Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year.
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Windows Blue Preview Coming Next Month
We’ve heard a lot about Microsoft’s next move for Windows — we’ll find out a lot more when a preview version launches next month.
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A Brief History of Windows Sales Figures, 1985-Present
In 1990, Windows 3.0 sold at a then-blistering rate: four million copies in just one year.
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Microsoft: 100 Million Windows 8 Licenses Sold, Windows Blue This Year
New stats on how Windows is doing tell us only so much.
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I Hope I’m Wrong About Small Windows 8 Tablets
How will cramming full-blown Windows 8 onto even smaller screens help Microsoft’s tablet initiative?
Microsoft’s Strategic Blunder With Windows 8
Could Windows 8 eventually catch on? Perhaps it can over time. But Microsoft needs to do a better job of easing people into it
Review: Razer Edge Tablet Is a Rocky Shortcut to the Future of Gaming
Razer tries to deliver the future of gaming through brute force, and there are unintended consequences.
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Windows 8 Needs More Apps Like TouchMail
A clever e-mail program shows off Microsoft’s new operating system to good advantage.
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Windows Blue: Return of the Start Button?
The next version of Windows may look a little more like…Windows.
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Sorry, PC Industry: You’ve Apparently Managed to Perfect the PC
Maybe the PC industry, like the TV industry, has entered the era of infrequent upgrades
Windows Blue and the Rise of Ultramobiles
Later this year, Microsoft will introduce an upgrade to Windows 8, code named Windows Blue. It will be quite an important update to the current version of the company’s PC operating system.
Microsoft Paves Way for Smaller Windows 8 Tablets
Microsoft is apparently making room for smaller Windows 8 tablets that could compete with devices like Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Apple’s iPad Mini.
