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  90 Seconds on The Verge: Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

  By Ross Miller on August 15, 2012 07:05 pm + 51 comments

  People of the world: this is not a GIF. But wait, don't leave! It's something more. It's something Continue reading…

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  90-day trial version of Windows 8 now available to download

  By Tom Warren on August 15, 2012 02:26 pm + 86 comments

  Microsoft may have just released the final version of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers Continue reading…

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  Microsoft to begin banning all apps with 'metro' in the title from the Windows Store? (update)

  By Dante D'Orazio on August 15, 2012 01:34 pm + 61 comments

  Microsoft is stepping things up in its plan to rid itself of the Metro branding, as the company's Continue reading…

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  Nokia and Microsoft holding Windows Phone 8 press event on September 5th

  By Nathan Ingraham on August 15, 2012 01:23 pm + 151 comments

  We've been waiting to find out when Nokia would unveil its first lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices, Continue reading…

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  Nokia updates US and Canadian Lumia 900 with flip-to-silence and performance tweaks

  By Adi Robertson on August 15, 2012 01:19 pm + 15 comments

  It's not quite as exciting as Windows Phone 7.8, but Nokia is rolling out some changes for North Continue reading…

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  Windows 8: hands-on with your next OS

  By David Pierce on August 15, 2012 01:00 pm + 791 comments

  Windows 8 is done. Microsoft announced as much two weeks ago, and is now proving it by officially Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 now available to download for MSDN and TechNet subscribers

  By Tom Warren on August 15, 2012 12:54 pm + 64 comments

  Microsoft's final version of Windows 8 is now available to download for MSDN and TechNet Continue reading…

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  Microsoft not likely to optimize Office for Mac for Retina display anytime soon

  By Chris Welch on August 15, 2012 11:36 am + 276 comments

  We already knew Office for Mac 2011 wouldn't be getting much in the way of new features moving Continue reading…

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  HP doesn't see Microsoft Surface as a threat to its own Windows 8 tablet

  By Sam Byford on August 15, 2012 08:35 am + 61 comments

  Microsoft's decision to make its own Surface tablets could have major implications for its Continue reading…

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  4.3-inch Nokia Lumia screen shows up, includes Windows Phone 8 logo

  By Vlad Savov on August 15, 2012 08:10 am + 81 comments

  Nokia and Microsoft's big moment of reckoning, the launch of Windows Phone 8, is drawing ever nearer Continue reading…