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  1. Magid: At first glance, Windows 8 looks good

    Most impressive was the claim that the same version of Windows that will be used for desktop and laptop PCs with a mouse and keyboard will also work well on thin and light tablets with touch-screens. Source: Yahoo! News
  2. Shock: Windows 8 optimized for desktop tablets

    Microsoft demonstrated the next version of Windows this week, and the operating system has an interface almost nobody expected or predicted. What's going on here? Source: Yahoo! News
  3. Windows 8 preview shows touchscreen interface revolution

    Windows chief Steve Sinofsky showed off the next version of the OS, which borrows heavily from ideas in Windows Phone to give a touch interface unlike any previous Microsoft experience Microsoft has showcased a version of its next operating system which highlights touch screen features optimised...
  4. Adobe still in denial about Flash and Apple

    Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen claims there will be 130 million smartphone devices running Flash by the end of 2011. Maybe - but what about performance and power drain? Indeed, as Walt Mossberg of All Things D told Narayen during a recent interview at the D9 conference, he has "yet to test a...
  5. Microsoft's 'Windows 8' Could Challenge Google Android in Tablets

    Microsoft is aiming to satisfy users of both tablets and traditional PCs with "Windows 8." In the process, an analyst says, it could threaten Android’s tablet plans. Link Removed
  6. Windows 8's Dual-OS Problem: Will Smartphones And Computers Be Different?

    One of the most interesting things out of Microsoft’s demo of Windows 8 yesterday that future tablets could easily be turned into fully functional Windows computers, since the OS is the same. But how about Windows 8 phones? Could you do that too? Source: Yahoo! News
  7. First take on Windows 8: Two things wrong and one thing right

    Microsoft provided its first public demo of Windows 8 this week. The UI looked flashy, but Microsoft is still trying to marry tablets and desktops, and it could ruin the standard version of Windows this time. Source: Yahoo! News
  8. Windows 8 Bridges PC-Tablet Divide

    Microsoft says its new operating system will deliver cross-platform performance over multiple form factors. Source: Yahoo! News
  9. Editorial: Windows 8 may be Microsoft's Waterloo

    When Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer called the new Windows his company's riskiest bet, not many knew what he meant. The reveal of Windows 8 was laying those cards out on the table: it's a belief that tablets will not only be popular but the primary way to compute. We're of the mind that, much...
  10. Windows 8 Is The Biggest Change For Microsoft Since Windows Was Invented

    Last fall, Steve Ballmer said that Windows 8 was Microsoft's riskiest product ever. He wasn't kidding. We've only seen a demo -- there's no reliable word on when it will ship, what the tablets that use it will look like, or even how much of the demo was prototype versus actual code in the...
  11. Microsoft gives sneak peek at 'Windows 8'

    Microsoft has given a sneak preview of the successor to Windows 7, a next-generation operating system designed to work on both personal computers and touchscreen tablets.Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows Division,... Link Removed
  12. Microsoft becoming Apple with Windows 8 control freakery?

    Closed is the new open Microsoft is becoming more like Apple by bringing some hardware discipline to Windows 8 tablets, to the annoyance of OEMs who've had decades of freedom.… Server Hosting Solutions Source: Yahoo! News
  13. Report: Microsoft Tells Chipmakers To Pick Just One Windows 8-Tablet Maker

    Microsoft has reportedly asked Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and TI to each work with just a single tablet maker apiece for the next version of Windows. Source: Yahoo! News
  14. Windows 8, iOS 6 set for tablet face-off in 2012

    Microsoft says the next version of Windows will not be out this fall, making 2012 a better candidate. Will Apple be on iOS 6 by then? Source: Yahoo! News
  15. Windows 8 and the ARM Revolution: the Pros and Cons

    During Microsoft's presentation of Windows 8, a handful of the company's hardware partners showed off tablets and notebooks running the OS, some also featuring Microsoft Office. But if you looked closely, you would've noticed that missing from the equation were Intel and AMD, replaced instead by...
  16. Microsoft previews Windows 8

    Microsoft Corp Windows President Steven Sinofsky previewed a touch-screen version of the operating system that can work on tablets, offering a glimpse of his company’s response to Apple Inc’s iPad. Link Removed
  17. 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...
  18. Windows 8 will decimate Apple's tablet stronghold

    Opinion In Windows 8, Microsoft has something that can really wreck Apple's 2012 Link Removed
  19. Qualcomm, TI announce ARM chips with Windows 8 support

    Yesterday, Microsoft finally shared an official first peek at the upcoming Windows 8 experience for tablets. Its hardware partners, meanwhile, were busy unveiling their new wares which will allow the next version of Windows to run in its full Metro glory on a variety of computing platforms, from...
  20. Microsoft's Windows 8 First Glance Emphasizes Tablets

    Microsoft offered a first glance at its upcoming Windows 8, which boasts a streamlined and colorful look and feel reminiscent of Windows Phone. It will work on PCs and tablets. Link Removed