Microsoft has remained tight lipped on what Windows 8 will really look like on the desktop when it is released to manufacturing, but now we have finally seen what they have up their sleeves. More...
It's clear Microsoft wants to bring Metro to every property they own, and it's now come to Visual Studio 11. However, is this really the place for flat, basic styling? More...
Microsoft hasn't changed the Windows logo since the good old days, but it looks like the company is set to make one of the simplest (but largest) changes to Windows in the last decade. More...
A web site has now leaked out the latest beta candidate build numbers for both Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system as well as its companion OS, Windows 8 Server. More...
A new rumor claims to have a list of all of the pre-installed apps that will be a part of the "Consumer Preview" version of Windows 8 when Microsoft releases it to the public late in February. More...
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview version will officially launch to the public on February 29 as part of Microsoft's activities at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. More...
Another web site has posted up even more screenshots and revealed more features in the currently private beta 8220 "consumer preview" of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system More...
The version number for the beta candidate build for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, 8222.0.winmain_win8beta.120131-1912, has apparently been revealed on a reliable web news site. More...
The upcoming beta release of Windows 8 will allow users to use more customization features but won't allow users to use their own picture as the background of the Metro Start Screen. More...
Windows 8 development has now ended its pre-beta phase, according to sources that claim that the new 8189.0 build is in fact the final pre-beta version of the upcoming operating system from Microsoft. More...
Microsoft looks set to abandon the 'Beta' tag, in favour of calling the public pre-release version of its OS the 'Consumer Preview'. But why would it do this, and is it a sensible decision? More...
Microsoft showed off a pre-beta build for nearly fifteen minutes at CES and the demo included new features that the company had yet to disclose about the upcoming OS. More...
This morning, Microsoft showed us their latest Windows 8 based tablet, with the beta installed. We spotted something called "Microsoft Music" - is this the demise of Zune? More...
A new rumor claims to have gotten hold of Microsoft's road map for the beta version of Windows 8, claiming that Microsoft is aiming to show the final beta version internally on January 30. More...
Screenshots have leaked of build 8172 of Windows 8. The images show the PC settings screen and refined Windows Explorer controls. The Metro-style start screen also makes an appearance. More...
New screenshots of the installation process in the Windows 8 beta have emerged, showing some minor changes made my Microsoft to help users install their new operating system More...
More screenshots from a new but pre-beta build of Windows 8 have found their way to the Internet with claims that Microsoft will sign off on the beta version of the operating system by the end of 2011 More...
The folks who downloaded and used the Windows 8 developer preview version last September have seen their activity go down since that time, according to a new study. More...
Microsoft officially confirmed today at their Windows 8 Store preview event that they will be releasing a beta of Windows 8 in late February 2012, complete with the Store on board More...
An alleged screenshot from a new build of Windows 8 shows that the Metro interface version has renamed the Control Panel folder to PC Settings with some added functions thrown in. More...
Microsoft may have been keeping tight-lipped on its plans for the Windows 8 beta - but loose lips have finally spoken, revealing plans to release the public beta in February 2012. More...
The Protogon file system discovered in earlier builds of Windows 8 has been pulled. In its place is ReFS, a rejigging of the earlier Protogon system that can be accessed from the disk format utility. More...
Signs that a Windows 8 Beta is on the way have surfaced on the MDL website, and it includes Windows Media Center, something left out of the developer preview. More...
In a new blog post by Steven Sinofsky, he talks about the upcoming BUILD conference and also reveals that there will be a Windows 8 pre-release in the coming months. More...
Following several leaks of Microsoft's next generation OS, we're getting tidbits that Windows 8 is getting close to the Beta phase of it's development. Unconfirmed sources indicate that build 7996 is now in testing,... More...
A number of websites that have been known for posting details and leaked images of Windows 8 have closed today. Sources have told us that they have received cease and desist letters from Microsoft relating... More...