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Neowin reports that the rumoured final build number 8500 has been surpassed by the latest leaked build: Reference: Windows 8 RTM build goes beyond 8500 to 8506? - Neowin

There seems to be some consensus regarding the date for Windows 8 RTM. It would seem that it has moved up now from some speculation about an August release to a date in July, although the actual build number is still in some questions. Windows 8 RTM build reportedly 8500, announcement coming...

Windows 8 core carries news that Google have released a beta of their Chrome browser.. Gonna be trying this for myself! Download: Chrome Release Channels - The Chromium Projects Reference: Google Launches Chrome Metro Browser for Windows 8

NVIDIA GeForce 308.80 Windows 8 WHQL drivers. Download: Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

According to the site WinUnleaked a few images of Windows 8 non aero look has been leaked: Although this look didn't make it into the preview it will be with us by the time the final release is made public.. Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Reference: Link Removed

At the moment 3DMark Windows 8 is being shown at Computex although here is a brief snap: Reference: 3DMark for Windows 8 - world exclusive premier at Computex

I just added it and so far, things seem to be running normally. I will assume Microsoft decided to leave it out in order to shrink the install footprint of Windows 8 for mobile devices.... I was a little surprised when the RP was shown to not include Windows Media Center. Since I had...

Describes an upgrade that installs Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA) 2.0 Release Candidate (RC). More...

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Revision Note: V1.0 (May 8, 2012): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing a new set of ActiveX kill bits with this advisory. More...

Windows 8 will hit store shelves this October, according to a new report. Microsoft is said to be finishing work on the new operating system this summer. Source: Yahoo! News

Last week the Maps APP did not work; said it couldn't find my location. On a whim, tried it tonight & lo & behold, it works! Nicely, too. Hope it's an omen... Bit by bit, maybe, the APPs will get finished. We're still a few months away from release. Weather one is nifty just, wish...

Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview , in its first 24 hours after being released, was downloaded 1 million times. Source: Yahoo! News

Allow me, from me, to strive to convey a perspective on (Windows) OSs & continums. This ties directly w/ things that are said, written & thought, @ all & various stages of things. >> 1 OS does not mean the sudden death or 100% loss of usefullness & value regarding OSs or hardware, already in...

The latest rumor flying around today seems to indicate that February 26th will be the release date for the Windows 8 Beta. The fact that, that is on a Sunday is a little peculiar but does fit with most of the other earlier rumors regarding late Februrary as being the general release time frame...

Hello everyone, This thread will be a collection of Windows Phone devices that have been released since the launch of Mango, and thus have been shipped with it already installed. Windows Phone Mango was the first major platform upgrade for WP7. For information on RTM/NoDo devices, see this...

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Gamers and video graphics enthusiasts should be excited about recent news that has been appearing about the AMD HD 7000 series of video cards, which as of now, still remain a mystery. The recent reports show photographs of the AMD Radeon HD 7900 “Tahiti” prototype, which would include 12...

Hello, As we do each month, we're providing advance notification on the release of four security bulletins, one Critical, two Important, and one Moderate, to address four CVEs in Windows. As usual, the bulletin release is scheduled for the second Tuesday of the month, Nov. 8, at approximately 10...