Windows 8.1
Back in November, Dell took the lid off of their Venue 11 Pro 7000 refresh which is their first tablet offering to have Core M powering it. Dell is aiming this tablet squarely at the enterprise segment, but with prices that start low enough for consumers to take a look as well. Starting at $699, it is not an inexpensive device, but it does offer some compelling features on top of the powerful (for a tablet) processor. Dell has an entire range of accessories for the tablet to let the end user get the maximum out of the device, and allows the device to be used as a tablet, a laptop, or even a desktop computer.
HP Stream 7 Review: A $119 Windows Tablet
Late last month, we published our yearly holiday guide for people interested in buying tablets. We took a look at what we considered to be the best tablets running...
157 by Brandon Chester on 12/19/2014
ASUS EeeBook X205: The $199 Windows Alternative to Chromebooks
When ASUS introduced the first EeePC back in 2007, it became a huge hit and essentially ushered in the era of the netbook. Using Linux as the core OS...
35 by Jarred Walton on 9/3/2014
Life with the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
Earlier this year I upgraded to the new Yoga 2 Pro, an Ultrabook with pretty typical specifications. The screen is one of the key differentiators with a QHD+ 3200x1800...
103 by Brett Howse on 7/30/2014
Reducing Bill Of Materials - Windows 8.1 With Bing
Traditionally, Microsoft has been a dominant force in the computing landscape, and with that domination it has cultured partnerships with many companies to have them build PCs based on...
27 by Brett Howse on 5/24/2014
Windows 8.1 x64 Connected Standby Support
With the mobile world, people have come to expect instant-on, always connected devices. First it was smartphones, and then tablets based off of mobile operating systems which offered the...
27 by Brett Howse on 5/20/2014
Scaling Windows - The DPI Arms Race
For several years now, device manufacturers have been in a race to push the pixel density of devices – primarily mobile devices – higher and higher. The race began...
114 by Brett Howse on 4/15/2014
Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 Update - Desktop as a First Class Citizen
Microsoft’s day 1 keynote for the BUILD developer conference detailed an update to Windows coming on the next scheduled patch Tuesday called 8.1 Update. Notice it’s not called Update...
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Windows 8.1 Battery Life Investigation: 1080p Video Playback
A couple weeks back, I posted a short article on battery life with Windows 8.1 looking at whether or not it had changed compared to Windows 8. The short...
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Sony VAIO Pro 13 Battery Life with Windows 8.1: Largely Unchanged
Last week I finished up the review of the Sony VAIO Pro 13, which delivers excellent battery life compared to most other laptops that we’ve tested – granted, it’s...
34 by Jarred Walton on 10/21/2013
Acer Launches Iconia W4 Tablet with Windows 8.1
With Windows 8.1 now officially available to the public, we’re going to see a new onslaught of devices for the OS. Acer’s Iconia W4 is one of the first...
20 by Jarred Walton on 10/17/2013
Windows 8.1 Update Now Available
October 17th is here, and as previously announced by Microsoft Windows 8.1 is now shipping. Microsoft’s service pack/update for Windows 8 is being distributed through the Windows 8 Store. Microsoft...
105 by Ryan Smith on 10/17/2013
Microsoft Comments on State of Direct3D, Mantle Support, & Names XB1 API “Direct3D 11.x”
In a somewhat unusual technical/promotional blog entry called “Raising the Bar with Direct3D”, Microsoft has released some additional details on the version of Direct3D for Xbox One, along with...
36 by Ryan Smith on 10/15/2013
Dell Updates Venue Line of Tablets
Yesterday Dell announced their latest mobile products, with major updates to their tablet and laptop offerings. Starting with the Venue tablets, Dell has three new models available on October...
51 by Jarred Walton on 10/3/2013
AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL Drivers Available
Going along with this morning’s NVIDIA drivers announcement, AMD has released their latest 13.9 WHQL drivers today. AMD’s way of doing driver releases can frankly get a bit confusing...
12 by Jarred Walton on 9/19/2013Windows 8.1 and VS2013 bring GPU computing updates to Direct3D and C++ AMP
Windows 8.1 is bringing a new incremental update to the driver model to WDDM 1.3, which will enable incremental new GPU computing functionality. One of the important pieces is...
16 by Rahul Garg on 7/2/2013
Windows 8.1 Preview Released
Coinciding with Microsoft’s BUILD 2013 conference this week, the public preview of Windows 8.1 has been released over at Microsoft’s Windows website. Windows 8.1 (née Blue) is Windows 8’s first...
52 by Ryan Smith on 6/26/2013
Outlook 2013 RT Coming Free to Windows RT 8.1 Tablets Later this Year
Microsoft has been pretty quiet at Computex thus far, but today we got a bit of expected news. Outlook 2013 RT will be coming with the free Windows RT...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/5/2013
Windows 8.1 Sings the Blues
There’s a saying dating back to the early MS-DOS days: “Wait for the point release.” The implication was that the x.0 version of any new MS-DOS was sure to...
76 by Jarred Walton on 5/30/2013
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