Thursday 6 January 2011

Windows 8 to support System on a Chip on ARM, x86 architectures

Windows 8 to support System on a Chip on ARM, x86 architectures

There's been plenty of buzz about Microsoft showing off Windows 8 -- if that is, in fact, what the next version is eventually dubbed -- on an ARM device at CES 2011, and a press release from Redmond has made the news official. The upcoming Windows release will support System on a Chip architectures -- including those from ARM, Intel, and AMD.



Windows for ARM is capable of delivering hardware accelerated Web browsing, graphics, and media playback, and USB peripheral and printing support should be on par with its x86 sibling. And yes, there will be an ARM-compatible version of Microsoft Office available as well.



With System on a Chip support in Windows 8, Microsoft pledges to allow 'industry partners to design and deliver the widest range of hardware ever.' Check back for more CES updates from Microsoft as events unfold!



Update: Microsoft has now posted a Q&A session with Windows chief Steven Sinofsky. Hit the link to read his musings!
Windows 8 to support System on a Chip on ARM, x86 architectures originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Google shows off Android 3.0, the 'Entirely for Tablet' Honeycomb (video)

Google shows off Android 3.0, the 'Entirely for Tablet' Honeycomb (video)

Well, look who just oozed into being, Google's latest flavor of Android, the tablet-friendly 3.0, Honeycomb. We heard talk that 3.0 would be exclusively for tablets, as in not for phones, and that looks to be played out with the text 'Entirely for Tablet' seen early in the video. Perhaps the best thing to say is that this looks more or less nothing like Android. Sure, the browser is the same, and the Gmail app will be familiar to iPad users, but trust us when we say there's a lot of lovely UI in the video above to admire...and a lot of glowly blue lights, too. Apparently we weren't the only ones who saw Tron:Legacy on opening night.
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Google shows off Android 3.0, the 'Entirely for Tablet' Honeycomb (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.