So will I be able to run all my old Windows applications on the new generation of tablets running Windows on ARM-based processors?
This was the first public showing of an Unreal Engine 3-based application on the Windows RT platform.
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Agawi will be demoing their cloud-based games streaming platform on Windows 8 devices at the Cloud Gaming USA event in San Francisco next week, September 11-12, where Agawi will also be delivering a keynote speech.
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The XPS 18 is based on third-generation Intel Core processors and Windows 8 operating system for no-compromise performance, whether docked or on the go.
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It's worth pointing out that the ARM-based WinRT (psst -- you can catch up on what exactly Windows RT is here ) model is both thinner and lighter than the version with Windows 8 Pro.
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"Looking for a challenge beyond entry level courses, I started to start writing a Windows-based program on my own, " he said.
Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition is tailored to the needs of larger companies and IT departments that want to support Windows-based applications on Macs with a configurable, policy-compliant solution.
Microsoft says that Office Home and Student 2013 RT, which contains new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote applications, will be included on ARM-based Windows 8 devices, including Microsoft Surface.
Now the contents of the Windows-based drives on a Mac machine are visible to Mac-only applications, and applications like Sherlock--used for searching hard drives and increasingly for Internet-related searches--can now search the contents of Windows drives even when the virtual Windows machine isn't running.
However, on the Windows RT variant of the system - which will power cheaper tablets running on ARM-based chips - app publishers will only be able to sell their products through the Windows 8 store designed for the touchscreen interface, with all its associated restrictions.
But with the exception of games, which Virtual PC doesn't support because it isn't designed to handle the complex graphics and sounds that PC games require, many Windows-based applications can run on Virtual PC without any trouble.
Rather than create a native app the BBC plans to allow a web-based version of iPlayer to be accessed via a live tile - or square icon - on the Windows Phone home screen.
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Wintel is easy to say, what do I call products running Windows 8 on ARM-based processors?
In a break with longtime partner Intel, Microsoft announced the new version of Windows will run on ARM-based processors from Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments.
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Whether it's free streaming2 on Windows 8, a subscription on Windows Phone 8 or tuning into a playlist on Xbox 360 - each experience is cloud-based for immediate access to your entire catalog, making music management simple.
Where is the evidence that people who want to be on the cutting edge are choosing Windows-based Nokia phones?
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If only it ran full Windows 8 -- it might have won based on hardware alone.
To catch you up, Windows RT is designed to run on ARM-based devices in an attempt to beat back iOS and Android in the tablet space.
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Microsoft and Google's products also benefit from working on platforms apart from their own Windows Phone and Android-based systems.
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Unfortunately today there's a bug in Windows Phone that prevents our standards-based media from being played on those devices.
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In January of 2011, however, Microsoft announced last year that it is working with Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments to put a version of its Windows operating system on computers powered by the ARM-based processors now used in mobile phones and tables.
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For one thing, this month the company is only launching the Windows RT version of Surface, running on an ARM-based processor.
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Launching at the same time is a new member of the Windows family - Windows RT - designed for ARM-based tablets and available pre-installed on new devices.
Fair enough, as this still allows us to view the content on as many portable devices as you like (including Windows Mobile-based devices, which are already supported).
The top-selling stylish T Series Ultrabook made with an ultra-smooth brushed aluminum shell now comes with a touch display on the new T13 Ultrabook to allow consumers to experience Windows 8-based touch in a clamshell form factor.
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The game, which is available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles as well as Windows-based computers, launched two weeks before the SyFy series premier to give fans of the "Defiance" universe a taste of what was to come in the show.
Windows Me will be Microsoft's last operating system based on its 20-year-old DOS programming technology.
Under this arrangement, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) generally will be required to directly license and pay Dolby a base royalty rate for the right to use the Dolby technologies included in Windows 8 and installed on PCs and tablets for online and file-based content.
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Hewlett-Packard is said to have killed the Slate, which was to be based on Microsoft's Windows, and is now reportedly working on a tablet using an operating system from Palm, the smart-phone maker that HP recently bought.
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As the Intel-based Windows 8 begins to proliferate across a wide range of devices and developers seek to capitalize on distribution via the Windows app store, a broader mosaic of Live Tiles will lie waiting to take advantage of Surface's attractive hardware options.
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