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Microsoft’s been pushing tablet computers for the best part of a decade, so you can imagine how happy the iPad’s success makes them. But Microsoft doesn’t give up easily, and Windows 8 tablets are apparently imminent. So what’s Steve Ballmer going to be shouting about when he takes the stage at CES next month? Windows 8 [...]
In Depth: Windows 8 Tablets rumours: what you need to know
img srchttpcdn.mos.techradar.comclassificationscomputingsoftwareoperatingsystemsimagesWindows208Lap20PC200200.jpgpMicrosofts been pushing tablet computers for the best part of a decade, so you can imagine how happy the iPads success makes them. ppBut Microsoft doesnt give up easily, and Windows 8 tablets are apparently imminent. ppSo whats Steve Ballmer going to be shouting about when he takes the stage at CES next monthppstrongWindows 8 tablets release date isnt imminentstrongppThe New York Times says Steve Ballmer may show off Windows 8 tablets at Januarys CES show, but they wont be production models Windows 8 is still in development, and the emphasis will be on tablets running the Windows 7 operating system. ppHowever, the Windows 8 release date may be sooner than you think, with a beta in the spring. That means Windows 8 tablets could be out by late summer.ppstrongWindows 8 tablets will be from the usual suspectsstrongppIts no surprise to see the names Dell and Samsung in the NYT piece both firms have close relationships with Microsoft, although its interesting to see Microsoft getting groovy with an Android tablet manufacturer. Wed expect to see something like the leaked Lap PC from HP too.ppstrongWindows 8 tablets will probably look like iPadsstrongppWhile Dell makes some unusually shaped tablets already, the Samsung tablet is similar in size and shape to the Apple iPad, although it is not as thin. Unlike the iPad, it also includes a unique and slick keyboard that slides out from below for easy typing.ppstrongWindows 8 tablets will be designed for business usestrongppThe company believes there is a huge market for business people who want to enjoy a slate for reading newspapers and magazines and then work on Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint while doing work, the NYT says, quoting the inevitable person familiar with the companys tablet plans.ppstrongWindows 8 tablets will have a new touch interfacestrongppEngadget says Weve heard from numerous sources that Microsofts real tablet strategy will rely on Windows 8 and a new alltouch interface that the company has been working incredibly hard on.ppstrongWindows 8 tablets will have apps and an app storestrongppPerhaps acknowledging that Windows 7 wasnt designed with fat fingers in mind, the tablets Ballmer shows off at CES will be powered by Windows but will have an additional layer for HTML5 web apps. This layer will pop up when the tablet is in portrait mode and the keyboard hidden. ppApps are a big part of Windows 8, with Microsoft convinced that app development will move to the web and building a Windows Store with manufacturerspecific entrances. Microsoft doesnt plan to make money from the Store like Apple, its all about selling more machines.ppstrongWindows 8 tablet specifications arent strange or startlingstrongppWed expect Windows 8 tablets to have similar specifications to other iPad rivals such as the Galaxy Tab or BlackBerry Playbook, essentially netbooks in a different form factor a gigahertz processor, a gigabyte of RAM, 802.11bgn wireless and multitouch capacitive displays. Expect lots of connectivity too, with USB ports a key selling point.ppstrongWindows 8 tablet prices should be similar to Android onesstrongppWindows 8 tablets will be up against iPads, Android tablets and Chrome OS netbooks, so if theyre not priced very aggressively theyre going to be a tough sell. pimg width1 height1 srchttprss.feedsportal.comc669f415081s10aa3899mf.gif border0div classmfrelatedpRelated StoriespulliIntel pins hopes on smartphones in 2011liliMicrosoft to launch Windows 8 tablets at CES 2011liliIn Depth Microsoft in 2011 what to expectliliIn Depth Tablets in 2011 what to expectliliIn Depth The 10 biggest gadget letdowns of 2010liuldivdiv classmfviraltable border0trtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesemailthis2.gif border0 tdtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesbookmark.gif border0 tdtrtabledivbrbrimg srchttpda.feedsportal.comr88740556626u49f415081c669s10aa3899kg25404368141168189a2.img border0img srchttpfeeds.feedburner.comrtechradarmobilecomputingnews4IWow5Cyk height1 width1a targetblank relnofollow hrefhttpfeedproxy.google.comrtechradarmobilecomputingnews3IWow5Cykstory01.htmTechRadar Mobile computing newsa
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