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Microsoft won't discount Windows 8.1 upgrades
2013-09-17 23:53:41| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft today announced that it will charge full price for Windows 8.1 upgrades from Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. Customers already running Windows 8, however, will receive the update -- which is slated to hit the Windows Store Oct. 17 and reach retail Oct. 18 -- free of charge.
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Microsoft to add Siri-like Cortana to Windows devices, shows off Windows Phone 8.1
2013-09-12 19:07:39| Extremetech
Love it or hate it, Apple's voice dictation software, Siri, is quite popular. If you live in a bustling city, it's not uncommon to see someone in a rush yelling into their iPhone in order to send texts, emails, or update calendars. Microsoft, regularly late to the party nowadays, is said to be working on its own version of Siri called Cortana -- named after the character from the Halo series -- that it will bring to all the major Microsoft devices.
Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 RTM, but expect a large bug-fixing patch on release
2013-08-27 16:23:19| Extremetech
Microsoft has confirmed that the final build of Windows 8.1 has been released to manufacturing (RTM), ready for the October 18 release of dozens of Windows 8.1-powered laptops, desktops, and tablets. Historically, the RTM is released to OEMs when the operating system is completely finished -- for Windows 8.1, though, Microsoft has decided to redefine the phrase to mean "it's still buggy and unfinished, but we need to give it to our OEMs otherwise we'll fall behind schedule."
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Microsoft updates Windows Phone App Studio after developer projects soar
2013-08-20 13:40:41| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft is updating the recently launched beta of Windows Phone App Studio to improve performance and scalability after the new app development tool crossed 55,000 active projects.
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Microsoft botches six Windows patches in latest Automatic Update
2013-08-15 13:35:34| InfoWorld: Top News
In an amazing tour de force, Microsoft's Automatic Update chute released at least six bad patches on Tuesday.
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