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14, May 2013

Today is Patch Tuesday, which means we will also see firmware updates for both the Surface RT and Surface Pro. The Surface Pro continues to see an update for WiFi reliability, while both devices see a UEFI firmware update.
Microsoft's Tami Reller has today confirmed that the official name for the Windows Blue update is Windows 8.1, which was recently seen in leaked development builds of the OS. Along with this info, Microsoft revealed that the update will be free and available from the Windows...

13, May 2013

Recently, Microsoft announced that the Surface Pro would be available in countries such as Hong Kong before the end of May. Now, it appears that the Surface Pro will actually make its debut on May 17th.

12, May 2013

Windows Blue (8.1) is set to fix a few things that Windows 8 got wrong, for example it has been rumoured that the Start Button and boot-to-desktop functionality may be returning in the RTM version of Windows 8.1. Another report has today claimed that there may be more tweaks...
It's May 12th and its time to look at the best, top, and most popular Windows 8 apps currently available in the Windows Store. We will go over some stats for the Windows Store, as well as highlight an app for your downloading pleasures! Currently in the Windows Store, the top...

11, May 2013

Critics have recently based Microsoft's Windows 8 by claiming that the operating system is the beginning of the end for Microsoft as a whole, among other dramatic statements. Microsoft has fired back against these critics stating that Windows 8 is "getting better every day...

10, May 2013

Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green has posted an official blog post on the Blogging Windows blog today clarifying everything she went through at the WIRED Business Conference earlier this week. Larson-Green talks about the 100 million sales mark for Windows 8, as well as Windows...
It has been widely reported that we will see a public preview build of Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) during the Build 2013 developer conference in June. Now, it appears that Microsoft has delivered a "Developer Preview" build of Windows 8.1 to OEM partners.
For those of you holding out for a Metro/Modern version of Apple iTunes on Windows 8 or Windows RT, don't hold your breath. Microsoft has admitted that while the company has 'laid out the welcome mat' to Apple, don't expect to see an iTunes app anytime soon.
Acer has made some interesting remarks about Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, as well as Microsoft's plans for Windows 8.1. According to Acer executives, Microsoft has become more 'considerate' when it comes to input from OEM partners.