Microsoft has launched the ‘Consumer Preview’ of Windows 8. In normal tech terms, that means the beta launch – a free download that lets you preview a restricted version of the OS for a limited time.
The full launch of Windows 8 will come later this year, giving you ample time to get used to its many idiosyncrasies. Here’s the five things you need to do as soon as it loads up. Read more
Reports from a Taiwanese product supply chain are suggesting that Google is hurrying along the development of Android 5.0 (Jellybean), bringing the date forward in order to forge a partnership with Microsoft. Can the two of them make tablets with enough pull to tackle the iPad? Read on for the details. Read more
At the beginning of next month Apple will launch the iPad 3. It’ll be new and shiny and full of faster processors and what have you, but it will still fall short on one major point: you can’t type at length on a touchscreen. For that you need a keyboard.
While Apple keeps its touchscreens and keyboards separate in the name of keeping its different products from eating each other, has the rest of the market got it right already with the influx of hybrids? And if so, will that mean that the iPad will become a relic in the market it invented? Yes. Read on to find out why. Read more
Morning. It’s Monday again. We know, we’re sorry. There’s not a lot we can really do about it, but what we can do is offer to fill you in on some of the important tech news that you might have otherwise missed. Read more
Windows 8, that crazy, mobile-inspired revamp of Microsoft’s desktop operating system, will be getting a full public beta release in February. That’s according to sources close to The Next Web, and it gives us a clue as to when we might see the final version released.
