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• Windows 8 on tablets: What we know so far

  By Daniel Ionescu | 11 February, 2012 07:59

  Microsoft is ready to lift the lid on Windows 8 at a preview event at the end of the month. The new OS will be available later this year, not only for PCs, but also for tablets, as Microsoft prepares to take on the iPad. Here’s what we know so far about Windows 8 tablets.

• Microsoft details 'Windows on ARM' program

  By Tim Greene | 10 February, 2012 10:35

  Microsoft is fencing off a piece of Windows 8 called Windows on ARM (WOA) that is designed specifically for deployment on devices with low-power ARM processors - such as tablets and that has capabilities customized to that environment.

• Microsoft details Windows 8 for ARM devices

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 10 February, 2012 08:13

  Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use ARM chips, outlining in a lengthy blog post different ways in which this OS, called WOA and still in the works, will be alike and different from existing versions of Windows.

• Windows 8 strives for optimal battery life

  By Tim Greene | 09 February, 2012 09:27

  Windows 8 is stingy doling out power to applications, particularly what Microsoft calls Metro-style applications written specifically for the operating system, all in an effort to prolong battery life.

• Microsoft fine-tunes Windows 8 Beta with input from users

  By Tim Greene | 01 February, 2012 04:31

  Microsoft continues to tinker with Windows 8 even as it finalizes its beta version, acting on suggestions it received from users who have experimented with the Windows 8 Developer Preview.

• Five important ways Windows 8 will embrace mobile broadband

  By Joseph Fieber | 25 January, 2012 06:24

  Because Windows 8 will run on laptops, ultrabooks, and tablets as well as desktop PCs, access to mobile networks is important. On the Engineering Windows 8 blog, Windows president Steven Sinofsky detailed five improvements to Windows 8 that will simplify connecting to mobile networks and managing network connections. Here's a recap of the changes to watch.

• First look: Windows 8 breaks new ground

  By Tom Henderson | 23 January, 2012 16:32

  The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere and takes on all of Microsoft's key rivals.

• Microsoft gives details on mobile broadband improvements in Windows 8

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 21 January, 2012 09:07

  Microsoft has given details on a variety of ways in which the upcoming Windows 8 operating system does a better job than its predecessors at letting users manage their connections to Wi-Fi and mobile broadband networks.

• Tablets in 2012: What to Expect

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 09 December, 2011 01:48

  What will tablets look like in the coming year? Tablets are out of their infancy and moving into adolescence--which means that we can expect big changes ahead as tablets' design and components improve.

• IN DEPTH: A detailed look at Windows 8

  By Jason Cross | 14 September, 2011 03:21

  The buzzword is "reimagine" here at Microsoft BUILD conference where Windows 8 is being shown for the first time in detail to developers and the media. Reimagine refers to the operating system's radical new look, new support for tablets, revamped Start Screen, and integration of a new class of "metro-style" applications. --

• 8 amazing things you'll do with Windows 8

  By Jon Brodkin | 27 July, 2010 10:11

  Windows 8 is still a couple of years away, but Microsoft is already telling partners what to expect in the next generation operating system. Luckily for the public, Microsoft planning documents shared with HP and other OEM partners were leaked this week, providing a wholly unexpected Windows 8 sneak preview.

• Windows 8 in 2012?

  By Ian Paul | 24 November, 2009 06:20

  Microsoft Windows 8 may be coming as early as 2012, based on a recent rash of comments and hints dropped by Microsoft personnel in official capacity and informal context.