Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has completed the development and testing of Windows 8, a major upgrade of its OS for desktops, laptops and tablets and... full story ![]()
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp executive Tami Reller said on Tuesday the company's forthcoming update to its Windows operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers.
reuters.com (7 days ago)
Microsoft shared more details about Windows "Blue" today. Speaking at the JP Morgan Technology, Media, and Telecom conference in Boston this morning, Tami Reller, CMO and CFO of Microsoft's Windows Division revealed that Windows 8.1 (the official name of Windows "Blue") will be available later this year as a free update through the Windows Store. The scope and purpose of...
forbes.com (6 days ago)
Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales.The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to consumers and businesses until later this year. The changes, part of a software package given the codename "Blue," are a tacit acknowledgment of...
thenewstribune.com (13 days ago)

Microsoft has announced it will launch an update to the latest version of its Windows operating system - Windows 8 - because of complaints about how difficult the software is to use.
dailymail.co.uk (14 days ago)
Microsoft plans to announce Tuesday that the updated version of its Windows 8 operating system--which had been code-named Windows Blue--will be called Windows 8.1, and it will be available for free to encourage as many people as possible to take up the new software.
wsj.com (7 days ago)

Microsoft has announced it will launch an update to the latest version of its Windows operating system - Windows 8 - because of complaints about how difficult the software is to use.
dailymail.co.uk (14 days ago)
Rumors indicated Microsoft may be working on a cheap operating system upgrade to Windows 8 called “Windows Blue.”
ibtimes.com (3 months and 1 day ago)

Taking a moment to celebrate Windows 8 turning six months old, Microsoft announced that just over 100 million licenses of the operating system have been sold so far – and gave a little more info on Windows Blue. Windows Blue is the update to Windows 8 that we've known of for some time and Microsoft has now confirmed that it will definitely be coming in 2013. In a Q&A on...
techradar.com (14 days ago)

NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year. The update is meant to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. Microsoft isn’t saying what kind of changes will be introduced with the release of the new system, though Microsoft...
time.com (6 days ago)

Here's one that we doubt will be bad news to anyone – Microsoft is said to finally be ditching its Points system ahead of the reveal of the new Xbox. Sources in the know told The Verge that Microsoft is calling it a day on Points, mainly used on the Xbox, and instead letting users carry out transactions using credit and debit cards. By means of not totally ditching an...
techradar.com (5 days ago)
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