Archos unveils budget Windows 10 smartphone

 

By Eric Mack - August 26, 2015 The Archos 50 Cesium is the first smartphone shipping with Windows 10 Mobile to be unveiled (Credit: Archos) Windows 10 has already been downloaded onto more than 75 million devices since its July launch, but we've yet to see the first smartphones ship running Windows 10 Mobile out of the box. Middle-tier phone maker Archos is looking to be among the first out of the gate with the Archos 50 Cesium. Set for release in November, the budget-priced Windows 10 smartphone was announced alongside the Archos 50e Helium, which is essentially the same hardware running Android 5.1 Lollipop. "By providing a choice between two almost identical hardware models, we allow the customer to focus on what they like on the inside: the user interface," said Archos CEO Loic Poirer. The twin devices are both 5-inch, 4G LTE quad-core devices with specs that will make early adopters feel like they've been transported back to 2013. Inside is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 CPU running at 1.1 GHz with an Adreno 304 GPU, a single gig of RAM and 8 GB of onboard storage. The display isn't much to crow about either, with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels in an IPS screen capable of 294 pixels per inch. Front and rear cameras are also middling at 2 and 8 megapixels, respectively. Archos is clearly hoping that these underwhelming specs will be overlooked by consumers far more interested in another key figure, the price. For only £99 (US$153), it's a pretty affordable dual-sim phone offering an early opportunity to play around with Windows 10 and Microsoft's increasingly powerful Cortana personal assistant on a phone. Both the Archos 50 Cesium and 50e Helium will be on display at IFA in Berlin next month and on sale in November. Source: Archos (PDF)

Windows 10 – nota 10. -

 

Estou usando o Windows 10 há cerca de 2 meses.  Com muitas funcionalidades bastante significativas, estou notando que há uma nova base operacional em relação aos sistemas anteriores, mas não apresenta nenhuma  dificuldade  para quem tinha o Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7-8-8.1, e esteja interessado em instala-lo. Vale a pena, MESMO. José SIdenei de Melo

Microsoft: Free Windows 10 for thieves and pirates? They can get stuffed

 

No upgrades for 'Non-Genuine' installs ... well ... unless ... Microsoft's Terry Myerson wants to make one thing clear ... though which thing, we're not sure 15 May 2015 at 21:04, Neil McAllister Think you'll be getting a free upgrade to Windows 10 from your pirated copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1? Not so fast. For months, rumors have been swirling that suggested Microsoft was so eager to get its entire customer base onto Windows 10 that it will extend its free upgrade offer even to those who obtained their copies of Windows by, um, questionable means. Well, it seems that may not be true after all. Or not entirely true. Or something. Microsoft operating systems exec veep Terry Myerson weighed in on Friday to clarify the software giant's position on "Non-Genuine" Windows installs – although as clarity goes, his comments were hardly crystal. "Non-Genuine Windows has a high risk of malware, fraud, public exposure of your personal information, and a higher risk for poor performance or feature malfunctions," Myserson said. "Non-Genuine Windows is not supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner." Fair enough. So what about those free upgrades? "While our free offer to upgrade to Windows 10 will not apply to Non-Genuine Windows devices, and as we've always done, we will continue to offer Windows 10 to customers running devices in a Non-Genuine state," Myerson said. OK then. Microsoft will not be offering free upgrades to Windows 10 to customers who are running an older version of Windows that isn't properly licensed. That's plain enough, right? But hang on ... "In addition, in partnership with some of our valued OEM partners, [sic] we are planning very attractive Windows 10 upgrade offers for their customers running one of their older devices in a Non-Genuine state," Myerson added. "Please stay tuned to learn more from our partners on the specifics of their offers." If you can parse that one, then please let us know via the comments. From the sound of it, though, Microsoft plans to offer discounts on Windows 10 via certain of its OEM partners who might not have been entirely on the up-and-up about their Windows licensing in the past. Which partners, what kind of discounts, and on what terms is anyone's guess. If we had to speculate, we'd hazard that this is all about trying to expand the paying Windows user base in developing markets like China, India, Brazil, and other regions where you're more likely to be running an unlicensed copy of the OS than a legitimate one. If, on the other hand, you just downloaded your copy of Windows from BitTorrent and used a keygen to activate it, don't expect Microsoft to give you a free upgrade to Windows 10. At least, that's our hunch. "Windows 10 is still in development and we won't be able to answer all questions yet," Myerson wrote, "but I hope this provides some clarification on important topics."