overhauls its mobile OS in a ‘last chance’ catch-up to Apple and Google.
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Microsoft: what we learnt from the iPhone, and what Apple can learn from us
Apple’s tight integration of hardware and software pointed the way for Windows Phone 7, admits Microsoft, but it sledges the iPhone’s UI as out-dated.
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Windows 7 Release Candidate nears its use-by date
Still running Windows 7 Release Candidate? From Monday the OS will automatically shut down every two hours, taking any unsaved work with it.
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Office 2010 to launch on May 13 for businesses, June for consumers
Microsoft signs off on its next-gen Office suite next month as Office 2010 hits RTM; business customers can grab the suite on May 13th but consumers will have to wait until June.
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Microsoft: “Stick with 32-bit for Office 2010”
Even if you’re running 64-bit Windows 7 most users will have little reason to install the forthcoming Office 2010 suite in 64-bit mode, says Microsoft.
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Web Apps will be missing from Office 2010 consumer editions at launch
Microsoft confirms that only business customers will get the browser-based online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote when Office 2010 launches in May.
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Intel unveils new Atom platform for home servers
Intel’s newest platform for the Atom aims to make it the chip of choice for home server manufacturers.
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EXCLUSIVE: Samsung to release ‘slate’ PC
Samsung is working on a slate-based device with desktop docking, which it says will have enough processing muscle to become the “primary device” for many people.
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Microsoft to reveal new Hiptop smartphones next week
The next-gen Hiptop will sport a slick UI inspired by Windows Phone 7 and take aim at the twittering tweens, teens and twentysomething social networking set.
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HP Slate: leaked specs and pricing!
The touchscreen HP Slate is gearing up to go head-to-head with Apple’s iPad, according to the slick video demo and an allegedly leaked PowerPoint slide…
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Microsoft reveals new Kin ‘social networking’ smartphones
The pair of Windows-powered QWERTY phones replaces the Hiptop series for Twittering tweens and Facebook fiends, and will run on Vodafone’s 3G network.
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Adobe CS5 is (almost) here – but is it worth it?
Adobe’s fifth-gen CS family sports new features and new apps but with single-app upgrades from $340 and full packages costing from $1,000 to $4,300, will you step up or stay put?
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Microsoft winding down support for Vista
It’s the beginning of the end for Windows Vista, as Microsoft closes down support for the original non-service pack edition of the beleaguered OS.
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Toshiba working on Windows and Android slates
Toshiba’s tablet strategy puts a bet each way, with a low-price 10 inch slate running Android and a premium dual-screen (!) slate for Windows.
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Office 2010 hits RTM, ready for launch next month
Microsoft signs off the code for its next-gen Office suite, which will introduce online Web Apps in an effort to catch up to Google and co.
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HP puts printer drivers into firmware for USB ‘plug and print’ setup
Aiming to speed up and simplify printer setup, HP is now burning printer drivers into the printer’s own flash memory. Plus: new ‘Auto-On’ mode reduces standby power to 1 watt.
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Your next TV: will it run Android or Windows..?
Microsoft releases its stripped-down Windows 7 Embedded edition to run TV sets and set-top boxes, while Samsung talks up ‘Google TVs’ powered by Android. Get ready for the TV OS...
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Microsoft releases public preview of Windows Home Server 2.0
Now available for download, Microsoft’s second-edition home server OS moves to a 64-bit platform and sports remote media streaming over the Web plus a streamlined UI.
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Windows Live Messenger 2010 gets social, runs on iPhone but not XP
The next version of Microsoft’s instant messaging app, part of ‘Wave 4’ of the Windows Live services, evolves into “a companion for your social networks” but unfriends XP.
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Palm WebOS to become HP’s consumer OS for slates, netbooks?
HP will “invest heavily” in WebOS as a mainstream OS for tablets, netbooks and phones in an attempt to win back its mobile mojo.
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Microsoft axes ‘Courier’ tablet as HP rethinks Slate
Microsoft cancels its revolutionary twin-screen tablet project while HP hedges on the future of its Windows-powered Slate following yesterday’s purchase of Palm and the WebOS.
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Dell’s slate roadmap revealed: Android, MeeGo and more...
