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View Full Version : Windows 8.1: ‘touch is the new fast’!


karl
June 28th, 2013, 03:15 PM
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 11 along with Windows 8.1, claiming to offer a unique web and computing experience based on touch.

The Windows maker emphasised the importance of a touchscreen interface for the latest devices, hoping that users will forget the lacklustre performance of Windows 8 and embrace new machines with Windows 8.1.
The upgrade, which will be released in the autumn and is currently in preview, includes the return of the Start menu as well as more forward thinking moves such as the support of 3D printing.
Key to the new software, however, is an upgrade to Internet Explorer, and the company claimed IE11 is “fast, fluid and perfect for touch”. Microsoft said IE11 would load pages faster and offer better browsing across a range of devices.

See full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/10146385/Windows-8.1-touch-is-the-new-fast.html

Jess
June 28th, 2013, 06:06 PM
I'll still stick to Windows 7...and Chrome.

Pacaveli
June 29th, 2013, 03:42 AM
Windows 8, in my opinion, is overrated. I am fine with my Windows 7 laptop, and computer, they both run Firefox and are simply faster then any other browser with the exception of Google Chrome, if you haven't gotten Firefox, download it, try it out.

Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

freecell
July 2nd, 2013, 11:02 AM
Win 8 pro rocks!

Silicate Wielder
July 2nd, 2013, 11:31 AM
I agree with Freecell, Windows 8 pro is awesome.