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  Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 'Blue' public preview due end of June

  By Tom Warren on May 7, 2013 03:02 pm + 96 comments

  Speaking at the Wired Business Conference on Tuesday, Windows chief Julie Larson-Green confirmed Continue reading…

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  Microsoft said to be planning next-gen Surface announcement for June

  By Tom Warren on May 2, 2013 05:42 am + 248 comments

  Microsoft has long been rumored to be working on a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet, but a new Continue reading…

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  Microsoft Build 2013 registration opens today at 12PM ET (update: sold out)

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 2, 2013 11:50 am + 23 comments

  Microsoft is set to open up registration for its 2013 Build conference today. Scheduled to start on Continue reading…

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  Windows Blue public preview planned for Build developer conference

  By Tom Warren on March 27, 2013 08:40 am + 135 comments

  Microsoft is gearing up to release its first public preview version of Windows Blue at its Build Continue reading…

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  Microsoft acknowledges Blue, announces BUILD 2013 for late June

  By Chris Welch on March 26, 2013 01:54 pm + 85 comments

  Microsoft just announced that its developer-focused BUILD conference will be returning this year Continue reading…

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  Syrian rebels build homemade tank out of car chassis, game controller

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 9, 2012 11:36 pm + 40 comments

  Forget 3D printed guns, Syrian opposition fighters are taking backyard weapons manufacture to the Continue reading…

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  The erotic guitars, decaying machines, and soy sauce of Maker Faire Tokyo

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 5, 2012 01:30 pm + 14 comments

  I wouldn’t describe myself as a builder. My biggest projects to date have been assembling an Ikea Continue reading…

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  Building Windows: Microsoft pins its hopes on a new generation of apps and developers

  By Tom Warren on November 8, 2012 10:24 am + 262 comments

  Microsoft put on a show for 2,500 developers at its Seattle headquarters last week, with a focus on Continue reading…

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  Microsoft admits it 'ran out of time' on Windows Phone 8 notification center

  By Tom Warren on November 1, 2012 06:51 pm + 386 comments

  One of the interesting omissions from Microsoft's recently launched Windows Phone 8 operating system Continue reading…

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  The curious case of Microsoft's Metro, a design language that cannot be spoken

  By Tom Warren on October 30, 2012 08:15 pm + 165 comments

  Microsoft's Metro design language has gone through a name change of late. Used to describe the Continue reading…