https://cornergeeks.com/tags/8/ Recent content in 8 on Corner Geeks Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:41:41 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2014/09/13/corner-geeks-34-asus-vivo-tab-8-nokia-xl/ Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:41:41 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2014/09/13/corner-geeks-34-asus-vivo-tab-8-nokia-xl/ ASUS VivoTab Note 8 ASUS website As an alternative to the Surface Pro 3 more for drawing stuff due to stylus 8" screen (1280x800) iPad mini sized but full Windows 8.1 US$250 (32GB) Charges via micro USB No full USB port: only has 1 micro USB port requires USB OTG cable (similar to phones) to provide full USB port Atom processor can be a bit slow (not as bad as previous netbooks) but good value for full fledge device Nokia XL Specs on GSM Arena on Nokia XL Nokia website: Nokia XL Low end Android with a custom skin including Nokia software (e. https://cornergeeks.com/2013/05/03/corner-geeks-25-the-windows-phone-experience/ Fri, 03 May 2013 11:16:18 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2013/05/03/corner-geeks-25-the-windows-phone-experience/ Lumia 520 for AUD$176 Specs don’t really matter because it’s a pretty good experience 512MB RAM which limits some heavier apps but still a pretty smooth experience. Much better than cheap Android phones Good Polish unlike Android back in the day that had a lot of rough edges In between iOS and Android but closer to iOS Find my phone Sky Drive Integration Save Photos automatically can’t seem to enable only on WiFi so may be hazardous to your 3G data doesn’t upload screenshots Office Documents synced in the cloud Office Can create and edit Word and Excel files offline Can view Powerpoint files Bluetooth transfer data migration Consolidated settings (like iOS) but also and in app Glove usage! https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/08/gagalcast-2-windows-8-developer-preview-installation-fail-2/ Sat, 08 Oct 2011 06:00:27 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/08/gagalcast-2-windows-8-developer-preview-installation-fail-2/ When Windows 8 Developer Preview was released (download your copy here) to enthusiasts and developers, we were excited to try it out. Sadly our enthusiasm was curbed as we learned to fail at Step 1: Installation of the OS…