No price cuts for Windows 8 upgrades, says analyst
PC Advisor
Three yeas after its launch, Windows 7 holds a 39% global share, second only to the nearly-11-year-old Windows XP. Although Microsoft is probably weeks away from announcing Windows 8 pricing -- in 2009 it waited until late June to reveal Windows 7's ...
Windows Phone Marketplace now in PHABS CBN News
Windows Phone overtakes iOS in ChinaTechwatch
Microsoft to offer Windows 8 upgrade for just The Driod Guy
Know Your Mobile (blog) -Seeking Alpha -Forbes
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Microsoft Claims Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V Will Win Converts From VMware
eWeek
Microsoft touts enhancements in Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012 with more secure multi-tenancy, higher performance and flexibility. A migration software vendor says this could move VMware users to Hyper-V. Enhancements to Microsoft's Windows Server ...

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Microsoft reveals more multi-monitor improvements in Windows 8 Release Preview
Engadget
The Consumer Preview of Windows 8 offered a few functionality improvements, and with its upcoming Release Preview, Microsoft is focusing on further enhancing the experience. Mark Yalovsky, a lead program manager on the User Experience team, ...
Windows 8 tinkering points to news, sports appsCNET
Windows 8 Release Preview to include Metro style News, Sports, and Travel appsThe Verge
Is Microsoft hinting at a June 8th release for the Release Preview?WinBeta
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Kinect For Windows SDK 1.5 Released
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By Zach Walton · 2 hours ago · Leave a Comment Kinect for Windows has been one of the coolest projects that Microsoft is personally involved with. Windows applications being built using Kinect continually impress me more so than any games that use ...
Kinect for Windows 1.5 released with '10-joint' skeletal tracking and Kinect ...The Verge

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SEGA and Fox Consumer Products to Launch Aliens: Colonial Marines Globally on ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Aliens: Colonial Marines will be available in stores across the globe on February 12, 2013 on PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. A release date for the announced ...
Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed to February 2013 on 360/PS3/PC, Wii U date to ...Joystiq
Aliens: Colonial Marines Pushed Into February 2013; Wii U Version UndatedSide Mission
Aliens: Colonial Space Marines Delayed - Except Wii USpong

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Microsoft dumps 'Aero' UI in Windows 8, 'Metro-izes' desktop
PC Advisor
"While a few of these visual changes are hinted at in the upcoming Release Preview, most of them will not yet be publicly available," Harris acknowledged. Microsoft will offer Windows 8 Release Preview, its last public milestone before completing the ...
'Dated and cheesy' Aero ripped from Windows 8Register
Microsoft Drops 'Aero Glass' User Interface in Windows 8Wired News
Microsoft "flattens" Aero in Windows 8 desktopPC Pro
Computerworld (blog) -ITProPortal -InfoWorld
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New Windows Version planned, does not recognize autorun files
The Spoof (satire)
Microsoft plans a new release of Windows this coming February 2, 2013 that makes the well-renowned operating system a bit easier for flash drive users. The new version has codename NEIN AUTORUN, meaning that autorun prompts won't launch everytime a ...

Microsoft's Visual Studio 11 lineup adds Windows Phone, Azure tools
PC Advisor
As part of Visual Studio 11, the company will be releasing a version of Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone. Visual Studio Express products are intended to be easy to use, offering free, platform-specific tooling. "To make sure customers have the ...
Microsoft Provides More Details About the Visual Studio 11 Product LineupPaul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows (blog)

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Microsoft to devs: Don't ruin Win 8 launch with crap code
Register
By Gavin Clarke • Get more from this author Microsoft has urged developers to only use approved Windows 8 software interfaces to avoid spoiling the launch of its new operating system with dodgy code. In a stark warning this week, the company said ...
Microsoft tunes up Windows 8 multi-screenMacworld UK
Windows 8 Release Preview To Include Metro Multiple Monitor EnhancementsITProPortal
The State of Windows 8: Cheap Upgrades, Better Apps [RUMORS]Mashable
Proactive Investors UK -ZDNet UK (blog) -ExtremeTech
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New App Details Revealed For Windows 8 Release Preview
ITProPortal
Microsoft has pretty much fine tuned Windows 8, but the most significant element missing from this is the decent range of applications. The software maker has come forward to offer consumers a sneak preview into what the next version will feature.
Report: Microsoft ponders Windows 8 upgradePC Pro
Windows 8 Mail, Calendar, People, Messaging, and other apps updated for ...InformationWeek
Windows 8 Metro apps freshen up for Release PreviewCNET
Australian Macworld -ZDNet (blog)
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