Windows 8 OS,Tablet, New Win 8 PCs News Thread

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Acer Iconia W3 tablet available for pre-orders from Staples and Amazon

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Acer...or-pre-orders-from-Staples-and-Amazon_id43872

 

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Lenovo 8-inch Mix 8 Windows 8 tablet confirmed

http://www.neowin.net/news/lenovo-8-inch-mix-8-windows-8-tablet-confirmed

 

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Next Microsoft Surface RT to feature a Snapdragon chip

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Next-Microsoft-Surface-RT-to-feature-a-Snapdragon-chip_id44257

 

[harshness]

No amount of high-zoot hardware is going to fix the RT software debacle. If Microsoft wants to create adoption for a new platform, they can't assert their will in the same move.

 

[mike123abc]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Wi...OS-Windows-Phone-8-Ryan-Lowdermilk,23161.html

Speculation that Windows RT going the way of WebOS as vendors drop plans to come out with RT tablets.

Sources claim that despite these two factors – along with dropping Surface RT prices in Japan – demand for Windows RT products won't be high. As it stands now, Microsoft has only achieved 3 percent and 1 percent of the tablet and smartphone sectors respectively.

 

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Samsung ATIV Q AnTuTu score shatters all records: Core i5 benchmarked

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...tters-all-records-Core-i5-benchmarked_id44433

 

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Internet Explorer 11 will be coming to Windows 7

http://www.neowin.net/news/internet-explorer-11-will-be-coming-to-windows-7

 

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Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite launching on July 28th for $800

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/15/samsung-ativ-book-9-lite-launch-july-28th/