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Microsoft’s Surface tablet will arrive alongside Windows 8 in late October. CNET reports the company confirmed the release date in an annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week. "The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, …
Read More »Newell: Valve making Linux push due to Windows 8 concerns
Valve boss Gabe Newell has expressed doubt in Windows 8 regarding what he sees as a transition from an open platform to a closed one in Microsoft’s next OS. Speaking at Casual Connect in Seattle, Newell shared his thoughts on how the move could be catastrophic for the PC space. …
Read More »Newell skeptical of Windows 8
Valve pushing for Linux as safeguard
Read More »Windows 8 confirmed for October 2012 release
New Microsoft OS to launch this autumn
Read More »Windows 8 launching October 26
Microsoft has announced an official release date for Windows 8. The latest OS from the software company will arrive on October 26th, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky announced at its annual sales meeting earlier today as well as on the Windows blog. The new operating system will be integrated with Microsoft’s Surface …
Read More »Windows 8 due out in October
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8 will launch in late October. Speaking at its annual Worldwide Partner Conference, the computing giant announced that the final consumer version of its latest operating system will launch October alongside the first run of its next-generation tablets and phones. Microsoft also announced that users …
Read More »Microsoft introduces its iPad killer – Surface
A brand new tablet PC called Surface has finally been announced by Microsoft. Competing with Apple in any market is a tough call, but no sector is as dominated by the iPhone and iPad manufacturer as tablets. Microsoft has attempted to differentiate its device from the competition by including a …
Read More »Windows 8 logo is a blast from the past
Microsoft’s new Windows 8 logo ditches the Windows ‘flag’ that has been with the firm since Windows 3.1, choosing a new angled Window graphic similar to that used in the very first Windows operating system. "Using bold flat colors and clean lines and shapes, the new logo has the characteristics …
Read More »Microsoft in major app store push for Windows 8
Devs to get 70-80 per cent royalty on apps
Read More »Xbox Live confirmed for Windows 8
PC and tablet OS to integrate game services
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