SAN JOSE, Calif.—Microsoft has launched a new blog to preview features of Windows 8, billed as the biggest overhaul of the PC operating system since Windows 95. There are no details on the new ...

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For all of those curious about Microsoft’s (News - Alert) next operating system, the company has been gradually doling out details about Windows 8 through a blog dubbed “Building Windows 8.” Kicked ...

If you were worried that, like Windows Phone 7, Windows 8 would be locked in landscape mode, fear not! On the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft has outlined that while landscape is certainly the ...

Microsoft’s Windows 8 developer preview has been out for about a month, and the software giant is ready to discuss some new changes to Windows 8 based on user feedback. In an incredibly long and ...

Microsoft has cooked up some new power-management technology in Windows 8 that it says will better preserve battery life and reduce overall energy consumption. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Windows 8 is as controversial as Windows Vista was-for different reasons, of course-but the upheaval to the steady train that has been Windows continues nonetheless. Windows 8 represents a melding of ...

One of the most obsessed over features of Windows is its boot time, according to Windows chief Steven Sinofsky. As such, he says in a blog post, Windows 8 will boot so fast it will make the relatively ...

In a monster blog post that would stretch the 640KB memory limit of early PCs, Microsoft has detailed the streamlined, just-11-clicks! upgrade process for Windows 8-- as in, the installer that appears ...

Microsoft is bringing more of the Metro user interface to Windows 8’s desktop, swapping frosted glass for sharp edges and minimalist icons. The aesthetic change, spotted by Engadget, was quietly ...

Microsoft trumpets Windows 8 refresh/reset as a feature, but actually reveals bloated Windows 7 legacy code it's carting around The latest post on the Building Windows 8 blog talks about the OS’s new ...

The upcoming new OS will offer users the ability to store and retrieve their Web site and application passwords through Internet Explorer 10. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer ...