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Read More »Windows 8 ‘Release Preview’ in June
Signs emerge that Microsoft is increasingly worrying about competition from Google. Are they right to be worried?
Read More »Microsoft reveals Windows 8 editions
Windows on ARM is now called Windows RT, confirms inclusion of Office software as standard.
Read More »Qualcomm to do battle with Intel ultrabooks
Nippy Snapdragon S4 in Windows 8 ARM notebooks will be thinner and lighter than ultrabooks, says Qualcomm.
Read More »Microsoft on the defensive over Windows 8 touch
Blog post explains why Windows 8 consumer preview may not work so well with older touch hardware.
Read More »Windows 8 CP beats Windows 7 in benchmarks
Impressive boost in performance for the consumer preview of Windows 8 over the current operating system.
Read More »Lenovo aims to ship first Windows 8 tablet
Full x86 Windows 8 anyway. Maybe it'll be something like the IdeaPad Yoga 13 ultrabook hybrid seen at CES.
Read More »Trying out Windows 8 on a Virtual Machine
Easy-to-follow guide for giving Microsoft's latest a spin on Oracle's free VirtualBox VM software.
Read More »Windows 8 SKUs revealed?
HP web leak seems to suggest they'll only be Windows 8, Windows 8 Professional and Windows 8 Enterprise.
Read More »Windows 8 Consumer Preview arrives
Microsoft has released the public beta version of the firm's make-or-break 'reimagined' Windows operating system.
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