Tag: Microsoft
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Intel + Windows 10 = Better than Ever I spend a great deal of time traveling around the world attending technology events and meeting with our customers. I get to test-drive new laptops, 2 in 1s and tablets on a regular basis. And I get to try out the new operating systems that run on them. I check the performance, new usages and experiences, and generally try to...
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Intel Atom x7 Processor Powers Microsoft’s Thinnest, Lightest Portable Device – the Surface 3 We’re thrilled that Microsoft today announced its newest addition to the Surface family, the Surface 3, powered by the recently announced Intel® AtomTM x7 processor, the highest performing Intel Atom processor currently available. Surface 3 powered by the Intel Atom x7 processor The Intel Atom x7 processor packs powerful performance into a thin, light and affordable device, enabling a...
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Exploring Microsoft’s Foray Into Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) One of the newest additions to the Intel Wireless Display family is Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. The small form factor adapter connects directly to any HDMI port featured display and uses USB power, and also supports any content and any applications on the market. A recent study shows that users experience a significant increase in productivity and efficiency when using...
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Touch and New Ultrabook Designs for the Holiday Season This holiday season will not be short on choice for those out shopping for new technology. We are seeing a confluence of both new computing designs and software experiences, thanks to the Ultrabook revolution, along with today’s introduction of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8. This year, when you’re shopping for a computer you’ll have more choice in feature, size and...
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St. Paul Academy – Using classmate PCs and embracing 1:1! So it has been awhile since my last Blog update, but I am hoping to change that this year. To kick things off this year, I wanted to talk about a real world deployment of classmate PCs and 1:1 learning in the US that I just got back from visiting. Intel in conjunction with Equus Computers (selling classmate PCs under...
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Earthquake proof your code! So, my first PR mentor taught me to start replies with the word 'So'. This gives you valuable micro-seconds to compile a sophisticated and accurate reply to the daisy-cutter question just lobbed at you by the archetypal British reporter. Typically dressed in an old anorak, barely visible through a nicotine flavoured cloud and smelling of last night's pub outing. However...
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Eco-Technology Great Debates: Webcast Now Available The recorded version of the first Intel Eco-Technology debate can be viewed below. Please note that some corporate firewalls may block replay of this content.AC vs. DC Power:Note - please skip over the first five minutes of this video (the crowd was getting settled in, hence the sound was not enabled). TV Show hosted by UstreamLiquid vs. Air CoolingBroadcast powered...
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Eco-Technology Great Debates: Attend or Follow Live Online This Wednesday June 11 Join an impressive line-up of panelists and speakers from IDC, Microsoft, Sun, IBM, InfoWorld, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Intel and many more in discussing advances and challenges of energy-efficient computing.If you are unable to join this event, please post any questions or comments that you may have for the speakers and we'll be sure to pass them along. View the...
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The Skulltrail leads to gaming bliss At last the long awaited ultimate hardware for the ultimate performance junkie has been launched at the Games Developer Conference today.I have written blogs about Skulltrail before, and here for you is another peak at the beast bellowing in the depths of the Intel performance dungeon: (more…)
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Call Me, Not My Number Yesterday I talked about convergence from a multiple application point of view. What about the user experience across the multiple devices I use?I saw this cool converged demo at the Nortel booth showing a laptop, a desk phone and a mobile device each running a Microsoft operating system running the Office Communicator (IM) client. It got my attention because it...
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