Windows 8 market share overtakes Vista, still lagging behind XP and 7

Windows 8 is continuing its slow climb up the charts in market share, finally surpassing Windows Vista to claim 5.1% of all desktop operating systems during the month of June, while Vista settled for 4.62%. Windows 8 has been steadily gaining ground month by month, gaining almost an entire percentage point from May. However, while

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Xbox One Windows 8 app compatibility hinted by Microsoft

While it’s been mostly about the games for the Xbox One lately (thanks to a huge showing recently from Microsoft at E3), the company briefly discussed the relationship between Windows 8 and the Xbox One at their yearly Build conference in San Francisco. Microsoft provided hints that the Xbox One could run Windows 8 apps,

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High-Res Windows 8 Tablets Possibly Hinted By Microsoft

If you’re not satisfied with the display resolution of Windows 8 tablets at the moment, it seems that Microsoft could be interested in upping the resolution in future tablets, such as the next-gen Surface Pro and other Windows 8 tablets […]

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Native Foursquare App For Tablets Hitting Windows 8 And Windows RT

The native Windows 8/RT app for Foursquare has been announced.

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Unity 4 Coming To XBox One, Free Windows Support

Earlier today, Microsoft and Unity have made a joint announcement about the fact that Unity is coming to Xbox One, and that Microsoft Developers who already have a Unity Pro 4 license will get the Windows support (re-compiling the game […]

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Windows 8.1 Hands-on: The hidden gem features

Windows 8.1 is, Microsoft claims, the culmination of listening to feedback around Windows 8 and finessing the features users have been most demanding or vocal about. The original version shook up long-standing PC fans, with its Live Tile interface and marginalization of the traditional desktop, but there’s more of an attempt to merge the two

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Windows 8.1 Drops Messenger In Favor Of Skype Integration [Rumor]

Microsoft plans to drop its Messenger app when Windows 8.1 is released in favor of full Skype integration.

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Acer Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet hands-on

Think small tablets and Apple’s iPad mini and Google’s Nexus 7 probably come to mind, but Acer is also hoping its Iconia W3 Windows 8 slate will make the grade. Running a full version of Windows 8 – and, soon enough, Windows 8.1 – on an 8.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, the compact tablet is designed to

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Windows 8.1 Preview Now Available To Download

Microsoft has released a preview version of its Windows 8.1 update.

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Windows 8.1 download portals appear official (Preview, that is)

If you’re itching to get a piece of what Windows 8.1 has to offer, the time has arrived – for some users, at least. The restrictions placed on this particular release are centered on MSDN subscribers and TechNet subscribers at this very moment. The public download portal [LINK UPDATED], on the other hand, is not

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