Microsoft releases full details of Windows 8 on ARM

Giving rise to "new class of PCs with unique capabilities"Operating systems News By Dan Grabham Thursday at 18:01 UTC | Tell us what you think [ 2 comments ]

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Microsoft has finally lifted the lid on Windows 8 on ARM, saying that it doesn't want ARM-based devices to be simply referred to as standard Windows systems with a different processor.

Instead, Windows 8 on ARM (known at Microsoft as WOA) will give rise to a whole new type of PC according to the software giant.

There are also some startling revelations about the Windows 8 ARM desktop, which you can read more about here.

In a Mary Branscombe interview for TechRadar, Windows head Steven Sinofsky about the announcement. "Windows on ARM, WOA, is a new member of the Windows family that is built on the foundation of Windows," Sinofsky told us.

"It has a high degree of commonality, a very significant amount of shared code with Windows 8. It's going to be developed for, sold and supported as part of our overall Windows ecosystem."

"We created WOA so that it would enable a new class of PCs with unique capabilities and form factors. It's a new level of device."

"It's up-levelling our ability to meet the consumer demand for a device that is reliable and performant over time. The canonical example is the reset and refresh feature and the difference between that and a clean install."

Read the full TechRadar interview with Steven Sinofsky.

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Thursday at 22:56 UTC

2. What part is a "New Class of PC"? It's a Tablet PC, just like Windows XP Tablet Edition was before it and to some extent iPad and Android are too.

That is a PC in tablet form.

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1. Wow, looks like Microsoft really don't care about fragmentation...

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More HTC Endeavor Details Surface, Shaping Up To Be A Real Contender

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More details have surfaced about HTC’s flagship device, the Endeavor, which is expected to be announced at MWC this year. It’s already been reported that it will be running Android 4.0, adorn a 4.7″ 720p screen, an 8 MP rear facing camera and a 1.3 MP front facing camera, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and tout 1GB of RAM. A Tegra 3 based 1.5GHz quad-core processor is reported to be the brains of the device.

Now we have some more insight into what the Endeavor will bring, including some confirmations and details of the aforementioned specs. There’s been quite a few details uncovered, but here are what I believe are the most important:

The phone will be Beats branded including software, device branding and will include Beats headphones in the boxLike the Galaxy Nexus, the Endeavor will ship with a 5-pogo-pin connector for use with a speaker dockNo MicroSD slot, and will be using MicroSIM technologyThe quad-core Tegra processor has been confirmed as an nVidia AP33 1.5GHz/XMM6260The screen will be of SuperLCD variety — no OLEDSeems to me that this phone might even make me swallow an early upgrade fee and retire my Galaxy SII for now. We’ll have to see as more details surface. Hit the source for details in their entirety.

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Sad to see HTC going that route, I really was hoping for this one to replace my Evo, but eh, guess not….

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Sample photos reveal Nokia Lumia 800 camera details

The Nokia 800 may launch as the Nokia Lumia 800 when it is revealed at Nokia World this week.

It seems to be the device name behind some sample photos posted to (and then deleted from) Flickr this week, whose EXIF data has unveiled a few other nuggets of camera-based info.

Aside from citing the device as the Nokia Lumia 800, the data also reveals a camera has an aperture rating of f2.2 and its software is listed as Windows Phone 7.5 (well, duh).

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It sounds suspiciously similar to the camera on board the Nokia N9, which would surprise us not one jot given that the Nokia 800's body is set to be the same as the MeeGo handset.

Does that mean we'll also see the same Carl Zeiss Tessar 28mm optics on board? We'd say so.

Not long to go until we find out for sure though, with the Nokia 800 set to be revealed at Nokia World this coming Wednesday – join us then for live updates and hands on reviews of all the new Nokia Windows Phone handsets.

Until then, get your eyeholes around the Nokia 800 teaser advert that aired on ITV this weekend:

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Microsoft Details SkyDrive Integration for Third-Party Developers

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Microsoft's Mike Torres digs into some code today on the Building Windows 8 blog, showing third-party developers how to integrate SkyDrive functionality into their programs using the Windows Live SDK.

This functionalty ties in with Microsoft's last blog post, which laid out the benefits of syncing content between Windows 8 systems using your Windows Live ID. By tying their programs to Windows Live, third-party developers can not only use SkyDrive to work with files users have saved to the cloud, but can also give users the benefit single-sign in to apps via their Windows Live ID.

For complete details, as well as some actual lines of code (which Steven Sinofsky says we can "expect more" of), you can as always read through the exhaustive post on the Building Windows 8 blog.

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Updated: Amazon Kindle Fire tablet: all the latest details

Amazon Kindle Fire tablet: all the latest details

After months of speculation, the Amazon Kindle Fire has been officially announced. it's a 7" Android device running a customised version of Android and will retail at a US price of $199.

