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Microsoft's cavalry is on the offensive, with Windows 8 and Ultrabooks on track to challenge Steve Jobs' post-PC legacy.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//steve-ballmers-slip-of-the-tongue-expect-to-hear-a-lot-about-windows-8.htm http://apcmag.com//steve-ballmers-slip-of-the-tongue-expect-to-hear-a-lot-about-windows-8.htm

Microsoft has up until now specifically avoided naming the next release of Windows, but in a speech to developers in Japan Steve Ballmer let the cat out of the bag.]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//new-arm-eagle-chip-to-power-25ghz-smartphones.htm http://apcmag.com//new-arm-eagle-chip-to-power-25ghz-smartphones.htm

A new chip has been announced by ARM, providing desktop-PC levels of power for your smartphone.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:58:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//one-tablet-per-child-initiative-aims-for-us100-android-slate.htm http://apcmag.com//one-tablet-per-child-initiative-aims-for-us100-android-slate.htm

A few short years ago One Laptop Per Child was the next big thing for bringing technology to students around the world. The new buzz? ‘One Tablet Per Child’.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:15:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//leaked-windows-phone-7-rom-reveals-htc-mondrian.htm http://apcmag.com//leaked-windows-phone-7-rom-reveals-htc-mondrian.htm

A leaked ROM image for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS could contain the first glimpse of HTC’s Windows Phone 7 handset, codenamed ‘Mondrian’]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 12:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-and-asus-prep-chrome-powered-netbooks-and-slates.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-and-asus-prep-chrome-powered-netbooks-and-slates.htm

The two Taiwan tigers both have plans to debut new devices running Google’s open-source Chrome OS at next month’s Computex 2010 trade show in Taipei.]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 06:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-debuts-atom-moorestown-for-smartphones-and-slates.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-debuts-atom-moorestown-for-smartphones-and-slates.htm

The second-gen Atom platform and Z600-series ‘system on a chip’ processors sees Intel step onto ARM’s turf as it chases the non-PC market.]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dells-slate-roadmap-revealed-android-meego-smartbooks-and-more.htm http://apcmag.com//dells-slate-roadmap-revealed-android-meego-smartbooks-and-more.htm

A leaked slide from Dell’s mobile roadmap deck shows 5 inch and 7 inch slates running Android and MeeGo, a 3G slate bundled by Vodafone plus two ARM-powered 11 inch notebooks.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:10:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-axes-courier-tablet-as-hp-rethinks-slate.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-axes-courier-tablet-as-hp-rethinks-slate.htm

Microsoft cancels its revolutionary twin-screen tablet project while HP hedges on the future of its Windows-powered Slate following yesterday’s purchase of Palm and the WebOS.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:03:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-puts-android-onto-atom-chips.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-puts-android-onto-atom-chips.htm

Slates, smartphones and 3G ‘smartbooks’ built around Intel’s Atom processor could all running Android in the near future.]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:49:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-the-ipad-is-a-glorified-mid.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-the-ipad-is-a-glorified-mid.htm

Samsung exec says the iPad is just a jumped-up mobile Internet device, with lack of processing power and connectivity being key drawbacks.]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:19:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//notion-ink-adam-tablet-debuts.htm http://apcmag.com//notion-ink-adam-tablet-debuts.htm

Take the iPad, mix in open source OS, add a webcam and you get the Adam from Notion Ink.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-a4-the-new-chip-on-the-block.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-a4-the-new-chip-on-the-block.htm

Not content with designing the iPad itself, Apple also engineered its own processor – a peppy 1GHz powerplant dubbed the A4.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:09:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-tipped-to-release-chrome-os-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//google-tipped-to-release-chrome-os-this-week.htm

The lightweight open source operating system is expected to make its debut sometime this week, with ‘out of the box’ support for a wide range of Atom netbooks expected.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nvidia-reveals-tegra-touchscreen-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//nvidia-reveals-tegra-touchscreen-tablet.htm

Eager for a slice of the tablet action, Nvidia is spruiking a custom-built touchscreen tablet powered by its Tegra superchip to demo to hardware companies and 3G carriers.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:51:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-releases-latitude-on-alternative-linux-os-for-laptops.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-releases-latitude-on-alternative-linux-os-for-laptops.htm

Tiny system-on-a-chip module combines fast-boot Linux OS and ARM processor to check email, browse the Web and run for days on a standard laptop battery.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:48:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-aims-windows-embedded-at-smartbooks.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-aims-windows-embedded-at-smartbooks.htm

The pint-sized ‘Windows Embedded’ OS is set to join its desktop and smartphone cousins in Microsoft’s war against ‘little Linux’ distros such as Android and Mobilin.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:18:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//smartphone-chips-hit-1ghz-including-the-next-gen-iphone.htm http://apcmag.com//smartphone-chips-hit-1ghz-including-the-next-gen-iphone.htm

Less than a decade after desktop processors broke the 1GHz barrier, smartphones are set to muscle up. Among them will be devices powered by Samsung’s ARM chips, such as the iPhone.]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:40:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericcsons-rachel-set-to-join-android-friends.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericcsons-rachel-set-to-join-android-friends.htm

It’s codenamed Rachel but we’ll see this Android-powered smartphone debut as the Xperia X3 and sporting a custom Sony Ericsson UI.]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:29:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-asus-hp-lenovo-and-toshiba-line-up-behind-chrome-os.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-asus-hp-lenovo-and-toshiba-line-up-behind-chrome-os.htm

Google’s first set of Chrome partners includes several leading laptop makers along with ARM processor firms Freescale, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:46:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linux-notebooks-with-arm-hardware-seen-at-computex.htm http://apcmag.com//linux-notebooks-with-arm-hardware-seen-at-computex.htm

COMPUTEX | Freescale and Qualcomm have coined the term smartbook to describe Linux+ARM systems, ditching Atom+Windows for good.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:30:00 +1000