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UK and Australia sign Aukus treaty to build nuclear submarines as Lammy
downplays US doubts
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Deal covers the design, build and operation of SSN-Aukus nuclear submarines
but comes under shadow of US review of security pact
Australia and the UK hav...
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Windows unit chief Steven Sinofsky stressed the new operating system is the first to focus on applications -- it will contain an online app store for the first time -- reflecting the way people now use computers, tablets and smartphones.
ReplyDeleteHe said tablets running Windows 8 will be able to connect easily to printers, cameras and other devices. Windows 8 will also work on PCs with regular mouse and keyboard commands. Thin new laptops by Acer, Asustek and Toshiba featured in presentations at the conference.
Sinofsky -- who called the free tablet distributed at the conference "not an iPad" -- emphasized it was a development machine only, and will not appear in stores. It features about 30 different apps written over the summer by Microsoft interns.