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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…
Microsoft rumored to be announcing a new Surface in June
- A seven-inch version of Microsoft's Surface tablet, as well as some tweaks to the other sizes, could be announced by the company in June, according to a report from DigiTimes. Microsoft is holding its Build developer conference at the end…
Tablet sales set to soar 28% this year to $64 billion
- As numerous industry analysts have long predicted, tablets continue to expand in popularity even as PC sales hit an all-time slump. ABI Research is the latest firm to lend its voice to the chorus singing of tablet growth, forecasting a…
Microsoft reduces prices on multiple Windows 8 tablets and hybrids
- If you’re in the market for a Windows 8 tablet or hybrid, now may be as good of time as any to pull the trigger. That’s because Microsoft recently slashed prices on a number of systems in the Microsoft Store.…
Windows 8 Mail app gains desperately needed features, breaks Google Calendar support
- As promised, Windows 8 and Windows RT's native productivity apps have finally received some update love. Although severely spartan in both design and features, Mail, Calendar and People now boast a number of new tricks which aim to make your…
Microsoft sells 400,000 Surface Pros despite $899+ price tag
- Despite its rather steep $899 entry price -- and Microsoft's inability to keep the tablet in stock -- the company has moved more than 400,000 Surface Pro tablets since its February 9 debut. This information comes from anonymous sources in…
Critical Windows USB exploit allows flash drives to grant root access, patch issued
- Microsoft's Patch Tuesday yielded an interesting security fix for a glaring vulnerability in how the Windows kernel handles USB device enumeration. The critical vulnerability allowed potential hackers with physical access to a Windows PC to run arbitrary code with system…
Windows 8 / Office bundle costs OEMs $30 after Microsoft slashes prices
- Deep price cuts for Windows 8 are being given to Microsoft's OEM partners who manufacturer touchscreen-enabled computers and devices, or at least that is according to anonymous sources trusted by the Wall Street Journal. The report indicates that a $120…
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…
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop suggests Windows tablet on the way
- Three months in, the Surface tablet hasn’t really seen the level of adoption Microsoft would have hoped for, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a future for Windows tablets. In fact, Redmond’s flagship partner in the smartphone space might be…
Microsoft Surface sold fewer than 1 million units in Q4 2012
- It appears sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet may have only performed half as well as analysts expected during Q4 2012. Industry researcher Brent Thill of UBS said that Microsoft only sold about one million units -- that's one million…
Windows RT jailbreak tool released, opens door to desktop apps
- Well, that was fast. Less than a week after reports emerged about a workaround to allow any unsigned ARM-based application run on Windows RT, a senior member at the XDA-Developers forums has crafted a jailbreak tool that automates the process…
Hack to run traditional desktop apps on Windows RT detailed
- Microsoft's ARM-based version of Windows is only intended to run Metro-style apps downloaded directly from the Windows Store as well as a pre-loaded, touch-oriented version of Office and IE10. But an enterprising hacker claims to have come up with a…
Rumor: Nokia is preparing a 10-inch Windows RT tablet for early 2013
- Nokia is rumored to be setting their sights on the lucrative tablet market. The Finnish handset maker is reportedly preparing a 10-inch slate running Windows RT for a February 2013 introduction at Mobile World Congress.
Dell urged Microsoft to avoid using 'Windows' brand for Surface RT
- It was recently revealed during the Dell World conference in Austin, Texas, that Dell executive Jeffrey Clarke urged Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to not use the Windows name as branding for Redmond’s Windows RT operating system. The two allegedly met…
New Windows chief explains why Microsoft redesigned Windows
- Taking over after Sinofsky's departure, Julie Larson-Green now heads Microsoft's Windows product development team. In an interview with MIT Technology Review, Larson-Green discusses some of the changes made to Windows and why with the company's latest operating system. …
Dell rules out return to smartphone business, focuses on Windows 8 and RT
- After a few mild attempts at breaking into the smartphone market over the past couple of years, Dell has now confirmed they’re pulling out of the ring globally and have no intentions to return in the near future.
Microsoft faults developers for cracked Windows Store apps
- Microsoft says a crack which allows hackers to download paid-for Windows Store apps without spending a dime is the fault of insecure app code and not a Windows Store issue. Redmond is essentially placing the onus of protecting apps against…
Open source project catalogues Windows Store apps: 25,539 total
- The contents of Microsoft's Windows Store are now accessible via web browser thanks to the efforts of @vlkodotnet, the developer responsible for MetroStore Scanner. The project is purportedly open source and allows users without Windows 8 to slalom through thousands of…
Microsoft Security Essentials bombs tests, loses AV-Test certificate
- Microsoft Security Essentials was the only entry to fail AV-Test's certification between September and October -- an embarrasing slip for the once well-regarded virus protection solution. MSSE received a total of 10.5 out of 18 possible points, most notably falling short…
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…
Windows Store crack turns trial apps into full versions
- A tool of questionable ethical value has surfaced, allowing Windows 8 users to transform trial apps into their full-fledged, paid-for counterparts. Wsservice_crk has actually been available for at least a month -- most notably at the MyDigitalLife forums -- but only…
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