A new setting has been spotted in the latest build of Windows 8.1 that could hint at a new fingerprint unlock functionality - the latest in a long line of leaked features expected in the OS update. More...
Microsoft has hinted at Neowin that the company will make some major announcements concerning the future of Windows Server products at TechEd 2013, to be held in early June. More...
Microsoft has formed a new "deep-tech" team inside its Developer and Platform Evangelism division that has the goal of attracting new third party next-gen apps to Microsoft platforms. More...
Microsoft has announced it has added more space for attendees of BUILD 2013 this June in San Francisco and will sell a limited amount of extra tickets for the developer conference on Wednesday. More...
Rumours surrounding the release of Windows 8.1 are flying thick and fast - the most recent of which suggests the Start Button will be returning alongside an updated Charms Bar. More...
In a brief blog post, Microsoft's leader of its Windows division Julie Larson-Green writes about how her team is still working to evolve the OS and how the Blue update will build on their vision. More...
A screenshot from an unspecified build of Windows 8.1 has revealed some minor changes, including a renaming of 'Computer' to 'This PC', and a removal of the Libraries feature in favor of folders More...
Acer's J.T. Wang has commented on Microsoft's plans for Windows 8.1, saying they've come "down to earth" after "[living] in heaven", while Jim Wong has said they're being more "considerate" to OEMs More...
Microsoft CMO Tami Reller has stated that Windows 8's learning curve is "real and needs to be addressed", hinting adjustments will be made in Windows Blue to make it easier to pick up and use More...
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be launching a major update for its Windows Embedded 8 OS this year as part of its overall software plans which are covered under the "Blue" code name. More...
Windows chief Julie Larson-Green has confirmed a public preview of Windows 8.1 will be available in June, as well as some new hardware "in the next few weeks" that could hint at smaller tablets. More...
Tami Reller, Microsoft's CFO, has revealed some basic info on Windows Blue, saying that it will be an opportunity to respond to customer feedback, while pricing will be announced in the coming weeks More...
It looks like the leaked builds of Windows 8.1 are showing that the next update to Microsoft's OS will finally put in the promised automatic desktop display scaling feature. More...
The Movie Moments app in Windows 8.1 build 9385 has been found to silently update after using Windows Update, meaning automatic installation of Windows Store apps could feature in the update More...
Sources have been cited as saying that Microsoft will announce its second-generation Surface tablets at its BUILD conference in June - but the report comes from the notoriously unreliable Digitimes. More...
The newly leaked Windows 8.1 build 9385 includes some major changes to the development tools contained as part of IE11, in the first such changes for those tools since IE8. More...
Stardock Start8 lets you return the Start Button to Windows 8. Microsoft Windows 8 is shipped without the “Start” menu. Start8 brings back Windows 7-style Start menu with Windows 8 enhancements. More...
More information on Microsoft's mysterious Movie Moments app that first appeared in the first Windows Blue/8.1 leaked build has been revealed in screenshots of a later build. More...
Michael Cherry, and analyst for Directions on Microsoft, has slammed Microsoft's strategy for Windows 8.1, saying that new (or returning) features are irrelevant when the apps "suck." More...
Images of Windows 8.1 build 9385 have today leaked to the internet. The build is expected to include numerous bug fixes and the possibility of the returned Start button evident in code. More...
Diving into the new Windows 8.1 APIs available in build 9374 reveals extended support for point-of-sales equipment in the WinRT environment, indicating a push by Microsoft for new POS experiences More...
There's so many forum topics and comments about the absence of the Start menu and button, so we created a poll to see where our readers stand on the issue. Make yourself heard! More...
Based on the newest leaked build of Windows 8.1, it looks like the Start screen for Microsoft's OS will have some more customization features for the Modern app tiles. More...
The newest leaked build of Windows 8.1 apparently allows for the search charm to no longer take up the entire screen with the Apps Search page as it currently does for Windows 8 users. More...
A new rumor claims that not only is the Start button being put back for the release of Windows 8.1, but that Microsoft's upper management made the decision despite objections from the Windows team. More...
