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    Windows 8.1 general availability

    In just a few short hours, Microsoft will release the Windows 8.1 update. While only an increase of .1 to the version number, that doesn’t accurately reflect the size of the update.  Initially the general availability of Windows 8.1 was going to be the first chance everyone had to play with what’s new, Microsoft thankfully backed down and released it to MSDN subscribers early....

    FOX News newsroom of the future, runs Windows 8

    FOX News apparently believes the future of newsrooms need massive touchscreens. There are retooling to cover the news in what they say are the way consumers want it. Information specialists will be on camera, using 55” Touchscreens to validate and expose any breaking news that happens across the web. Fox can take the video feed of any of these display and send it live on...

    Google is sneaking Chrome OS straight into Windows 8

    Google is about to release its ultimate trojan horse into Windows with its upcoming version of Chrome, which will essentially be Chrome OS within Windows 8. While Chrome within the "Modern" Windows 8 has traditionally just been a full-screened version of the desktop browser, the latest release on Google's dev channel presents a version of the browser that both aesthetics and functionality are practically identical...

    Microsoft announces Surface 2

    While Australians only got Surface Pro in June, it’s now September and Microsoft are on stage announcing Surface2. The Surface 2 will come in 2 varieties, just like the first model, except there’s a name change. The Surface 2 is the RT version, but drops the RT branding, while the big brother is the Surface Pro 2. This is a much cleaner naming  convention...

    Review: Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro

    When Windows 8 was released last year it was clear that it had a touch orientated user interface, so the idea of having a tablet that could also dock into being a laptop made perfect sense. The first whiff of this we saw was Microsoft's own Surface Pro which impressed everyone, but didn't get an international release until it was too late. Another is...

    Intel HD 5000 driver issues with Windows 8.1 [Updated]

    It seems the folks at Intel have some work to do with their latest on-board graphics drivers. With the 4th generation Intel processor, also came update HD 5000 graphics. It turns out they don’t work so well under Windows 8.1. Now before you jump to point out that this is just a preview release, I’m well aware of that. This doesn’t however change...

    Windows 8.1 understands we have work and home lives, BYOD enabled

    One of the new features in the Windows 8.1 preview is Workplace Join, it’s the ability to join your computer to your Workplace network securely to enable additional functionality. First of all your workplace has to enable this functionality and be running Windows Server 2012 R2 before you’ll be able to connect, but once you do, you can turn on a switch to allow...

    See what’s new in Windows 8.1, we go hands-on

    There’s plenty new in Windows, especially for just a .1 release, the full review and analysis will have to wait till I’ve spent more time with it, but for now, here’s a quick summary of what the changes and new features are. Start screen with new tile sizes Unified search (Winkey+S) App Groups more defined Swipe up for list of all apps You choose the split for multiple apps...

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    Microsoft announces Surface 2

    While Australians only got Surface Pro in June, it’s now September and Microsoft are on stage announcing Surface2. The Surface 2 will come in...

    Review: Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro

    When Windows 8 was released last year it was clear that it had a touch orientated user interface, so the idea of having a...

    Intel HD 5000 driver issues with Windows 8.1 [Updated]

    It seems the folks at Intel have some work to do with their latest on-board graphics drivers. With the 4th generation Intel processor,...
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