There's no Kindle Fire UK price or release date yet, but we'll update this page with links to all of our latest coverage.

For full details on the Amazon Kinde Fire specs, pricing, release date and more, check out our in depth article Amazon Kindle Fire: what you need to know.

Below are the Kindle Fire rumours we reported on leading up to the official announcement.

If you're a Kindle owner, you'll know that the buying and ownership experience is the most Apple-y experience you can have without giving Steve Jobs all your money.

The device is superb, and getting content onto it is effortless. Imagine if Amazon did the same thing not just with books, but with music, movies and apps too. Excited yet? We are, especially as there may be an Amazon Kindle tablet announcement on 28 September. Here's what we know about the Amazon tablet.

MG Siegler of TechCrunch says he has played with a Design Verification Testing unit of the Amazon Kindle tablet. According to TechCrunch, and matching rumours we reported on previously, the Kindle tablet will feature a seven-inch, multi-touch screen and will be running Android.

As of 27 September it looks as though the Kindle tablet will be called the Amazon Kindle Fire, according to TechCrunch. With Amazon keen not to damage its Kindle ebook reader market, but keep hold of the positive brand that its device has garnered the decision has apparently been made on the final name.

The Amazon Kindle Fire won't kill the Kindle

Don't worry, Kindle fans. Amazon isn't going to dump the Kindle we already know and love. Speaking to Consumer Reports, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said "we will always be very mindful that we will want a dedicated reading device."

Bezos couldn't possibly comment on other product plans, but suggested that everybody should "stay tuned" for news of a Kindle tablet.

There may be two Amazon Kindle tablets

According to Boy Genius Report, Amazon isn't preparing one Kindle tablet: it's preparing two. The entry level tablet, codenamed Coyote, will be based on the Nvidia Tegra 2, while the more powerful model, Hollywood, will be based on the quad-core "Kal-el" processor, Nvidia's T30. The entry level tablet is likely to get a seven inch screen, with Hollywood getting something around the nine to ten inch mark.

On 24 May 2011, we reported on new rumours that point to a 7-inch and 10-inch Amazon tablet, while on 24 August, Digitimes reported that a third touchscreen supplier had been recruited.

Some sources predict an Amazon tablet could ship as many as 5 million units in the last quarter of 2011.

The Amazon Kindle Fire software will be Android

Something of a no-brainer, this: Amazon has already invested heavily in Android and runs its own Android app store. Amazon also has a cloud-based music player, and of course it knows a thing or two about eBooks.

That said, the TechCrunch writer who got his hands on the test unit said that "Amazon has forked Android to build their own version for the Kindle. Simply put: it looks nothing like the Android you're used to seeing."

Amazon Kindle Fire tablet display

Digitimes reports that Amazon's Kindle Fire may get its screen from E Ink Holdings, and that the touch screens will use Fringe Field Switching (FFS) technology. FFS is like the IPS tech in Apple's notebook and iMac screens and delivers a very wide viewing angle. The E Ink bit is interesting: could Amazon be working on something that, unlike other tablets, isn't hopeless in direct sunlight?

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Amazon's hiring lots of tech staff

Lab126 "engineers high-profile, portable, hand-held consumer electronics products,like the Kindle." It also happens to be part of Amazon's empire, and its current job adverts run to some eighteen pages of listings talking about things such as "leading-edge display designs for Kindle" and experience in "active matrix display operation". You may know active matrix displays by another name: TFT LCD (hat tip to Tap! columnist Ian Betteridge for spotting the ads).

Amazon Kindle Fire price

Amazon built its business by losing money - it didn't make a penny in profit for years and years - and we'll be amazed if the entry level Kindle isn't priced aggressively. That should in turn mean the current Kindle's heading for another price drop.

UPDATE: On 8 August 2011, we reported that Amazon may be planning to sell the Amazon tablet at a loss to encourage sales, making its money back on apps, music and ebooks. That could give the iPad and competing Android tablets something to think about.

UDPATE: The TechCrunch writer says that the Kindle tablet will be half the price of the entry level iPad, which puts the Kindle Fire price at £199.

Amazon Kindle Fire release date

Digitimes reports that Amazon has placed orders for lots and lots of tablets with notebook and tablet manufacturer Quanta and suggests that they could be shipping as soon as "the second half of 2011" to the tune of three quarters of a million units per month. That's a lot of tablets.

UDPATE: Latest rumours suggest the Kindle Fire tablet release date will be November 2011.

Amazon Kindle Fire 2

Although the first generation Kindle Fire hasn't yet been released, there are already rumours of a Kindle Fire 2 release date of January 2012. A source speaking to Gdgt has claimed that the Kindle Fire 2 will be released in the new year, with the Kindle Fire 1 simply a stop-gap product before the Fire 2, which "seems to be the device Amazon really believes in," wrote Gdgt's Ryan Block.