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09 July 2012
News: Windows 8 release date confirmed for October

Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 will be released by the end of October.
02 July 2012
News: Windows 8 Upgrade Offer: $40, Even if Upgrading From Win XP

For a limited time, Microsoft will offer upgrades to Windows 8 Pro for a flat $40, as long as you're using Windows XP or later.
25 June 2012
News: What to Expect From Windows 8 and the Release Preview

Last month's Windows 8 Release Preview provided a sneak peek at what Metro apps will look like. The non-Metro desktop remains a mystery, though, so enterprises hoping to at least decide whether to adopt Windows 8 may need to wait until its final release.
20 June 2012
News: Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8: details

Microsoft tonight announced details of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system and its Windows Phone Developer Summit in San Francisco. Here are full details of Windows Phone 8.
News: Apple legend slates Microsoft's Surface tablet launch

Microsoft's Surface tablet is really just an iPad three years late, says Apple adman Ken Segall.
News: Microsoft tablet share just 1.3% in 2012, analyst

Analysts expect Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows RT Surface tablets to account for only 1.3 percent of 2012 global shipments; dwarfed by iPad and Android.
News: Microsoft Surface Tablet RT/8 Pro release date and specs

Microsoft has announced two rough release dates for its Windows Surface RT and Windows Surface 8 Pro tablets.
19 June 2012
Video: Microsoft Surface tablet - in video

Microsoft yesterday announced two Windows 8 tablets, built by the company itself, and due out in the Autumn. Here's a video of the Microsoft Surface tablet.
News: Microsoft Surface 8 Pro and RT Tablets specs, pictures, video

Microsoft has announced not one but two Windows 8 tablets. Here are the specs for both of them.
News: Microsoft Surface Tablets launch: As it happened

Microsoft arranged a press event today, 18 June, at which it launched two new Microsoft-branded Windows 8 pro and RT Surface tablets.
18 June 2012
News: Microsoft to announce own-brand tablet today

Microsoft will allegedly unveil its own tablet today to take on Apple's iPad.
11 June 2012
News: Microsoft touts Windows Server 2012, Azure for data center 'cloud OS'

Microsoft kicked off its TechEd North America conference with a wide-ranging keynote session that was short on "wow" news but heavy on positioning for Windows Server 2012, Windows Azure and server-side products as key components of what the company is calling "the era of the cloud OS."
09 June 2012
News: IT pros head to TechEd seeking details about Microsoft enterprise upgrades

Tim Vander Kooi has gone to Microsoft's TechEd North America many times since the late 1990s, but he's never been as enthused as he is this year about attending the conference, the company's most important event for IT professionals and developers.
01 June 2012
News: What's new in Windows 8 Release Preview

We take a look at what's changed since the Consumer Preview and find out whether the Release Preview updates make us like Windows 8 more than before.
News: Microsoft offers Windows 8 upgrade for $14

Microsoft has announced its Windows Upgrade Offer allowing consumers to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $14.
News: Windows 8 Release Preview goes live

Microsoft has launched its Windows 8 Release Preview, the last iteration before the full version.
31 May 2012
News: Windows 8 Release Preview to launch today

Microsoft will launch its Windows 8 Release Preview today.
15 May 2012
News: Windows 8: the complete guide available for Kindle

The Complete Guide to Windows 8 is now available for Amazon's Kindle.
14 May 2012
News: Windows 8 tablets will arrive in November

Windows 8-based tablets will hit retail stores this November.
10 May 2012
News: The Complete Guide to Windows 8 goes on-sale today

You can now buy The Complete Guide to Windows 8 from WHSmith stores as well as online.