This year's Build conference comes at a crucial time for Microsoft. PC growth is slowing and tablets are catching on. Now, with Windows 8, Redmond hopes to change the conversation.
Windows 8 is the first version of Microsoft's OS designed to work on tablets with touch from the very start. But it's not merely aping Apple--it's approach is very different.
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Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)
September 16, 2011 4:00 a.m. PT
With Windows 8, the software giant is presenting a counter-argument to Apple's Mac and iPad strategy, suggesting that customers will want one operating system to handle all their computing needs.
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September 15, 2011 2:05 p.m. PT
The new OS will include an updated version of Windows Defender designed to provide more robust protection and better security at the boot level.
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Microsoft by Lance Whitney)
September 15, 2011 7:38 a.m. PT
Chief executive makes a surprise appearance at Build developer conference, telling programmers that Microsoft is "rethinking, rebuilding, reimagining" the company.
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Microsoft by Jay Greene)
September 14, 2011 11:32 a.m. PT
If past is prologue, shipping the new operating system on time will be a herculean challenge.
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Microsoft by Charles Cooper)
September 14, 2011 10:18 a.m. PT
Built into Windows 8, access to Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage site will let users work with their online files directly from the OS and offer full integration with the new Metro interface.
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Microsoft by Lance Whitney)
September 14, 2011 7:51 a.m. PT
Internet Explorer 10 is designed to match rival browsers' standards support. That'll be useful for Windows 8 apps, not just Web apps.
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Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
September 14, 2011 6:27 a.m. PT
Microsoft makes the prebeta Developer edition of its next OS available for anyone to download, as the company works its way toward the beta, Release Candidate, and final versions.
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Microsoft by Lance Whitney)
September 14, 2011 6:14 a.m. PT
Redmond takes the wraps off Windows 8 at its developer conference, and is giving those developers a preview version of the software so they can start building apps on it.
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Microsoft by Josh Lowensohn)
September 13, 2011 12:31 p.m. PT
Microsoft shows off the next Windows, from the Metro UI to cloud services to hardware, at its Build conference in Anaheim, Calif. Plus: a look at IE10.
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Microsoft by Jay Greene)
September 13, 2011 11:23 a.m. PT
If you're sick of juggling two OSes, Microsoft--yeah, Microsoft--wants you to know you're not alone. Windows 8 will merge the traditional Windows UI with a Mango-flavored touch interface called Metro. Here's CNET's first hands-on experience with the new operating system.
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The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt)
September 13, 2011 9:05 a.m. PT
The software giant previews Windows 8, which has a new user interface, touch-computing capability, and rethinks the way people interact with their computers.
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Microsoft by Jay Greene)
September 13, 2011 9:05 a.m. PT
Microsoft's Windows 8 developer conference kicks off on September 13. Here's a cheat sheet of what we now know and don't going into the four-day confab.
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All About Microsoft by Mary Jo Foley)
September 13, 2011 9:05 a.m. PT