Microsoft unveils Windows 8 for consumer testing

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 for consumer testing
A slim laptop had a hinge allowing it to be turned inside out so it could be used as a tablet instead. "It's beautiful, it's modern, it's fast, it's fluid," said Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division. "Windows 8 is a generational …
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Telecommuting catches on, and not just during storms
… or in a coffee shop with their laptop. “At any one time, I'd say 30 percent of our employees aren't working at a county facility,” Truesdell said. That provided the county with a financial gain by reducing the amount of office space it leases.
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Microsoft Kinect Could Make Its Way to Laptops

Microsoft Kinect Could Make Its Way to Laptops
3-D gesture control on a laptop could offer more interactive, Kinect-style PC gaming, as well as new computer interfaces and ways to control one's notebook. Microsoft opened up its Kinect SDK to developers in June, and recently said it would be …
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Punters to pick up cheap laptops not Ultrabooks
By Tony Smith • Get more from this author Ultrabooks are still too darn pricey for punters, with the new skinny laptops' average selling price during Q4 2011 63 per cent higher than that of regular notebooks. Worse, said UK-based market watcher Context …
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