Windows 8 articles

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  Windows 8 drops DVD playback, only available with paid Media Center upgrade

  By Sean Hollister on May 4, 2012 01:36 am + 330 comments

  You might have heard that Windows 8 won't come with Media Center, but that's not the only missing Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 to support Dolby Digital Plus audio codec after all

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 3, 2012 09:47 pm + 29 comments

  Dolby has announced that Microsoft will build support for Dolby Digital Plus stereo technology Continue reading…

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  Microsoft dropping the 'Windows Live' brand, unifying its cloud services under the 'Microsoft account' identity service

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 2, 2012 04:03 pm + 118 comments

  Microsoft's "Windows Live" branding has come to encompass a wide variety of software and services Continue reading…

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  Mozilla details plans to unify Firefox's design across desktop and mobile

  By Scott Lowe on May 2, 2012 04:47 am + 20 comments

  Mozilla has released mockups of an unnamed version of Firefox that seeks to streamline one design Continue reading…

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  Barnes & Noble to spin off digital Nook business, Microsoft will invest $300 million into it

  By Vlad Savov on April 30, 2012 07:11 am + 203 comments

  Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have this morning announced a "strategic partnership" on e-reading, Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 Release Preview coming in the first week of June

  By Sam Byford on April 23, 2012 11:59 pm + 94 comments

  Microsoft has said that the Release Preview of Windows 8 will be coming in the first week of June, Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 Consumer Preview usage twice as high as Windows 7 Beta

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 21, 2012 06:48 pm + 241 comments

  There certainly are some people who aren't crazy about the bold steps Microsoft's taken with Windows Continue reading…

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  Microsoft to support Windows 8 ARM tablet enterprise management for 'bring your own' PC scenarios

  By Tom Warren on April 20, 2012 03:46 am + 16 comments

  The "consumerization of IT" is a key term used by organizations to describe the influx of consumer Continue reading…

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  Next pre-release version of Windows 8 to support 38 markets for Windows Store apps

  By Tom Warren on April 19, 2012 03:58 am + 1 comments

  Microsoft is planning to extend its Windows Store service to accept app submissions from developers Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 Metro style apps can hibernate and resume quickly to free up memory

  By Tom Warren on April 18, 2012 07:12 am + 35 comments

  Microsoft has detailed its power efficiency work for Metro style apps previously, involving Continue reading…