A leaked slide from Dell’s mobile roadmap deck shows 5 inch and 7 inch slates running Android and MeeGo, a 3G slate bundled by Vodafone plus two ARM-powered 11 inch notebooks.
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Dell revs up laptop family with Inspiron 15R
Slim stylish notebooks pack Core i3 and Core i5 engines into brushed aluminium chassis starting at $949.
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Office 2010 and Web Apps set for June 15th launch
Consumer editions of Microsoft’s next-gen Office 2010 suite will hit the shelves on June 15th, although Office Web Apps will take a little longer...
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Microsoft’s new spin on social networking
Microsoft’s research hothouse FUSE Lab cooks up Spindex – a Web-based app to aggregate Twitter and Facebook updates plus RSS feeds into a single streamlined screen.
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Acer and Asus ready to launch Chrome-powered netbooks and slates
The two Taiwan tigers both have plans to debut new devices running Google’s open-source Chrome OS at next month’s Computex 2010 trade show in Taipei.
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Some Linux and Mac users need Office 2010 licence to run Web Apps
Microsoft has an unexpected ‘Gotcha’ for business customers running Linux or Mac OS – they’ll need to buy an Office licence to legally use Office Web Apps...
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Seagate readies world’s first 3TB desktop drive
Two terabytes not enough for you? Seagate launches the world’s first 3TB desktop drive in its new FreeAgent GoFlex external drive, with an internal Barracuda disk drive to follow.
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SCOOP: Acer reveals Android tablet
Acer unveils a 7 inch colour touchscreen tablet running Google Android OS, expects the slate to launch in October and says “this is no longer a Wintel world”.
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Asus reveals Eee Pad and Eee Tablet slates
A pair of 10 inch and 12 inch Windows-powered tablets take the stage at Taiwan’s Computex 2010 techfest, along with a concept digital notetaker/ereader.
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MSI WindPad slates: choose Windows + Intel, or Android + Nvidia
Another two touchscreen tablets join the iPad wanna-be race, with MSI putting a dollar each way on Windows and Android for its 10 inch slates.
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Asus debuts netbook app store
The Asus App Store will offer Windows-based apps for Atom-powered netbooks in the second half of this year, with Moblin due in 2011.
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HP buys fast-boot HyperSpace Linux for $14m
HP continues to plot its place in a post-Windows world with the purchase of a quick-boot Linux OS. Plus: WebOS becomes a ‘Printer OS’ as printers get widgets and email addresses?
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New Firefox 4 ‘Minefield’ beta sports WebM video and tweaked UI
Mozilla’s next-gen browser takes shape with a new ‘developer preview’ edition embracing HTML5 and WebM video, a revised UI and better support for Windows 7.
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iPad eats into netbook share – but is it a blip or a boom?
Market tracker DisplaySearch predicts the iPad to have 30% share of the combined netbook/slate market by mid-year, says this could be “the beginning of the end” for the netbook.
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Microsoft launches new ‘Windows Embedded Handheld’ mini-mobile OS
The stripped-down version of Windows Mobile 6.5 and the next-gen Windows Phone 7 OS will be aimed at niche enterprise and mobility devices.
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Acer releases $449 dual-boot Windows-Android netbook
Acer’s new Aspire One D260 goes on sale this week, with the $449 netbook offering the best of both worlds – it can boot into both Windows 7 and Android 2.1.
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Toshiba Australia: we’ll do Android slates, but not smartphones
Toshiba Australia MD confirms the release of Android and Windows slates starting in October, but says it’s steering clear of the Android smartphone market for now...
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HP confirms Windows-powered ‘Slate 500’ tablet
First in HP’s new Slate family, the Slate 500 is an 8.9 inch tablet with a stylus, running Windows 7 – and a quick-start Linux OS?
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HP dumps Windows Phone 7
HP has abandoned Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform in favour of smartphones based on WebOS, but confirms that a Windows 7 slate is still on the cards.
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First Look: Dell's skinny $699 Inspiron M101z notebook
With an 11.6 inch screen and optional dal-core AMD Neo silicon, Dell’s $699 Inspiron M101z sits halfway between netbook and notebook...
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