Last month, Microsoft announced plans to open a number of Holiday Stores in a number of Canadian and U.S. cities in time for the holiday season. In Canada, four such stores were announced: In Burnaby (Metropolis at Metrotown), Edmonton (West Edmonton Mall), Toronto (Eaton Centre), and Vancouver (Oakridge Centre). Microsoft has now confirmed that these pop-up stores will open on […]
Desktops
Microsoft to hold Windows 8 launch event on October 25th
Microsoft has already confirmed that Windows 8 will launch on October 26th. It has now sent out press invitations for a press event to take place the day before. It will take place in New York City. No additional details are provided. The next day, Windows 8 will be available on both new computers as well as an upgrade. Among […]
Retina Display coming to new 13.3-inch Apple MacBook Pro?
Apple brought its Retina Display to the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro earlier this summer. It is now gearing up to offer it on the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro as well as iMac All-in-One desktop models. Digitimes reports that Apple’s partners have already begun shipping new MacBook Pro and iMac models in preparation for a launch later this month or in October. Display […]
Microsoft: Windows 8 to launch on October 26th
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Windows 8 would launch in October. It has now narrowed that down to a specific day. Window 8 (not to be confused with Windows Phone 8) will hit the street on October 26th. It will be available to customers either on new PCs or as an upgrade. Aside from the slew of new desktops […]
E3: Microsoft announces Xbox SmartGlass
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 platform got a whole more integrated with other household devices today as Microsoft today announced Xbox SmartGlass at E3. The application will allow users to connect phones, PCs and tablets to their Xbox 360. With it, devices become remote controls and controllers as well as additional displays. Content can also be pushed two ways to and from […]
Computex 2012: ASUS announces 18.4-inch Transformer AiO
After a number of teasers, ASUS today announced the Transformer AiO. As the name implies, it is an all-in-one computer that transforms into a tablet. It also supports both Windows 8 and Android. In terms of specifications, ASUSC has only announced a few key details. The Transformer AiO comes with a large 18.4-inch 10-point multi-touch LED-backlit display that can be […]
Samsung launches second generation Chromebook and new Chromebox
Google’s Chrome OS has been languishing since its launch. Samsung last week launched new devices powered by Samsung’s struggling Chrome operating system. The new devices are a second-generation Chrome OS powered notebook, the Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550, and a new small form-factor desktop, the Samsung Chromebox. Both devices are powered by Intel Core processors and the latest version of […]
Apple releases Flashback malware removal tools
An estimated 600,000 Macs were infected by the Flashback trojan earlier this month. The botnet apparently collected personal information and web browsing logs. It exploited a Java security hole that, while patched by Oracle some time ago, had not been fixed by Apple. Apple has now released a removal tool that will deal with “most common variants” and has patched […]