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Windows 8 Users: Here’s What’s Coming in the First Big Update

Do you use Windows 8? You’re about to get an update to Windows 8.1. Microsoft’s Jensen Harris shows off some of the changes in the above 4.5-minute video. The topics covered are, in order: Lock screen ...
VentureBeat

Microsoft’s big Windows 8.1 update launches on Oct. 18

Microsoft will launch its next major update to Windows — Windows 8.1 — on Oct. 18 to anyone who wants it, the company announced today. The release will be available one day early inside the Windows ...
Omaha.com

Microsoft’s update to Windows 8 doesn’t fix basic problems

Microsoft is developing an update to Windows 8 that promises to “refine” the clunky software. But if a preview of the update is any indication, the changes won’t go far enough to address Windows 8’s ...
Time

Windows 8 Pricing Goes Back to Normal

One of the many things about Windows 8 which is new is its pricing. When Microsoft released the operating-system upgrade in October, it let PC owners upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 — a much, much ...