Windows 8 and Windows RT - hardware collection

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Originally Posted by Neowin

Intel has been almost locked out of the tablet market since Apple launched the first iPad in 2010. Most tablets have been using processors based on ARM designs. However, the launch of Windows 8 will also be Intel's biggest push into the tablet market. Engadget reports that during Computex this week, Intel said that over 20 tablets with Windows 8 are in the works that will have some kind of Intel processor running things inside. That would seem to confirm earlier reports that while tablets that will run WindowsRT (also known as Windows 8 ARM) will be coming out as well, there won't be as many of them for Windows 8's launch compared to products based on Intel.


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Originally Posted by Neowin

We have already seen Asus show off an upcoming Windows 8 tablet with a detachable keyboard this week at Computex. Now it's Samsung's turn. Engadget reports that it is letting Computex attendees look at a Series 5 tablet with its own detachable keyboard, but one that connects to the tablet magnetically. This will be running on an Intel x86 processor with 10 hours of planned battery life. The processor inside is a two-watt Intel Clover Trail model, although Samsung said it could also use an ultra low voltage chip. It also has two and eight-megapixel cameras and a number of ports, such as a USIM slot, a microSD reader and a Superspeed USB port.

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Originally Posted by Neowin

Samsung was an early hardware partner with Microsoft when it comes to Windows 8; indeed, the first Windows 8-based device that was released was a Samsung slate that ran the Windows 8 Developer Preview version. At Computex this week, Engadget reports that Samsung is showing off a cool looking Series 7 all-in-one PC designed to run Windows 8.

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Originally Posted by Neowin

Lenovo has already introduced a hybrid IdeaPad Yoga tablet-notebook running on Windows 8. This week at Computex, Engadget reports that Lenovo is showing off a more conventional Windows 8 tablet. The product technically doesn't even have a name yet, although it is referred to in the article as a ThinkPad.

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Originally Posted by Neowin

While some PC makers are showing up early but working production models of devices that will run Windows 8 at Computex, Toshiba is taking a different approach. Engadget has posted a story with a gallery of images that feature some Windows 8-based concept designs from Toshiba that ultimately may or may not be made.


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Originally Posted by Neowin

Nvidia has posted up a video on its YouTube channel that shows off the ASUS Windows RT Tablet 600 in action. The video shows briefly what the upcoming platform will offer and for those who need a refresher, Windows RT is WOA and will only be available to OEM partners.


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Watch the video: -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5Xh_1U35s-

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Originally Posted by Neowin

Acer is going to give customers two versions of a new all-in-one PC designed specifically for Windows 8. Engadget reports that at Computex today, the PC maker announced the Aspire U family with two different models; the Aspire 7600U with a 27-inch screen and the Aspire 5600U with a 23-inch monitor.

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Originally Posted by Neowin

As expected, the Computex trade show in Taipei is going to be the event where many PC makers will be showing off new desktops, laptops and tablets designed to run on Microsoft's Windows 8 OS. Acer is apparently the first out of the box with its announcement of the Aspire S7 Ultrabook. Engadget reports that the Aspire S7 will have a touch screen for using the Metro UI and will also come in an 11.6 inch and a 13.3 inch model. The battery life for the smaller version is nine hours and the 13.3 inch model can continue for 12 hours.

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A collection of various designed for Windows 8 hardware announcements

Asus shows Windows 8 Zenbook Prime Ultrabook

Originally Posted by Neowin

Asus has already shown a number of its upcoming Windows 8 devices this week at Computex, including a WindowsRT-based tablet. Now the company has taken the covers off yet another Windows 8 product, but this one is based on a notebook that's already been revealed. Engadget reports that Asus showed the 11 inch screen version of its Zenbook Prime UX21A Ultrabook. The notebook is just 2.4 pounds and just 9mm thick. The main difference between the Windows 7 version of this Zenbook Prime and the Windows 8 version that was shown at Computex is that it has a touch screen.


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Windows 8 tablet with AMD processor demoed

Originally Posted by Neowin

Engadget reports that during Computex this week, AMD finally showed off a tablet prototype running on one of its Trinity A6 APUs. The tablet was made by Compal, and has an 11.6 inch touch screen with a resolution of 1366x768. It also comes with a keyboard dock that AMD said was "far more spacious than what we're used to."


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Windows RT shown running on Texas Instruments-based tablet

Originally Posted by Neowin

Texas Instruments is one of three ARM-based processor makers who claim we will see products with their chips inside running on Windows RT, also known as Windows 8 ARM (NVIDIA and Qualcomm are the other two). This week during Computex, The Verge reports that TI showed off Windows RT-based tablets running on one of its dual-core processors.

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ASRock claims to have first Windows 8 certified motherboard

Originally Posted by Neowin

A PC motherboard maker claims it is the first such company to have its products certified to work on Windows 8. In a press release this week, Taiwan-based ASRock shows the proof that their motherboards got the thumbs-up from Microsoft for the certification. ASRock was originally a part of Asus but was spun off from that company but it is still owned by Asus subsidiary Pegatron Corporation.

