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  1. Windows 8 pre-beta build to be revealed next week?

    The company could provide a peek at a preview build of Windows 8 at its Worldwide Partner Conference next week, according to several reports. Source: Yahoo! News
  2. Rumor: Windows 8 Preview Build May Arrive Next Week

    The start of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference may provide a peek at Windows 8. Source: Yahoo! News
  3. Windows 8 to Feature Xbox Live Integration

    When Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox Live dashboard at their E3 conference, one thing I couldn't help but notice was the similarity in the UI with that of the Windows Phone 7 devices and, in turn, the recently revealed Windows 8 interface. It turns out that Xbox Live and Windows 8 have more in...
  4. Windows 8, from an iPad user's view

    The Windows 8 demo from the All Things Digital conference left me kind of confused. More accurately, it left me thinking Microsoft is kind of confused. Perhaps most important, it left me thinking that most end users who pick a Windows 8 device are likely to be confused. Source: Yahoo! News
  5. Windows 8 Invitation from Microsoft for Windows 8

    Microsoft Corporate Vice President Mike Angiulo invites hardware and software developers to attend BUILD, a new Microsoft developer conference, to be held in September in Anaheim, Calif. Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2011. More information: Home - BUILD | September 13 - 16, 2011 | Anaheim...
  6. Opinion: Windows 8, from an iPad user's view

    The Windows 8 demo from the All Things Digital conference left me kind of confused. More accurately, it left me thinking Microsoft is kind of confused. Perhaps most important, it left me thinking that most end users who pick a Windows 8 device are likely to be confused. Link Removed
  7. Windows 8 Will Be a Tough Sell for Businesses

    Microsoft held its first major unveiling of what's in store with Windows 8 at the D9 conference this week. Windows 8 looks bold. It looks slick. It looks impressively innovative. But, it also looks like it will be a major battle to convince business users to embrace it. Link Removed
  8. Revenge of the Zune: Windows 8 has design roots in Microsoft’s mocked device

    share: digg facebook twitter The Houston Chronicle’s Dwight Silverman reports: “Microsoft finally took some of the wraps off the look-and-feel of Windows 8 at the D9 conference on Wednesday night. … The original source of the interface design for Windows Phone 7, and thus Windows 8, is the...
  9. Microsoft Demos Windows 8

    Reports out of the All Things Digital Conference in California and the Computex show in Asia say Microsoft showed off its Windows 8 operating systems for use on tablet computers in recent sessions. Source: Yahoo! News
  10. Microsoft Demos Windows 8 During Conference

    Microsoft Corp. showed off its new operating system at the D: All Things Digital conference on Wednesday. Executives said the "Windows 8" operating system for tablets and personal computers is able to run the full version of Windows. The operating system is "touch first," which means it responds...
  11. Microsoft dévoile Windows 8 et son interface tactile pour tablettes

    Comme prévu, Microsoft a levé une partie du voile sur Windows 8 hier à l'occasion de la conférence All Things Digital. Steven Sinofsky, président des divisions Windows et Windows Live a ainsi pu exhib [...] Source: Yahoo! News
  12. Microsoft gives sneak peek of Windows 8

    SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft Corp. Windows president Steven Sinofsky previewed a touchscreen version of the operating system that can work on tablets, offering a glimpse of his company’s response to Apple Inc.’s iPad. Windows 8 resembles Microsoft’s software for mobile phones and uses “tiles,” rather...
  13. Microsoft shows off 'Windows 8' for tablets

    Microsoft has shown off a version of its next operating system, highlighting touchscreen features optimised for tablet computers, at the All Things Digital technology conference. Source: Yahoo! News
  14. Microsoft introduces Windows 8

    Windows 8 is on its way, and it'll be a departure from the Windows we know and love today. That was the message Microsoft sent Wednesday afternoon at the annual D: All Things Digital Conference, taking place near Los Angeles. Source: Yahoo! News
  15. Microsoft to Woo Developers, Talk Windows 8 at Build 2011 Conference

    Microsoft will hold a new developer conference, known as Build 2011, in September to focus on Windows 8, as well as web and mobile development - including smartphone and tablet. Link Removed
  16. Windows 8 Tablets Set to Challenge iPad, Android

    Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky will show off a prototype Windows 8 tablet at the All Things D conference in California this week -- the company's answer to Apple's "magical" device and Google's Android, experts speculate.* Link Removed
  17. Microsoft will demo Windows 8 tablet PC next week?

    Demoing will happen possibly when Windows president Steven Sinofsky speaks at the AllThingsD conference. Source: Yahoo! News
  18. Microsoft to show tablet version of Windows 8 next week

    Bloomberg is adding fuel to the rumor fires claiming that Microsoft may show off the tablet version of Windows 8 next week at the AllThingsD conference. If and when that happens, here’s what to watch for. Steven Sinofsky, the President of Microsoft’s Windows client division, is slated to take...
  19. Report: Microsoft to show tablet version of Windows 8 next week

    Bloomberg is adding fuel to the rumor fires claiming that Microsoft may show off the tablet version of Windows 8 next week at the AllThingsD conference. Here's what to watch for, if and when that... Source: Yahoo! News
  20. Microsoft distances itself from Ballmer's Windows 8 comments

    The next version of Windows will be called Windows 8 and it's coming in 2012, or is it? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called the new OS Windows 8 on Monday and said it would be coming out next year during a speech at a developer conference in Tokyo, according to a transcript on Microsoft's site ...