Stardock Start8 lets you return the Start Button to Windows 8. Microsoft Windows 8 is shipped without the “Start” menu. Start8 brings back Windows 7-style Start menu with Windows 8 enhancements. More...
Watch a video showing some of the features found in the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1 (Blue). These include the new Files app, the many changes to the PC Settings pane, and a few others. More...
Windows 8.1 build 9369 has leaked which is the second copy of the upcoming release to make its way to the web well ahead of Microsoft's expected release in June. More...
Over the past few days, there has been quite a bit of noise about being able to boot directly to the desktop with the upcoming release of Windows 8.1 but new information may cast doubt on the feature. More...
Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet is reporting that Microsoft may bring back the familiar Start Button in Windows 8.1 following user feedback, after a source revealed information about plans for the update More...
Another report has surfaced that reinforces previous speculation and code changes in the latest builds of Windows 8.1, which show that there might be a boot to desktop option in the update More...
A newly discovered image from a leaked Windows 8.1 build shows that the update to Microsoft's Windows 8 may add a small download progress bar on the Live Tile for Modern apps. More...
It looks like the latest development build of Windows 8.1, with the version number 9385, may have been posted to Microsoft's partner network, based on a screenshot image on a message board. More...
A new examination of a system file in Windows 8.1 indicates that Microsoft may be working on a way for users to immediately boot to the desktop in its upcoming operating system. More...
Some of the contents of a newly revealed early build of Windows 8.1, also known as Windows Blue, have found their way to the Internet, although this is not a full leak of the OS. More...
A new article suggests that Microsoft could end up calling the next major Windows update, after Windows 8.1, Windows 9, depending on how well Windows 8 does in the marketplace. More...
While not a full blown leak, Windows 8.1 build 9369 is currently circulating on private trackers at this very moment. We would suspect that a public leak is like in the cards in the near future. More...
Screenshots of Windows Blue (or Windows 8.1) build 9369 have appeared, however they don't really show much apart from no mention of "Windows 8.1", which we now know to be the final name for Blue More...
The leaked build of Microsoft's Windows Blue (or 8.1) update shows that the search experience for the OS has been revamped compared to the version available on Windows 8. More...
Microsoft has started the registration process for the BUILD 2013 conference to be held in San Francisco on June 26-28, but it's likely that the developer conference will sell out quickly. More...
New information hitting the wire this morning is stating that Windows Blue, Microsoft's upcoming update to Windows 8, will be called WIndows 8.1 when it is released likely later this year. More...
A new look inside the code of Internet Explorer 11 in the leaked Windows Blue build shows evidence that IE11 could support SPDY, a protocol developed by Google for faster web page loading times. More...
Google is offering up its small but funny take on Microsoft's Windows Blue software plans for its operating system line with its April Fools' Day parody called "Gmail Blue." More...
A creative user on a forum has worked out how to bring Calculator and Calendar, two apps from the leaked Windows Blue, into Windows 8 Pro using a few software utilities and a bit of imagination. More...
More examination of the code in the leaked Windows Blue build shows that Microsoft could launch a Modern app version of its Windows Defender antivirus software with the Windows 8 OS update. More...
An examination of the leaked Windows Blue build shows there is evidence that Microsoft could be putting in WebGL support for the operating system's Internet Explorer 11 web browser. More...
Stardock Start8 lets you return the Start Button to Windows 8. Microsoft Windows 8 is shipped without the “Start” menu. Start8 brings back Windows 7-style Start menu with Windows 8 enhancements. More...
Microsoft has officially lowered the minimum resolution tablets running Windows 8 can have from 1366x768 to 1024x768, perhaps as a prelude to the launch of smaller seven inch Windows 8 tablets. More...
Even more features have been discovered in the leaked Windows Blue build, including an option to swipe for the desktop version of IE11 and a reveal of a Start screen sync feature. More...
Even though the Office team is not under the ‘Blue' banner for updates, new information is stating that they have their own rapid release codename and it is ‘Gemini'. More...