Windows 8 | Windows8downloads.com - Windows 8 blog - Part 5

2011,Jun
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Windows 8 release date hinted by Microsoft Executive

in General News , by lucka

Dan’l Lewin the corporate vice president for strategic and emerging business development at Microsoft today hinted when speaking at the start-up LAUNCH event at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus that Windows 8 would be released in Autumn 2012 . (more…)

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2011,Jun
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2012 Release For Windows 8, Ballmer Reiterates

in General News , by lucka

At a Microsoft Developer Forum in Japan today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed what we’ve all been assuming: the company plans to release Windows 8 in 2012, just about three years after the release of Windows 7.

Unfortunately, that’s as specific as the famously enthusiastic CEO cared to be, and no new features or details about the release were discussed, though we can glean some tidbits from his remarks. (more…)

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2011,Jun
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Microsoft May Build Its Own Windows 8 Tablet?

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Rumours have recently hit the web that Microsoft could be gearing up to enter the tablet market,  but this time with an actual tablet, not just an OS. According to a report by Digitimes, Microsoft is considering launching its own brand of tablet PC. The tablet will obviously feature Windows 8 and should launch by the end of 2012. (more…)

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2011,Jun
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Windows 8 to have Xbox Live Integration

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During an interview at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Microsoft revealed that it’s Xbox Live service will be integrated into Windows 8 as an entertainment service. (more…)

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2011,Jun
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Microsoft Unveils Windows 8 Video

in General News , by lucka

It is one thing to read and talk about Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 8, and an entirely other thing to see it in action. If you are interested in Windows 8 you – by now – must have seen the less than five minute long preview that made the rounds a few days ago.  (more…)

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2011,Apr
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SmartScreen for file checking

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We bring you a native SmartScreen file checking system that prevents users from launching malicious software on their desktop. Long Zheng istartedsomething.com discovered this feature on Friday and gives us some more details about it. (more…)

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2011,Apr
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Windows 8 ‘system reset’ image

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Among the many new features that will be incorporated into Windows 8, one that had previously leaked was that the system could be reset to factory conditions in just a few minutes. On this front, an image has leaked that shows the reset button and that it will be located near the system restore option within Windows.

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