Posts Tagged ‘windows’
First Windows Phone 7 games revealed »
Microsoft has unveiled details of the first games for the new Windows Phone 7 operating system at this week's Gamescom 2010 conference in Germany. The OS's gaming credentials are based around Microsoft's own Xbox Live infrastructure, with over 60 titles being made available for it in its early stages. The most notable of these titles ...Read On »
Opinion: Kin’s demise a warning for Nokia »
Microsoft's attempt to juggle two mobile platforms - the Kin and Windows Mobile - failed this week with the merging of the former into the latter. The sooner Nokia realises it needs to do the same the better says Adam Maguire. When Microsoft unveiled the Kin in April of this year a lot of people asked how it fit into the upcoming launch of ...Read On »
The Kin is dead, long live the… er… »
Unveiled in April and on sale in the US for just six week, it appears the Microsoft Kin is no more. Separate to regular Windows Mobile phones the Kin brand was intended to be a platform of social media-centric handsets, with Kin One and Kin Two being the first out the blocks. Its genesis is in the Sidekick, a popular series of handsets ...Read On »
Feature: Demise of the desktop »
Desktop computers are being squeezed out of homes and workplaces by laptops – but they can survive as a niche player, writes Adam Maguire. As an increasingly rare sight on retailers’ shelves, in people’s homes and even around the office, it is clear that the desktop computer is dying. So what is driving the demise of this once ...Read On »
First Impressions: Samsung Wave »
As a debut for Samsung's Bada operating system and app platform there is a lot of expectation behind the company's new Wave smartphone, so does it stand up to scrutiny? Here's a first impression run-through from teic.ie with a full review to follow soon: The device Physically speaking the Samsung Wave makes a good first impression. It ...Read On »
Opinion: Microsoft need not fear Apple’s market »
Microsoft may have lost much of its sheen but it is far from a company in trouble, says Jason Walsh. Once the belle of the technology ball, Microsoft has been having a tough time of it lately. Never-ending problems with its X-Box hardware, internet initiatives continually eclipsed by Google and Facebook and now its old enemy Apple has ...Read On »
Microsoft reveal tablet-friendly OS »
Microsoft has released a tech preview of its latest 'compact' operating system which is shaping up to be its answer to the emerging tablet market. While also in the running for least catchy title of the year, Microsoft's Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS is specifically designed for dedicated consumer devices. This might take the form of an ...Read On »
Hotmail to get new features & facelift »
Microsoft has announced that its free mail service Hotmail will be given new features and a face-lift in the months ahead. The change will help the client integrate better with other web services and Microsoft's own Office applications and will renew the battle between the service and its rivals Gmail and Yahoo Mail. As part of the overhaul ...Read On »
Opinion: HP show they are tuned in to tablets »
Recent manoeuvres by HP has shown it understands the burgeoning tablet market better than Microsoft currently does, says Adam Maguire. It was with great fanfare that Steve Ballmer took to the stage at CES this year to unveil the HP Slate, or at least that is how he is likely to recount the story. In reality the big reveal of the ...Read On »
Review: HTC HD2 »
HTC's HD2 is a powerful smartphone with a superb touchscreen that rivals anything else on the market but its use of Windows Mobile as an operating system is the one thing that holds it back from being truly great. Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has had a good year in Ireland and internationally. Its Hero handset, available from Meteor at the ...Read On »