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How Windows 8 is shaping next-generation PCs

Originally Posted by Ars

Many new PCs were shown off at last week’s Computex trade show in Taiwan, and while designs and approaches sometimes varied wildly, touch support was a common theme. Windows 8’s final release is still a few months off, but it’s already casting a long shadow over PC hardware makers hoping that the new OS will drive sales of their products. The Metro interface is a big (and sometimes awkward) overhaul for PCs, and hardware makers are responding with correspondingly large changes to their hardware.


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Dell will release "some unimaginable" Windows 8 devices

Originally Posted by Neowin

A few weeks ago, an anonymous tipster sent us some preliminary designs for two of Dell's upcoming Windows 8 products. One was a fairly standard tablet product while the other was a notebook that could convert to a tablet. This week, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell confirmed that the PC maker will be releasing a wide variety of device that will run on Windows 8. PCWorld.com reports that during an on-stage interview at Gartner's annual security and risk management conference, Dell said, "You'll see us at launch, at Windows 8 launch, with a full complement of devices--tablets, hybrids, convertibles--you know every imaginable and maybe some unimaginable forms."


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More details revealed on Dell's Windows 8 tablet plans

Originally Posted by Neowin

A few weeks back, a very generous tipster handed us two slides from an internal Dell slide deck showing two upcoming Windows 8 tablets. What we have for your eyes today are the rest of the slides from one of those decks, specifically the Dell Latitude 10. The information comes from another insider who graciously provided us the entire deck which you can see below. What we can muster from this new information is that the launch window will be from mid-November to mid-January (we are hearing mid November is the target) and a few other savory details about WOA and a new dock.


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Vizio PCs will get an "Easter Egg" when updated to Windows 8

Originally Posted by Neowin

It may seem odd to launch an all new PC desktop and notebook lineup just a few months before Windows 8 is released, but that's what Vizio is doing today with its introduction of two all-in-one PCs and three notebooks, including two Ultrabooks. However, it appears that Vizio is well aware of Windows 8 and hints at some interesting plans for its own Windows 8 PCs. In a new article on The Verge, Vizio confirms it will refresh its lineup of PCs when Windows 8 comes out later this year and will release new products in 2013. In addition, Vizio CTO Matt McRae states that current Vizio Windows 7 PCs will get an interesting upgrade when Windows 8 is launched.


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Toshiba Windows RT tablet shown in new video

Originally Posted by Neowin

Last week at Computex, Toshiba showed off some concept designs for a number of tablets designed for Microsoft's Windows 8. However, it's possible that one or more of these designs may not actually come to store shelves. This week, the AnandTech website posted up a new video showing a Toshiba tablet actually running on Windows RT (also known as Windows 8 ARM).


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See the video: -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks71WpqWACQ-

Windows 8 shown running on Retina Display MacBook Pro

Originally Posted by Neowin

Earlier this week, Apple revealed some new MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook models. One of them is the new 15.4-inch MacBook Pro which has a 2800 x 1800 resolution display. So how does Windows 8 look running on a notebook with such a high resolution screen? AnandTech.com decided to find out and installed Windows 8 on their new Retina Display MacBook Pro.

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Originally Posted by Neowin

We love connecting with Microsoft either through Twitter chats, epic videos, or just your standard interview and we really appreciate Microsoft reaching out to the community. Today, we have an interview we conducted with the Microsoft Hardware team where they talk about many different aspects on their line of business. Take a look at the interview below where you can learn more about the company's hardware products, Skype certification and even a few nuggets about Windows 8.

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Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) said it will hold off selling tablets based on ARM (ARM) Holdings Plc technology when the next version of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Windows operating system debuts later this year.

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Microsoft can put whatever good face on it but this is a huge hurdle that just went up for a successful ARM tablet launch. I wonder if this may have been a pushback from HP after learning that Microsoft was going to market their own tablets.

HP never said it would release ARM-based tablets. HP will focus on products based on Intel/AMD chips that come with Windows 8.

Personally, I won't be buying any ARM-based tablet in the foreseeable future. Surface Pro isn't ARM-based.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Devices Will Come With Windows RT

Originally Posted by Bloomberg

Qualcomm Inc., the largest maker of mobile-phone semiconductors, said devices powered by its Snapdragon processors will be available later this year, when Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) releases its Windows RT software.

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Hands-on with Microsoft's new tablet-oriented keyboard and mouse

Microsoft's new peripherals are bold, even if they fall short on functionality.

by Casey Johnston

Microsoft officially announced today two new peripherals meant to accompany Windows 8 tablets: the Wedge Touch Mouse and the Wedge Mobile Keyboard. Both are highly compact Bluetooth devices that are optimized in certain ways for tablet use. Ars got some hands-on time with both items last week, and while their form factors and some design details are clever, some features are confusingly absent.

http://arstechnica.com/information-t...ard-and-mouse/