TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Having learned its lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft offered assurances Thursday that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system won't require users to buy a new PC.
By James Niccolai | 02 June, 2011 20:47
As it works to bring its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system to market, Microsoft is trying to extend its influence over PC makers to ensure they build systems that are best able to run its new software.
By James Niccolai | 02 June, 2011 20:27
Tablets may be the hottest gadgets on display at this year's Computex. But netbooks still have a presence at the trade show, and vendors are coming out with several new models that will hit the market this year. Their low cost will continue to drive sales, analysts said.
By Michael Kan | 02 June, 2011 20:23
Tablets with low power dual-core chips have just started reaching the market, but some chip makers expect the devices to be further supercharged later this year with quad-core chips which were in the spotlight at the Computex trade show in Taipei.
By Agam Shah | 02 June, 2011 19:48
Texas Instruments on Thursday announced a quad-core chip for tablets with features to boost application and graphics performance in Microsoft's upcoming Windows OS.
By Agam Shah | 02 June, 2011 17:03
Computex is Asia's premier tech tradeshow and is regarded as the second largest in the world, behind CeBIT Germany.
By Danny Allen | 03 June, 2009 17:06
If you still blanche at the term "netbook" for being an ungainly piece of vendor-speak, then prepare to be nauseated later this year as "smartbook" supporters start to bang that marketing drum.
By Eric Lai | 02 June, 2009 10:48
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