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A rumor on Monday suggested that Microsoft might show Windows 8's tablet interface at the D9 conference next week. Windows group leader Steven Sinofsky, who was just today confirmed to be an interview guest at the show, is now rumored to be giving the Immersive UI its first public display. The...

Don't get too comfortable with Windows 7. Microsoft is already hard at work on Windows 8 (and probably Windows 9, at the very least). While it's still only in the "rumor" stage, tidbits are spilling out as to what the upcoming operating system will offer. We already knew that it would support...

Even though we're at least a year away from Windows 8, Early builds of the operating system are still being picked apart. So far, there are a bunch of credible rumors floating around, including tablet integration and an app store. Source: Yahoo! News

Last week rumors hit the Internet that the VoIP based telephone company Skype was in talks to either be acquired or join in a huge deal with a major Internet company. Now yet another company has supposedly entered the fray, at least according to a new story at GigOm. Using unnamed sources, the...

So I was doing some searching on Google. Typically when I run a Google search, I get results displayed like so: Aside from the lack of ads (yes, I block ads now) there is nothing special about the search results page: It is the standard search results page I have been seeing since...

A 2009 Nokia patent for a 3D-making, dual-screen device has some wondering whether Microsoft has revived the project. Also rumored is a Nokia Windows 8 tablet. Link Removed

Previously challenged rumors of a Windows 8 app store were proven to be real on Tuesday after a code check found numerous references. Like the Mac App Store it would be cloning, the shop would have ratings, reviews, and developer feedback, Windows8Italia found. Microsoft's emphasis on having a...

Windows 8 might be released in 2013, according to a Directions on Microsoft analyst, but so far the speculation is unconfirmed. Link Removed

The latest rumors suggest that a new cloud-based shop is likely to be dubbed the Windows Store and will deliver apps straight to the desktop. Link Removed

It could be almost a year before we finally get our hands on Windows 8. In the meantime, early release versions of the operating system have been seeded to developers, and a ton of hidden feature have been discovered in the code. Source: Yahoo! News

Worried Microsoft might tighten up access to early builds of Windows 8 and put the kibosh on leaks? Never fear. They're coming just as fast as ever, and who knows...maybe Redmond has something to do with them. Link Removed

# windows8 Facial recognition was one of the purported Windows 8 features to surface last summer in a batch of leaked docs . Now, the login API in the latest build of Windows 8 is making that rumor seem more likely. More*» Source: Yahoo! News

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The Windows 8 talk has really been heating up over the last week or so and today brings speculation about a possible release date for the OS. Source: Yahoo! News

Everybody’s got an App Store these days, and now that Windows 8 previews have been distributed , we’re starting to glimpses of what may be the rumoured Windows 8 App Store. (more…) Source: Yahoo! News

# rumors Everybody's got an App Store these days, and now that Windows 8 previews have been distributed , we're starting to glimpses of what may be the rumored Windows 8 App Store. The image above is from Chinese web site cnBeta , which appears to claim they're part of the Windows 8 preview...

Rumors of a Windows 8 app store have resurfaced, with a website posting what it claims are leaked screenshots. The screenshots, posted by Chinese-language website CNBeta, show a store that looks awfully similar to the Mac App Store, which launched in January. There's a big pane for a featured...

Android chief Andy Rubin took to the blogs Wednesday evening to combat recent reports of Google clamping down on Android's openness. "We continue to be an open source platform and will continue releasing source code when it is ready," wrote Rubin on the Android Developer Blog. "As I write...

Microsoft's week saw fresh rumors of Windows 8 features, the ramp-up to next week's MIX11 conference, and the unveiling of Office for Mac 2011 SP1 and Bing for the iPad. Link Removed

All companies are subject to rumor and speculation and as the development cycle for a product comes to a close and the company prepare for a product launch, rumors seem to grow. Apple has always been at the center of the rumor mill, but Microsoft seems to have almost as big of a presence in...