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Will Windows 10 Have An Impact On Tablets?

Windows 10 is expected to make its debut on 21 January, but isn't likely to have much of an impact, according to CCS.

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Are Tablets On The Way Out?

Apple's quarterly shipments decreased 18 percent year-over-year to 21.4 million as customers decided to purchase the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus instead of an iPad Mini.

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Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Will Support 8K Resolution

However monitors that support 8K will not be around for some time because display makers will have to produce new types of panels for them.

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Windows 7 Continues To Gain User Share Of PC Market

Windows 7 last month powered nearly two-thirds of all personal computers running a version of Microsoft’s OS, according to recently released data from researchers. Net Applications’ monthly user share...

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Is Microsoft Giving Up On ‘Do Not Track’?

Microsoft is pulling back on its commitment to the fading “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard, saying that it would no longer automatically switch on the signal in its browsers. “DNT will not be the default...

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Microsoft Strips Down Nano-Server

It also gets 92 percent fewer critical bulletins and requires 80 percent fewer reboots than a typical Windows Server. It is also a bit quicker to setup: from bare metal to running Nano Server takes 3...

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Microsoft Expans Sneak Peek Of Windows 10

Microsoft rolled out a broader-based public preview of Office 2016 for Windows, expanding on the March sneak peek that was available only to subscribers of select business-grade Office 365 plans. The...

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Will Tablets Stage A Comeback?

Android devices account for the majority of the market thanks to the large number of vendors offering tablets running on this OS. The largest vendor, Samsung, underperformed the market in the consumer...

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Dropbox Releases ‘Universal App’ For Windows Phones, Tablets

Dropbox previously released its cloud storage service on Windows phones and tablets, and on Tuesday the company followed up with a universal app that expands the feature sets for both types of devices....

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Lenovo Unveils New Budget-friendly Laptop

Lenovo is introducing three budget-conscious laptops to market in June, including one that can be equipped with Intel’s RealSense 3D camera. The Lenovo Z51 is a 15-inch Windows 8.1 notebook that’s...

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Windows 10 To Launch Worldwide On July 29th

Microsoft Corp announced on Monday its new Windows 10 operating system will be launched worldwide on July 29, as a free upgrade for users of the most recent versions of Windows. The world’s largest...

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Samsung To Stop Disabling Windows Updates On PCs, Tablets

Samsung agreed to stop disabling Windows Update on its PCs and tablets, bowing to a chorus of complaints — including Microsoft’s — that it had interfered with the way users intended the patch service...

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Is The Tablet Market Really Fading?

These figures stick another nail in the coffin of the PC market, which IDC revealed earlier this year saw sales slump 7.7 percent year on year in the first quarter.

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Microsoft Will Provide Windows 10 Updates For 2-4 Years

Microsoft has provided more information about how long it will provide updates for Windows 10, saying in a PowerPoint presentation that free refreshes will last between two and four years. The Redmond,...

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PC Sales Continue The Downward Trend

Competition from 2-in-1 devices and phones remains an issue, but the economic environment has had a larger impact lately, and that should stabilise or improve going forward.

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Did Microsoft Drop DVD Support In Windows 10?

It is all fairly obvious. Most cheap PCs ship without a drive these days which has made home-made USB installation drives the only option. We can still remember the outcry when people complained about...

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Mozilla Complains Publicly About Windows 10 Default Browser Setting

Mozilla has gone public with its complaint about Windows 10 resetting the default browser, calling it “disturbing” and demanding that it “undo its aggressive move to override user choice.” Microsoft...

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 Usage Off To An Impressive Start

Microsoft’s Windows 10 got off to a roaring start in its first few days, with early usage share handily surpassing that of the firm’s last free upgrade, Windows 8.1, data from a Web analytics vendor...

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Windows 10 Growing Faster Than Windows 8

As the great hope for a Microsoft revival, following the lukewarm reception for the tile-clad predecessor, this bodes well. With another three weeks before the next Netmarketshare figures, there is a...

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As Profits Fall Lenovo Decides To Give Employees The Boot

There are positives. Lenovo's PC sales dropped by three percent year over year, but were still good enough for the firm which said that it has seen gains in all geographies.

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