For starters, this tablet thing seems to be really taking off.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - December 14, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A beta of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will be released in late February, a Microsoft official confirmed on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 07, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Besides revealing the approximate release date of the Windows 8 beta, Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled details about its forthcoming online store for selling Windows 8 Metro-style applications.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 07, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analyst firm IDC forecasts a less-than-stellar showing for Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, expected to be rolled out in 2012.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 06, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A report by longtime Microsoft observer Mary Jo Foley suggests that Microsoft may be rethinking its plan to support both "Metro-style" and legacy "Desktop" applications on ARM-based Windows 8 tablets.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 02, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to two separate reports, Microsoft could release a beta of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system in "late January" or "late February."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 02, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released the fourth version of its Internet Explorer (IE) 10 platform preview Web browser prototype on Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 30, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Consumer interest in Windows-based tablets has declined over the past six months, according to a report released Tuesday by Forrester Research. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 29, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issued version 2.01 of Windows Phone 7 Connector last week, adding a few fixes and some new features.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 28, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For the most part, Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Tuesday was the usual, speedy, buttoned-down affair; one shareholder even argued that the event should be 30 minutes longer.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 16, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Monday, Microsoft shared some of its roadmap plans for the next generation of Windows Embedded operating system products, labeled "v.Next." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 15, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Now that the main elements of Windows 8 seem locked down, will Sinofsky be more forthcoming with information for Microsoft's hardware partners? 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - November 09, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The latest Microsoft OS promises disruptive opportunities for every type of partner -- from developers to solutions providers to those who provide training -- assuming they move fast.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - November 06, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Perhaps to head off early concerns, Microsoft has posted a series of blogs on its "Building Windows 8" site that describe the reasoning behind the Metro UI. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - October 14, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The era of Windows 8, for better or worse, has begun. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - October 03, 2011