Alain Crozier, who is the President of Microsoft France, has allegedly referred to the next version of Windows as Windows 9. To this point, Microsoft had not publicly acknowledged that this will be the name of Redmond’s next consumer OS, which has been code-named “Threshold.”
“Last year we had Windows 8. In the next few minutes, the next few days, we’ll be releasing Windows 9,” Crozier said. These words were reportedly uttered just days before Microsoft’s event in San Francisco, which will be held on September 30.
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While Microsoft has acknowledged that enterprise-related topics will occupy a significant portion of the presentation, it is not unreasonable to assume that we’ll see a Windows 9/Threshold reveal at this event as well.
Since then, Nicolas Petit, another Microsoft France exec, issued a statement to ZDNet.fr regarding the matter. He also denied that the next version of Windows has a name at this point.
“We look forward to seeing you in late September, in San Francisco, for the future of Windows, which actually at this stage does not have a name as such,” Petit said, according to the translated text.
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What’s particularly interesting is that, the translation of what Crozier said indicates that Microsoft will be releasing Windows 9. Revealing is one thing, but a release next week could begin to wipe away the malaise brought about by Windows 8.
We assume that Crozier was referring to a public beta release, as opposed to a full launch. The launch of a Windows 9 public preview slated for this fall has been rumored for quite some time, along with a full release to occur around the Spring of 2015.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.