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Windows 8 update improves performance and efficiency

10 October 2012, 09:30

Sinofsky announces a “new pace of delivering high quality updates”.

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Microsoft expects 100k Windows 8 apps in store within 90 days

8 October 2012, 16:45

To grow from 3k to 100k in just three months!

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Microsoft Windows 8 app update avalanche

5 October 2012, 15:15

Lots of the apps built-in to Windows 8 RTM will be updated before GA.

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How is Microsoft Word 2013 being optimised for Windows RT?

3 October 2012, 10:32

Microsoft answers the question on the Word blog.

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HP ElitePad 900 Windows 8 tablet announced

1 October 2012, 14:15

10.1-inch screen Clover Trail Atom Z2760 device, due January 2013.

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Intel and partners unveil a raft of Atom-based Windows 8 tablets

28 September 2012, 10:30

All of the devices feature Intel's new dual-core "Clover Trail" Atom processor.

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Intel CEO says Windows 8 is being released before it's ready

26 September 2012, 10:15

Paul Otellini says that improvements still need to be made.

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Microsoft’s newest digital note taking app; Project Austin

24 September 2012, 10:00

Inspired by the shelved “Courier” dual screen tablet project.

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Microsoft fixes flaws in IE6, 7, 8, 9 and Windows 8’s IE10

23 September 2012, 21:30

Remote code execution flaw in IE6 to 9 patched and IE10’s built-in Flash player updated.

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Microsoft introduces the Sculpt Comfort Keyboard

20 September 2012, 10:30

Focussed upon Windows 8 usability and featuring an innovative split space bar.

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Dell unveils Latitude 10 tablet and Latitude 6430u Ultrabook

20 September 2012, 09:00

Available at Windows 8 launch time but no prices as yet.

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ASUS Windows 8 tablet prices hard to swallow?

18 September 2012, 09:29

Prices shown in a leaked confidential holiday roadmap.

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Steve Ballmer drops hints on Surface pricing; it won't be $199

17 September 2012, 21:34

The Surface is more expensive than 7-inch competition because it’s more useful.

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Custom Atari 2600 PC mod highlighted by Microsoft

14 September 2012, 12:45

Atari and Microsoft continue to snuggle up following the HTML5 Atari Arcade for IE10.

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Microsoft announces gadget bounty for employees

14 September 2012, 10:30

Giving out Surface tablets, new PCs and Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

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NVIDIA’s WHQL-certified graphics driver for Windows 8 is here

13 September 2012, 21:00

The GeForce 306.23 driver was released today for 32/64-bit Windows Vista, 7 & 8.

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Deployment of Windows 8 much faster than its predecessors

12 September 2012, 11:09

Basically cuts upgrade and install times in half!

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Windows 8 will get IE10 Flash security fix two months late

6 September 2012, 15:45

Best disable the built-in IE10 Flash player for now. Plus more Win 8 security news.

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Windows XP to Windows 8 upgrade price is set at £25

30 August 2012, 17:30

UK users can also upgrade their new Windows 7 computers for £15.

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Happy Birthday Windows 95!

24 August 2012, 22:30

The Windows Recycle Bin, Start button, Start Menu, and Taskbar are all seventeen years old today.

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Paint reimagined for Windows 8

23 August 2012, 12:15

Fresh Paint is the #1 entertainment app in the Windows Store.

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Windows 8 hosts won't block Doubleclick ads or Facebook

20 August 2012, 11:45

Windows Defender is defending advertisers.

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Acer: Windows 8 won’t bring “explosive growth” in October

17 August 2012, 13:30

Acer CEO says people aren’t very interested.

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Now anyone can try Windows 8 RTM for free

15 August 2012, 22:30

A 90-day trial version of Windows 8 Enterprise edition is now available to download.

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Microsoft Surface for $199, are they crazy?

14 August 2012, 22:08

Yes but no but yes etc.

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ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung - Windows RT hardware pioneers

14 August 2012, 10:49

And Microsoft's Surface.

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Deploying Windows 8 on 30,000 PCs at Microsoft

8 August 2012, 18:30

Folks at Microsoft have been “dogfooding” Windows 8 and IE10 RP since mid July.

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Microsoft announces new Windows 8 keyboards and mice

30 July 2012, 11:56

To celebrate 30th anniversary and Windows 8 arrival.

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Windows 8 accelerates mainstream application graphics

24 July 2012, 09:30

Desktop applications to get a significant graphical speed boost.

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AMD to reveal low-power Jaguar x86 core aimed at tablets

19 July 2012, 12:40

Competition for Intel’s Atom and ARM licensed CPUs will be unveiled by AMD in August.

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Windows 8 release date to be 26th October

18 July 2012, 22:47

Confirmed by Steven Sinofsky at Microsoft’s annual sales meeting.

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Intel cuts 3rd quarter revenue forecasts

18 July 2012, 10:15

But Chipzilla did better than expected in Q2 with revenue of $13.5 billion.

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There will be no “full retail version” of Windows 8 on sale

13 July 2012, 14:49

Rumour says only cheaper OEM and upgrade versions from Microsoft.

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