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A day after Microsoft showed off an early version of its user interface for Windows 8 -- and I've actually had a chance to actually see it (via videos and photos) -- I've got mixed feelings. Source: Yahoo! News

While there’s no date for release, new OS with features optimized for tablets is expected before Oct 2012 Link Removed

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Microsoft finally charted a course for the mobile computing frontier with Windows 8. Unfortunately, the company packed all its desktop baggage into the Windows 8 hybrid-style operating system that will run on both tablets and computers. Microsoft introduced some features...

The new Windows 8 for tablets is a failure, Jason Snell says, because Microsoft simply can't let go of the past and embrace its intriguing future. Source: Yahoo! News

A video demonstration of Windows 8 in action. Could this really rival an iPad, and why should I 'go tablet' when I can 'go netbook'? Source: Yahoo! News

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...

On tablets, for now Qualcomm is working with Microsoft to get Windows 8 working on its ARM-based processors.… Source: Yahoo! News

Bangalore: Microsoft unveiled its windows 8 for tablets in D9 conference assuring the fact that they are a strong contender in the tablet market. Source: Yahoo! News

We've been skeptical that Microsoft would be able to come from behind to beat the iPad and the crop of Android and other tablets out there. But based on these first screen shots from the Windows 8 video Microsoft posted today, the game isn't over yet. Source: Yahoo! News

(Recasts, adds comments, changes dateline) * Windows 8 is code name for new system * No date for release, expected before Oct 2012 * Demo shows features optimized for tablets * Qualcomm supports Windows ... Link Removed

At 2011 Computex today, Microsoft showed hardware partners the next version of Windows, internally codenamed "Windows 8." As part of this technical preview, Mike Angiulo, corporate VP of Windows Planning, Hardware and PC Ecosystem at Microsoft, demonstrated how "Windows 8" is optimized for newer...

Qualcomm will collaborate with Microsoft on the next version of Windows as readies a new generation of chips for smartphones and tablets. Link Removed

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

Microsoft finally figured out how to effectively bring full-blown Windows to tablets: make it look a lot like Windows Phone 7. Source: Yahoo! News

At the D9 conference today, Steve Sinofsky, President of Windows and Windows Live at Microsoft, gave the first look at the next version of Windows, currently " codenamed " Windows 8. On display was the new touch user interface: an interface designed for tablets and touch computers. For the first...

# news We've been excited about the upcoming Windows 8 for a long time , and today Microsoft demonstrated some of the very Windows Phone-like interface overhauls coming to both tablet and desktop computers. More*» Source: Yahoo! News

Windows 8 tablets will be tightly controlled by Microsoft, according to insiders speaking to Bloomberg . The company is pressuring chip manufacturers to partner with just a single system builder for their tablet machines, and an optional second system builder for clamshell type machines. Each...

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

Microsoft is encouraging chip makers to choose a single PC maker to team up with for the first round of Windows 8 tablets, and is strongly favoring Samsung, HP, and Dell, leaving other PC makers out in the cold. Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft is hoping to recreate some of Apple's strategy for Windows 8 tablets, a trio of insiders said Wednesday. In order to get "incentives" from Microsoft, a processor designer like Intel would have to work with only one PC builder and cooperate on one design. The Bloomberg tip hinted the...