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Microsoft roadmap puts Windows 8 in 2012

Electronista  Nov 20 09

Microsoft should once again release its next mainstream version of Windows about three years after the last, a roadmap obtained this week reveals. The schedule has the major revision, tentatively titled "Windows 8," launching in 2012 or about three years after Windows 7. It will purportedly keep in step with a rhythm developed by Microsoft that has Microsoft launching major releases four years apart, as Windows Server 2008 is considered a major release where its R2 upgrade and even Windows 7 are both treated as "release updates."... Full story...

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TI makes single chip with Bluetooth, FM, GPS and Wi-Fi

Electronista  about an hour ago

Texas Instruments this morning brought out the WiLink 7, a design it says is the first to include four types of wireless on a single chip.

Warner sees stalled digital music after variable iTunes

Electronista  just under two hours ago

Warner Music Group during its fiscal results call today acknowledged that its digital music sales have slowed since it helped push for variable pricing on iTunes last year.

Seagate reveals 10,000RPM 600GB hard drive

Electronista  3 hours ago

Seagate said on Tuesday it is now shipping its Savvio 10K.4 enterprise-grade hard drives. The series is the first to feature a model with 600GB of capacity and a 10,000RPM speed in a 2.

Google finally offers over-the-phone support for Nexus One

Electronista  3 hours ago

Google has quietly put up its first phone support option for the Nexus One. It's currently limited to dealing with sales and shipping but is the first direct, live option for the Android phone.

Panasonic intros first 3D plasma HDTV, the VIERA VT2

Electronista  3 hours ago

At a press conference in Japan on Tuesday, Panasonic revealed it will soon begin shipping the first 1080p 3D plasma HDTV in the industry.

NVIDIA outs Optimus live graphics switching for notebooks

Electronista  3 hours ago

NVIDIA today formally unwrapped Optimus, a hybrid graphics technology that it promises will solve many of the problems of performance and battery life on notebooks.

Samsung to unveil Bada phone on Valentine's Day?

Electronista  4 hours ago

Samsung has released a teaser page saying it will unveil a brand new handset at the Mobile World Congress show on February 14th.

Adobe limits Flash for Android to 2.1, criticizes Apple

Electronista  4 hours ago

Adobe today provided a disappointment for some Android users as it revealed that Flash 10.1 will only be available for phones running Android 2.

Ericsson, Netgear team on 3G/Wi-Fi router

Electronista  5 hours ago

Netgear on Tuesday made an unusual branch into 3G this morning through teamwork with Ericsson. The MBRN3300 can use an internal 3G modem, including HSPA+ at roughly 20Mbps, and share the link through either 802.

ATI Radeon HD 5570 gives DX11 to small form factor PCs

Electronista  6 hours ago

AMD this morning launched its second new video chipset in just a matter of days and this time targeted a comparatively untapped mini PC category.



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