Windows 8 Touchscreen Devices to Be Priced Higher, Dell Says
Touchscreen laptops and tablets with the upcoming Windows 8 OS will be priced higher than their non-touchscreen counterparts, Dell's CEO said on Tuesday. full story
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Using Windows 8 on touchscreen laptops could be a pain in the shoulder
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Prices of Windows RT tablets drop, point to failure of OS
Prices of Windows RT devices have started falling, signaling an attempt by PC makers to quickly clear out stock after poor adoption of tablets and convertibles with the operating system. Microsoft released Windows RT for ARM-based devices and Windows 8 for Intel-based devices in October last year. The price drop is an acknowledgement that Windows RT has failed, analysts...
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Review: Asus VivoTab Smart ME400
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Windows Blue Rumored to be the Return of the Start Button
Microsoft’s next update to its flagship operating system is codenamed “Windows Blue,” or “Windows 8.1,” and is anticipated for release later this year. Rumors began circulating today that Windows Blue will reintroduce the classic Start Button that every version of the OS prior to Windows 8 featured. With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft gambled on a drastically altered...
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Dell mistakenly sees hope in Windows RT where others don’t
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Dell slashes the price of its Windows RT tablet to $300
Dell, following in the footsteps of many other PC retailers, just slashed the price of its only Windows RT tablet to a jaw-droppingly low $300. For a limited time-though we'll see if that holds true-you can snag the 32GB Dell XPS 10 for a full $150 cheaper than its original $450 asking price. If you’re willing to spend a little bit more you can get the XPS 10 with a laptop...
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Windows 8 was rebuilt from the ground up with a finger-friendly focus. That proved to be a problem during the operating system's early days. In the months immediately after launch, touchscreen Windows devices cost an arm and a leg, and that's if you could even find one; during the 2012 holiday season shoppers were hard-pressed to find a touch-based laptop. Now, however,...
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