A few days ago Microsoft announced their Surface tablets, which on the outside look rather impressive but like all great men we consider the internals more important. The Windows RT Surface tablet (the one running on an ARM processor) will be powered by a Tegra processor from Nvidia. The processor …

HTC have dramatically snubbed Microsoft by refusing to attend their Windows 8 party. Microsoft previous apparently refused their tablet development team access to the forthcoming operating system. Microsoft made the call when looking at their tablet sales figures and factoring in their inexperience, according to insiders who spoke to Bloomberg. …

With Windows 8 retail just around the corner, it would appear that the general feeling from the press is that the operating system might be a step backwards from the excellent, current Windows 7. One of our writers, Harrison recently tried to install Windows 8 on his Core i7 desktop …

Microsoft have said that India will play an integral part in the success of Windows 8 when it is released later this year. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said “India is obviously an incredible bastion of software development. Living in India and living aboard, the talent base is rich and unbelievable …

According to the latest figures from research firm Gartner, Samsung holds the top spot in global mobile phone sales. The Korean appliance giant has taken this gold medal spot from Nokia recently. Samsung stands at 20.7% of all mobile phones sold while Nokia is behind with 19.8 percent. Apple is …

Ever since Apple revealed the iPhone 4S late last year, the Siri personal companion service was, and still is arguably the flagship feature of the slightly tweaked iPhone 4. While many people use Siri for mundane things such as “where is the nearest cafe?” or “Siri, do you love me?” …

While this has been expected for some time now due to the ever increasing affordability and value of smartphones, numbers released by Nielsen reveal that over half of mobile phone owners in the US now own a smartphone. The figure officially stands at 50.4%, which is up from 47.8% in …

Apple's iPhone has been riding high on the American market, with the latest reports claiming that it now has taken 30.7 percent of the smartphone market, and 14 percent of the mobile market in Q1 2012. comScore released their quarterly data report from the MobiLens Service yesterday. While these figures …

We have come to expect a new version of windows every 4 years and this being the 4th year since the launch of Windows 7 we are again expecting the new version to launch somewhere in October, but will the launch of the next generation of Microsoft’s OS kill sales? …

The first smartphone featuring the Intel Medfield platform has been released – in India. The Xolo X900 may have a rather amusing name, but the rumours are that it is built by Gigabyte. The phone is using an Atom Z2460 processor which is clocked at 1.6ghz and features a 400mhz …

Windows 8 is like marmite, you either hate it or love it, according to independent research. Microsoft have a lot riding on the success in the next 2-3 years, especially in the mobile marketplace. They have said that they are going to issue a ‘release preview' of Windows 8 in …

Microsoft have a plan which targets China. The plan is to overtake Apple, by offering a wide range of handsets at lower prices. Passing Apple will be the first step in a longer term goal of market dominance. Simon Leung, Microsoft's Chairman and chief executive officer for the Greater China …

Microsoft plan on releasing Windows 8 in October according to people who have knowledge of the schedule. The operating system will support both ARM and Intel processor technology. Bloomberg said that their sources didn't want to be named because the plans are confidential. The operating system will support five ARM …

Rumour has surfaced that Finnish phone maker Nokia is planning to hit up the tablet PC market later this year with a Windows 8 + ARM entrant. Very little was said / known by the source about the tablet's specs at this early stage other than it supposedly being 10-inches …

Microsoft has recently sent out emails to Windows Mobile 6.x users stating that the marketplace will soon be shutting down in early May. Windows Mobile 6.x is not to be mistaken with Microsoft's current Windows Phone 7 platform. Starting from the 9th of May users rocking Microsoft's old mobile operating …

Windows 8 may be floundering in the shadow of the iPad 3, but the consumer test for the upcoming operating system has been met with mixed, yet mainly positive reaction. Microsoft are offering a free download (classed as a preview) for the latest beta version of the operating system which …

The release of Windows 8 looms ever closer and the operating system is already getting a mixed reception. Windows 7 has proven to be almost as popular for Microsoft as Windows XP, so a little hostility was expected, especially with such dramatic interface changes. Microsoft let consumers try the latest …

Research firm Gartner has just released their data for sales of smartphones in the last quarter of 2011 and to be honest it doesn't really hold many surprises. In Q4 2011 over 75 million Android smartphones were sold worldwide which gives them the dominant market share of 50.9%. This number …

Windows 8 is just around the corner and many companies are preparing their strategy to get market share in the tablet sector. AMD have a tough fight ahead, having to release very power efficient chip designs, especially with ARM so strong in this sector. Windows 8 is causing much debate …

The U.S. market is dominated by Android powered smartphones, however according to research from Nielsen Apple iOS was able to take back some percentage points in the last quarter. Nielsen say that 44.% of consumers who bought a smartphone in the last three months bought an Apple iPhone. That number …

Microsoft have had their claws in the Android market now for some time, and the latest reports we have received show that LG are paying them royalties now to use the Android operating system. The agreement between LG and Microsoft mean that they can use patented technology in their phones …

Anyone who's not sure if the phone industry operates like the fashion business, should check out HTC's latest numbers. While they may have been the darlings of the high-end Android phone revolution, Apple's total dominance at the high end of the market might force a serious re-think in Taipei. KitGuru …

Microsoft's Windows 8 is making lots of positive noises to the market. Everything for everyone, it seems. Can Bill Gates' legacy manage to produce a better, faster, cheaper, lighter operating system that can match Apple's locked-down fascism on everything from mobile phones to tablets and desktops? KitGuru places a door …

Windows 7 has been a huge success for Microsoft, after the lukewarm reception of Vista. Next year, the focus for Microsoft will be on Windows 8, but is this an operating system you will really need? The industry has been buzzing now for months regarding the upcoming Microsoft operating system. …

Microsoft may be the desktop operating system leader but in the mobile sector they are having problems becoming a primary competitor against Android and iOS. In times like this drastic action is called for, and in the attempt to raise interest they decided to erect a 55 foot ‘interactive' Windows …

Are Android phones difficult to use? I use one daily and don't have a problem, but outspoken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says users need to be ‘computer scientists' to be able to use one. Ballmer spoke out at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco and he was asked to …

Microsoft have released the latest version of Windows 7 Phone operating system. Version 7.5 (Mango) features calender integration and an enhanced social network contact system. There are also performance improvements, including multitasking enhancements. With 500 new features it is a rather large update for the company. This update is free …

You can't escape news this week without hearing something about the new, upcoming Microsoft operating system, Windows 8. Very few people have had a chance to play with the operating system, and even few own a beta copy. Unless you fancy parting with a few thousand bucks for one of …

Microsoft have struggled to get a foothold in the mobile sector, with their Windows Phone 7 platform under performing to date. In a recent event in California, Microsoft detailed information on Windows 8 and tablet support, giving 5,000 developers who attended a free prototype Samsung tablet with Windows 8 pre …

You can always tell when a competitor is concerned. They spend most of their time focused on you, and bitching about how customers would be better opting for your ‘product'. HTC acting president Martin Fichter apparently ran a survey through Reed College and the result? Well, the iPhone just isn't …