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10 Mar 2015
Will Windows 9, and all future Microsoft OSes, simply be called ‘Windows’?
Will Windows 9, and all future Microsoft OSes, simply be called ‘Windows’? There is an increasing amount of evidence that Microsoft is preparing to drop all of its different brands of Windows — Windows Phone, Windows 8, Windows 9, Windows RT — and simply call them all Windows. When Windows 9 is unveiled at the
10 Mar 2015
New Windows 9 Desktop screenshots show that Metro isn’t dead yet
New Windows 9 Desktop screenshots show that Metro isn’t dead yet A bunch of new Windows 9 technical preview screenshots have been leaked… and I think you will either be curiously surprised, or utterly revolted. Good news: In Windows 9, it does indeed look like Desktop users won’t be thrust back into the full-screen Metro interface.
10 Mar 2015
Windows 9 Start menu makes video debut: Windows 7 fans should finally be happy
Windows 9 Start menu makes video debut: Windows 7 fans should finally be happy Yesterday it was screenshots — and today we have a glorious video of the new Windows 9 Start menu. The video, which comes from a genuine early build of the Windows 9 Technical Preview, shows in much greater detail how the
10 Mar 2015
Microsoft confirms Windows 9 event for September 30, Technical Preview to follow soon after
Microsoft confirms Windows 9 event for September 30, Technical Preview to follow soon after Microsoft has sent out the official press invites for an event in San Francisco on September 30, where we are almost certain that Windows 9 (codenamed Threshold) will be unveiled. The Windows 9 Technical Preview should be handed out to event attendees, and
10 Mar 2015
Windows 10 unveiled: All the new features and changes from Windows 8
Windows 10 unveiled: All the new features and changes from Windows 8 Microsoft has unveiled Windows 10 — not Windows 9, but Windows 10. The launch event in San Francisco was mostly what we expected: Microsoft wants to make Windows 10 a killer OS for all of those disaffected mouse-and-keyboard users — both normal Desktop
10 Mar 2015
Windows 10 Start menu: Taking a closer look
Windows 10 Start menu: Taking a closer look As you’ve probably heard by now, Windows 10 will see the illustrious return of the Start menu — except it isn’t quite the Start menu that you’re used to from Windows 7 and Vista. In fact, it’s better! The Windows 10 Start menu is the best Start
10 Mar 2015
Windows 8 finally comes of age as XP’s market share (possibly) takes precipitous plunge
Windows 8 finally comes of age as XP’s market share (possibly) takes precipitous plunge Out of nowhere, it seems Windows 8 has finally come of age, with a huge bump of 4.5% in the global desktop operating system market share. Prior to October, the growth of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 was basically flat, edging forward
10 Mar 2015
New build of Windows 10 shows Cortana, unified app store, ability to buy Xbox One games on PC
New build of Windows 10 shows Cortana, unified app store, ability to buy Xbox One games on PC An upcoming version of the Windows 10 Technical Preview has leaked, and it has some really, really big changes. Where the first few builds of Windows 10 have been very teasing, only showing small tweaks and upgrades,
10 Mar 2015
Windows 10 preview: A glimpse of our desktop future
Windows 10 preview: A glimpse of our desktop future The Windows 10 technical preview program started off cautiously. The first few builds could almost have been mistaken for Windows 8.2 — which is to say that they featured some solid changes that helped address the obvious shortcomings of Windows 8 and 8.1, but not much
10 Mar 2015
Why is it called Windows 10 not Windows 9?
Why is it called Windows 10 not Windows 9? When Microsoft announced its newest operating system, the surprise was not that it was coming, but that Windows would be skipping 9 and headed straight to 10. When asked about Windows 10’s name, Microsoft didn’t give a clear answer. So why, exactly, is Windows 10 getting