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Confirmed: Windows 8.1 is Windows Blue, free upgrade due later this year
- Past rumors purport that Windows Blue and Windows 8.1 may actually be one and the same. At a conference today, Microsoft CFO Tami Reller validated those rumors, stating that Windows 8.1 is not only Blue, but 8.1 is on track for…
Acer CEO: Microsoft is coming back down to earth with Windows 8.1
- Windows 8 hasn’t exactly been the catalyst for change that many in the industry were banking on. Part of the problem has to do with Microsoft’s implementation of touch – a feature that works great if you’re on a tablet…
Microsoft confirms Windows Blue update is shipping later this year
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Rumors about what exactly Windows Blue will be have flown around the Internet for months and we already have a few ideas of what to expect. Now, thanks to a blog post from Microsoft interviewing Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller...
Latest Windows 8.1 beta silently updates Windows Store apps
- Users of Microsoft's latest Windows 8.1 beta (build 9385) have reported that Windows Store apps now silently update themselves without need for user intervention. If you value up-to-dateness but couldn't care less about developer release notes, then this upcoming change…
Start button confirmed to make a comeback in Windows 8.1, sort of
- We first heard rumors about a possible comeback of the Start menu button in Windows 8.1 last week, but now sources speaking to The Verge have confirmed that this will indeed be the case, only it’s probably not what most…
Microsoft yields: boot to desktop, Start menu options in Windows 8.1?
- Microsoft may be ready to address two of the most common complaints about Windows 8 with its upcoming “Blue” update. Specifically, The Verge cites sources familiar with the company’s plans who claim builds of Windows 8.1 are being tested with…
Windows Blue to be named Windows 8.1, improves Windows search
- Microsoft is expected to discuss and possibly even release a public preview version of Windows Blue at its Build developer conference in San Francisco this June. But thanks to a couple of leaks we already have some ideas about what…
Windows Blue public preview planned for Build conference in June
- We’ve heard rumors about a public preview of Windows Blue being planned for the summer, and if a recently leaked milestone build is any indication, it seems Microsoft is well on its way of delivering an early version of the…
Weekend tech reading: Windows Blue leaked, detailed
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An early build of Windows Blue, the next version of Windows, has leaked online on the same day that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer celebrates his 57th birthday. Build 9364, a partner version that was originally compiled on March 15...
Windows Phone 8 successor to arrive this holiday season
- The successor to Windows Phone 8 may reach consumers as soon as this holiday season, according to a recent Microsoft job posting. Until then, at least two much needed updates named "GDR2" and "GDR3" are expected to hit smartphones running…
Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 will 'evolve' with coming updates
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If you've invested in a new Windows Phone 8 device and you're worried about being left high and dry when the next major operating system update arrives, Microsoft's Greg Sullivan says you can rest easy. Speaking to PCMag and others at Mobile World Congress, the senior marketing...
Windows Blue to feature IE11, Bing search, public summer preview
- Windows Blue, according to anonymous sources in touch with The Verge, is being targeted for an "aggressive" summer launch. The news outlet notes that Windows Blue just passed its "Milestone 1" build and says Win8China reported the first public preview…
"Windows Blue" clues hidden in Microsoft job postings
- Not much is known about Microsoft's upcoming "Windows Blue", but if a couple of recent job postings are any indication, the secretive project will introduce user interface and experience "improvements", particularly in relation to the Windows Start Screen, windowing and…
Next Windows may be free, yearly upgrades, possible 2013 launch
- Tired of using the same operating system for years? Microsoft certainly hopes so. The Redmond-based software maker is hoping "Windows Blue" will change how consumers perceive Windows by introducing frequent, periodic upgrades (e.g. annual releases), akin to Apple's aggressive Mac…
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