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Windows 8 pricing details announced as preorders begin

Wacky retail packaging revealed

12 Oct 20:10

'Stop-gap' way to get Linux on Windows 8 machines to be issued

You'll still be able to pick up a Penguin

12 Oct 14:19

Amazon UK leaks Windows 8 retail box, TV ads

Here's what we're in for as October 26 approaches

10 Oct 19:43

Microsoft fast-tracks Windows 8 Service Pack updates

No year-long wait for Metro fans

10 Oct 14:41

Ballmer aims chair at Apple after Windows package miss

Windows failures shrink CEO's fiscal reward

10 Oct 11:31

Kernel crimps make Windows 8 a hacker hassle

The kernel is the new battleground, says ReactOS and iOS co-author Alex Ionescu

9 Oct 23:48

Microsoft spruces up crap apps in early Win8 update

New versions to arrive before launch date

5 Oct 18:57

Paul Allen: Windows 8 'promising' yet 'puzzling'

Microsoft cofounder's verdict: 'Does certainly require adjustment'

2 Oct 22:29

Windows 8 early-bird users still love Windows 7 more - poll

Fast-boot basics beat fancy Metro Modern UI

1 Oct 09:19

Intel: Behold the TABLETS of our partners, proof of Win8's MIGHT

Dell and HP swing both ways on ARM/Clover Trail

28 Sep 11:59

Windows 8 and you – So, what's next?

Live Chat Reg readers chew the fat on Win 8 and Windows RT

26 Sep 15:01

Microsoft flashes fat mobe wallet, whispers: 'Just rub our hub'

But don't mention NFC nor Windows Phone

25 Sep 12:03

Microsoft Research man: It all starts with touch

Windows 8 just the beginning of 'natural' sensory input trend

24 Sep 13:04

'Your app will work on Windows 8 - but please rewrite it anyway'

Microsoft bigwig adds: 'We’re not afraid to make hard calls'

24 Sep 11:16

'Apple's iOS 6 maps app is SHOCKING, rushed and half-baked'

Quotw Plus: 'We're trying to re-imagine the world with Windows 8'

21 Sep 08:43

New vicious UEFI bootkit vuln found for Windows 8

Arr, 'tis typical: Redmond swabs lag behind OS X, again

19 Sep 15:02

'Programming on Windows 8 just like playing bingo' - Microsoft VP

Avast, ye Redmond buckos, where's me variadic template?

19 Sep 13:01

Win8 tablets may cost MORE than iPads – AND LAPTOPS

Leaked slide shows $599 and up

18 Sep 19:51

Windows 8: Never mind Office, it's for GAMING

Open ... and Shut Metro + playtime = easier-to-swallow?

18 Sep 09:43

Office to propel Windows tablets past Android in 2015

Apple to stay on top of fondleslab fight says Taiwanese analyst

17 Sep 03:59

Windows Phone 8 stands a chance as Apple, Android dither

Analysis The world has Xbox, PlayStation and Wii - it can handle 3 mobile OSes too

14 Sep 10:01

Can Windows 8 developers be ‘the new rock stars’?

TechEd Australia The variables go to eleven

14 Sep 05:20

Who's afraid of Windows 8? Trio leads Microsoft migration pack

Internet Explorer a hurdle for most, says consultant

13 Sep 14:38

Hate the Windows 8 touch UI? Try Kinect-like finger shaking instead

Game console tech to stop punters fondling the screen

13 Sep 09:00

One more try: Metro apps are now 'Windows Store' apps

Microsoft really means it this time

13 Sep 01:20

Reg hack runs Windows 8 on 82-inch touchscreen

TechEd Australia Size matters

12 Sep 23:37

Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 launch spreads desktop app love

Free tools for C++, C#, VB devs now available

12 Sep 23:00

Microsoft leads from behind on Windows 8

TechEd Australia Slow burn on The Road Ahead

12 Sep 12:41

Windows 8: Life in a post .NET world – speak your brains TODAY

Live Chat Live chat at 2pm BST today

12 Sep 08:37

Microsoft preparing for diskless Windows 8 PCs

But Windows RT can't be installed wirelessly

12 Sep 06:58

Information is the UI in Windows 8, says design guru

TechEd Australia How to make sense of the desktop formerly-known-as-Metro

12 Sep 05:45

Microsoft throws open Windows Store to all developers

Let a thousand not-Metro apps bloom

12 Sep 00:55

Microsoft betas System Center service pack for unified control

SP1 beta increases InTune integration

11 Sep 18:33

There is life after the death of Microsoft’s Windows 8 Start button

Comment Keep calm and download these handy tools

11 Sep 14:01

Windows 8? Nah: Win Phone 8 should give Apple the fear

Open ... and Shut Tiled phone, not PC, could put Redmond on top

11 Sep 12:01

Microsoft urges devs to 'lead Windows 8 app land grab'

Give the people what they want - ASAP

11 Sep 07:11

Microsoft to open 32 pop-up retail stores for the holidays

Take that, Apple Store

10 Sep 21:57

Windows 8 to grab iPad market share wrested back from Android

Google, watch out for MS not Apple, says analyst

10 Sep 18:16

HP preps designer desktops for Windows 8

Claims world's slimmest all-in-one PC

10 Sep 16:57

Listen up, Nokia: Get Lumia show-offs in pubs or it's game over

Analysis Lumia verdict: People, not pundits, will make or break this mobe

7 Sep 14:58

Ballmer predicts 400 MILLION Win 8 Surface and Lumia fumblers

Microsoft boss attempts to spark apps gold rush

6 Sep 12:04

WinPhone 8 preview SDK limited to established developers

Want to join Microsoft's new phone OS dev crew? Cool your jets

5 Sep 20:03

Spotlight

Open ... and Shut What's that smell around Windows 8?
Open ... and Shut If it hoards functionality, it could lose the community
Firefox crop circle
Open ... and Shut A decade of real choice - there's no app for that
Dell and HP swing both ways on ARM/Clover Trail
Microsoft bigwig adds: 'We’re not afraid to make hard calls'
screen grab of visual studio sf for Tim Anderson piece
Avast, ye Redmond buckos, where's me variadic template?
Xbox Live on Windows Phone
Open ... and Shut Metro + playtime = easier-to-swallow?
Review Consumer transition a work in progress
Open ... and Shut Zuckerberg's excuse risks movement's set back