As Windows 10 Threshold 2 is nearing, we get a sneak peek at the oncoming new features in the form of jump list for Windows Store apps (courtesy of WZor.) Found in the release note for Windows 10 TH2 Build ... Read more
We've seen a number of Windows 9 (Threshold) leaks in the past few weeks, courtesy of a German website WinFuture, revealing a number of interesting features such as virtual desktops, notification center, Start menu, and more. In the past few months, ... Read more
The latest Windows 9 build leak shows the much-anticipated notification center in action. The notification system that Windows 8/8.1 currently uses shows the notifications on the top right, but if you miss it, you are left wondering what in the ... Read more
Companies often tease their upcoming products, but rarely do they tease unintentionally. Recently, Microsoft in China inadvertently posted a teaser of Windows 9, asking them about their predictions about the return of the legendary Start Menu. Microsoft China posted on Weibo, ""Microsoft’s latest ... Read more
More Windows 9/Threshold news spilled out this week, starting off with the revelation that we can expect to see a technical previous of the next version of Microsoft's operating system at the end of September or beginning of October. There have ... Read more
Recent leaks from WinBeta, as well as Neowin, have unveiled Microsoft's plan to give Windows a serious improvement over predecessors. Currently, Windows can update itself to fix bugs or security holes, but maybe in the future Windows will be able to easily ... Read more
Microsoft is planning to release a technical preview of Windows 9 (threshold) in late September or early October to anyone interested. This is similar to what Microsoft did with Windows 8. Getting software into the hands of customers enables Microsoft ... Read more
Microsoft has been evolving its vision for a modern operating system UI since Windows 8 was originally announced in 2011. Today we can see more clearly the flaws in the original design. Microsoft has added function to touch first UI ... Read more
We've heard this a few times from various sources. One operating system to rule them all. One operating system for phones, tablets, computers, and Xbox. It looks like the framework for that operating system is being referred to as Windows OneCore. ... Read more
The news from camp Microsoft was not all good this week. Rumors had been flying around for a while that there were a number of job losses on the horizon, but the announcement that was made was worse than just ... Read more
We're always interested in what’s coming up next, and this is certainly true when it comes to the successor to Windows 8.x. Threshold is still on the fairly distant horizon at the moment, but there's already a lot we know ... Read more
In April, at the BUILD developer conference, Microsoft will reveal further details of the successor to Windows 8.1, Windows Threshold. It is looking increasingly likely that Microsoft will stick with a number rather than words when it comes to the ... Read more
As I learned when suggesting that Microsoft could take some cues from OS X Mavericks when thinking about what to include in Windows 8.2 Threshold, a lot of Microsoft users don't like the idea that the Redmond company could learn from ... Read more
Windows Threshold. That's the big update we are expecting for Windows. Before this update arrives, we are also expecting "Update 1" for Windows 8.1, which is now rumored to be around the third quarter of 2014. While there isn't much ... Read more
"Talent borrows, genius steals", suggested Oscar Wilde. This is true in many walks of life -- but while there is nothing wrong with being inspired by another person or product, it is important not to take things too far in ... Read more
Talk of the Start menu has been rife in recent days and it something that people have been begging for since the release of Windows 8 saw it wrenched from the operating system. Now it seems as though we could see ... Read more
There has been a lot of debate recently about whether Microsoft could be on the verge of dropping Windows RT. Much of the debate has stemmed from Julie Larson-Green saying that "we're not going to have three" versions of Windows moving ... Read more