Just one day after hitting the Web, the Windows 8 beta, aka the Consumer Preview, has reached a milestone, according to Microsoft. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

When Windows 8’s beta version becomes available for download on Wednesday, Microsoft expects many enterprises to jump at the chance to give the new operating system a test drive, but some industry ...

The Start button and menu were introduced with Windows 95..and it appears Microsoft will scrap both of them [in] Windows 8. .. [A] hot corner has replaced the Start button orb..[in] the lower-left ...

Microsoft now has official release timing in mind for the Windows 8 Beta. It’s launching in late February alongside the Windows Store for apps. So the rumor we covered last week was correct. Microsoft ...

Microsoft is reportedly on track to release Windows 8 on a similar time frame to Windows 7, with the first beta of the new OS appearing in early 2012. The software giant has not said officially when ...

Mozilla’s tablet-friendly version of Firefox for Windows 8 is coming together, and an early public build of the browser is now available. It’s obviously still a work-in-progress – there’s no ...