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Indie developers inspired by tiles. Source: Yahoo! News

Windows IT Pro A rumor from an only occasionally reliable source suggested this week that Microsoft is in contact with original design manufacturers (EDMs) in Asia, trying to find a partner to help it build a Microsoft-branded tablet that will run Windows 8. But while it's highly unlikely...

Sources cited by Taiwan's DigiTimes say Redmond is thinking of unveiling its own Windows 8-branded tablet with help from TI and various Taiwanese component makers. Originally posted at News - Microsoft Source: Yahoo! News

Carl Ledbetter is a designer for Xbox and has worked on the Kinect and Zune. He has also been at the company for sixteen years and takes us on a trip down memory lane starting with the Intellimouse he helped design in his early days at MS. Link Removed Link Removed

Microsoft Corporate Vice President Mike Angiulo demonstrates “Windows 8” at partner preview event in Taipei, Taiwan, for COMPUTEX 2011, June 2, 2011. “This represents a fundamental shift in Windows design that we haven’t attempted since the days of Windows 95." Link Removed

In the past week, both Apple and Microsoft have laid out their next computer operating systems. In both cases, the features and design of the software are influenced heavily by what is going on in the phone and tablet markets. Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft has pulled back the curtain and given the world its first glimpse of what we can expect from Windows 8 . Microsoft made a point of clarifying that Windows 8 will run on existing hardware , but it failed to mention that you might need a new desk. Link Removed

Earlier this year, Steve Ballmer was asked to identify the riskiest product Microsoft was developing. His answer was Windows 8, and this week we learned why. For the first time since 1995, Microsoft has gone back to the drawing board with its flagship operating system, completely redesigning the...

Windows 8 looks slick, and it might work great with my existing hardware, but it won't work great with my existing computer desk if I want to take advantage of the touchscreen interface. Source: Yahoo! News

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...

Pardon me as I re-gather my wits. I’m in a very confused state right now. I have observed a demo that has forced me to question a basic truth that’s been a proven and accepted part of my reality - of all reality - literally since I was a child:I have seen a version of Microsoft Windows that I...

Windows 8 is designed to work on both PCs and tablets, Microsoft announced this week. But the emphasis – for now – seems to be on the tablet part of the Windows 8 equation. Source: Yahoo! News