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• 13 November 2012

• News: Windows 8 head Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft

  Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind its new OS, is leaving the company, Microsoft announced late yesterday.

• 08 November 2012

• News: Microsoft to ditch Windows Live Messenger for Skype

  Windows Live Messenger, formally MSN Messenger, will be shut down by Microsoft next year in favour of Skype.

• 07 November 2012

• News: Can Windows 8 Give Developers What iOS and Android Lack?

  Microsoft's future hinges on attracting developers to build Windows 8 apps. But by offering financial incentives, supporting a range of programming languages and allowing developers to write code once for multiple devices, those developers may soon follow.

• 02 November 2012

• News: Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills

  Microsoft likes to talk about Windows 8 as being Windows "reimagined," and in many ways it is quite a departure from its predecessors. To allow the operating system's use across a range of touchscreen devices, Microsoft radically redesigned the look and feel of the OS.

• 01 November 2012

• News: Windows 8 'more interesting than new iPads'

  It was a close run thing, but Windows 8 came out on top in a PC Advisor poll hosted to find out which new product launch interested people the most.

• 31 October 2012

• News: Microsoft sells 4 million Windows 8 upgrades

  A total of 4 million Windows users have upgraded to Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 8 during its opening launch weekend.

• 30 October 2012

• News: When can I get Windows Phone 8?

  Last night Microsoft finally took the wraps off its much anticipated Windows Phone 8 smartphone operating system. With the promise of new and better apps, the ability to surf the same web pages and use less data, and a shared core with the company's brand-new Windows 8 desktop and tablet OS, we know you want a Windows phone. So, when can you buy a Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the UK?

• 29 October 2012

• News: Windows Phone 8 launch: as it happened

  Microsoft launched Windows Phone 8 at 5pm this evening, UK time, at an event in San Francisco, and we had reporters there to cover the event live. Below is our live coverage of the Windows Phone 8 launch.

• News: Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8: details

  Microsoft has introduced its smartphone OS Windows Phone 8 to accompany Windows 8.

• Video: Video: Microsoft Surface RT goes on sale

  We filmed the cheering crowds as the Microsoft Surface RT went on sale.

• 26 October 2012

• News: Queues around the block for Windows 8

  Microsoft fans were queuing around the block to get their hands on Windows 8 at the midnight launch of Windows 8 at Currys and PC World in Tottenham Court Road, London.

• 25 October 2012

• News: Microsoft kicks off Windows 8 marketing blitz in NYC

  Kicking off what may be the company's most challenging marketing effort yet, Microsoft has launched its next generation operating system, Windows 8, in New York City.

• News: Microsoft confirms plans for hardware beyond Surface

  Microsoft has revealed it will make more hardware products after its Surface tablet.

• 23 October 2012

• News: Windows 8 gets midnight launch at Currys and PC World

  Currys and PC World have announced they will open at midnight this Friday for the launch of Widows 8.

• 22 October 2012

• News: Video: Bill Gates talks about Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Microsoft Surface

  Microsoft chairman Bill Gates talks about Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Surface and Microsoft Surface.

• News: Microsoft Surface 32GB sold out

  Microsoft is due to launch its Surface tablet this Friday and one model is already sold out.

• 17 October 2012

• News: Microsoft Surface price in the UK

  Microsoft has announced prices for its Windows 8 Surface tablet in the UK.

• 16 October 2012

• News: Survey of IT managers suggests preference for Microsoft mobile platforms

  Almost half of IT managers in a survey last month said that they plan to standardize their company's mobile platform on devices running Microsoft operating systems, including smartphone OSes Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8 and tablet OS Windows RT, according to ThinkEquity, a research and institutional investment banking services firm.

• News: Survey of IT managers suggests preference for Microsoft mobile platforms

  Almost half of IT managers in a survey last month said that they plan to standardize their company's mobile platform on devices running Microsoft operating systems, including smartphone OSes Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8 and tablet OS Windows RT, according to ThinkEquity, a research and institutional investment banking services firm.

• 27 September 2012

• News: Enterprise Upgrades: Five Reasons to Focus on Windows 7 not Windows 8

  With its new Start screen made of live tiles and its bold redesign, Windows 8 will have a challenging time getting consumers to embrace such radical change.

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