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Windows 8 – 128bit Rumours Were Fake?
View Comments November 27, 2009

Windows 8 – 128bit Rumours Were Fake?

Last month a number of sites, including this one, picked up on rumours that Windows 8 would support 128-bit processors.  The main ‘source’ of the rumours was a Robert Morgan who was a “senior member of Microsoft’s R&D team” who leaked information about Windows 8′s 128 bit capabilities on his LinkedIn profile. However, it looks [...]

Windows 8 ‘Confirmed’ for 2012 Launch
View Comments November 20, 2009

Windows 8 ‘Confirmed’ for 2012 Launch

More and more evidence is emerging that Windows 8 will be released in 2012.  At this years Professional Developer’s Conference (PDC 2009), budding attendees managed to get their hands on two Windows roadmap slides that show ‘Windows 8′ launching in 2012: Now these slides don’t really provide any information that we didn’t know; Microsoft typically [...]

Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows 7, Part 5
View Comments November 16, 2009

Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows 7, Part 5

Resident editor Mike Halsey has just published on Windows 7 News, the latest post in his series ‘Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows‘.  In part 5, he covers improvements he would like to see to Windows 7′s libraries and search  in Windows 8: I’ve spoken before about Libraries being an excellent [...]

Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist
View Comments November 14, 2009

Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist

The dust hasn’t yet settled on the launch of Windows 7 and I’m fairly certain that in the new year, Microsoft will not only release Windows 7 SP1 but also (finally) some details of Windows 8.  Windows 7 is a brilliant OS, but there is still room for improvement.  What features would you add to [...]