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Microsoft delays Windows 8 program after vendor outrage

Microsoft delays Windows 8 program after vendor outrage

Posted on Jun 03, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft has delayed its Windows 8 program after vendor outrage over the extremely tight restrictions that it would have placed on chip vendors and OEMs developing Windows 8 devices. DigiTimes is rep...

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Windows 8 coming with strict hardware requirement for tablets, complains Acer

Windows 8 coming with strict hardware requirement for tablets, complains Acer

Posted on May 31, 2011 by MG3

Acer CEO called "troublesome" the reference hardware requirements for Windows 8 tablets that Microsoft is demanding from OEM manufacturers. The tablet interface of the next Windows version will be dem...

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Bloomberg: Windows 8 tablet UI to be demoed next week

Bloomberg: Windows 8 tablet UI to be demoed next week

Posted on May 27, 2011 by MG3

We posted a rumour a few days ago, and now Bloomberg has confirmed, via 3 people “with knowledge of the company’s plans” that Microsoft will be showing of Windows 8 on tablets at AllthingD conference ...

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Windows 8 arriving 2012: Ballmer spills the beans

Windows 8 arriving 2012: Ballmer spills the beans

Posted on May 25, 2011 by MG3

At a developer conference in Tokyo, the Microsoft CEO told the audience that Windows 8 will ship in 2012. He said: “As we progress though the year, you ought to expect to hear a lot about Windows 8. W...

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Windows 8 To Demo At Next Week’s D9 Conference

Windows 8 To Demo At Next Week’s D9 Conference

Posted on May 25, 2011 by MG3

We may be getting our first taste of Microsoft’s much anticipated Windows 8 tablet OS interface very soon. We previously reported that a preview of the platform would likely happen in June. And indeed...

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Intel Chief Confirms Multiple Versions of Windows 8

Intel Chief Confirms Multiple Versions of Windows 8

Posted on May 19, 2011 by MG1

Intel's Renee James offered up a few more details about Microsoft's multi-tiered approach to Windows 8. James reiterated that there will be separate versions of Windows 8 for both x86 and ARM, noting ...

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Windows 8 Moorea app reveals a sliver of its tablet-friendly interface

Windows 8 Moorea app reveals a sliver of its tablet-friendly interface

Posted on May 18, 2011 by MG1

By this time we all know that Microsoft is hard at work preparing a tablet-friendly interface for its Windows 8 edition, we just don't know how it will look like. Granted, we've posted here various wh...

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Microsoft fired two employees over Windows 8 leaks

Microsoft fired two employees over Windows 8 leaks

Posted on May 11, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft has allegedly fired two of its employees after they helped leaked one or more builds of Windows 8. User Canouna, who has a great reputation relating to new Microsoft software releases and in...

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Windows 8 app store plans uncovered in code

Windows 8 app store plans uncovered in code

Posted on May 04, 2011 by MG1

Previously challenged rumors of a Windows 8 app store were proven to be real on Tuesday after a code check found numerous references. Like the Mac App Store it would be cloning, the shop would have ra...

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Leaked: Windows Server 8 build 7959

Leaked: Windows Server 8 build 7959

Posted on May 03, 2011 by MG1

indows Server 8 build 7959 has leaked. This appears to be the first build from Milestone 3 that the public has got its hands on, although it is said to be quite buggy, according to BetaArchive. As alw...

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Windows 8 settings page suggests tablet compatibility, embraces Metro scrollbars

Windows 8 settings page suggests tablet compatibility, embraces Metro scrollbars

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 by MG1

We're still waiting for Microsoft to blow us away with its strategy for tablet domination but, thanks to the latest build of Windows 8 to drip through onto the internets, we have yet another indicator...

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Windows 8 Build 7955: new features surface

Windows 8 Build 7955: new features surface

Posted on Apr 27, 2011 by MG1

After Windows 8 build 7955 was leaked yesterday, new features and details of Microsoft's next operating system continue to surface. Neowin has been covering the leaks in detail and we've compiled some...

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Windows 8 to feature Kinect and facial recognition support?

Windows 8 to feature Kinect and facial recognition support?

Posted on Apr 26, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft hit a home run with Windows 7, especially if you had the unfortunate pleasure of using its predecessor, Windows Vista. Today reports are coming in suggesting Microsoft may parlay its Kinect ...

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Microsoft may reveal Windows 8 during September developer event

Microsoft may reveal Windows 8 during September developer event

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft will hold a Professional Developers Conference (PDC) event from September 13th through September 16th, Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft’s Windows Chief, said Tuesday. According to Business Insider...

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Windows 8 Build 7850 M1 leaks

Windows 8 Build 7850 M1 leaks

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 by MG1

Redmondpie reports that Milestone 1 of Windows 8 (Build 7850) has now leaked onto the FTP sites. The build is pretty old, from the 22nd September 2010, but still carried many of the clues which has r...

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