Neowin reports that Microsoft has announced the first details of its new Xbox Music service, which will offer free streaming music for Windows 8 and RT, plus numerous services to Windows Phone 8 and Xbox 360
Report: Microsoft to spend over $1.5 billion on Windows 8 marketing
Techradar posted a story that Microsoft is preparing the largest marketing campaign in the history of the industry to promote Windows
Asus jumps into Windows 8 laptops with VivoBook X202
Techradar posted a story that Asus has announced a new Windows 8 notebook called the VivoBook X202
Microsoft releases Office 2013 to manufacturers
Techradar posted a story that Microsoft engineers have signed off on the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build of Office 2013
How To Prepare Your PC For Virus Protection When Upgrading To Windows 8
TechwareLabs shows you how to prepare your PC virtus protection hwn upgrading to Windows 8
Windows 8: 4 Smart Security Improvements
InformationWeek takes a look at 4 security improvements in Windows 8
Microsoft issues Windows 8 update ahead of general release
V3.co.uk posted a story that Microsoft has released an update for Windows 8
Update Rollup 8-v2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2756497)
Microsoft has released Update Rollup 8-v2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2756497)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
Microsoft has released Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
October 2012 Security Release ISO Image
Microsoft has released an ISO image with the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on October 9, 2012.
Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 CTP 3
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 CTP 3
Kinect gets Windows 8 update and releases in China
TechRadar posted a story that Microsoft announced an update to the Kinect for Windows' software development kit, or SDK, in preparation for the launch of Windows 8
Windows Server 2008 gets 18 months of added support
Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft has extended mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 by 18 months
Microsoft buys security vendor PhoneFactor
Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft has bought multi-factor authentication specialist PhoneFactor with the goal of integrating the company's technology into its cloud services and on-premises applications.
Microsoft co-founder dings Windows 8 as 'puzzling, confusing'
Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen today called Windows 8 'puzzling' and 'confusing initially,' but assured users that they would eventually learn to like the new OS.
$5 buys a Start button, Start screen bypass for Windows 8
Computerworld reports that Stardock started selling the $5 Start8, a tool that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8.
How Windows 8 scaling fails on high-PPI displays
The Tech report has taken Windows 8 for a spin on Asus' new Zenbook Prime in order to get a feel for the new OS's PPI scaling capabilities
Microsoft's 'big gamble' with Windows 8 won't pay off in the enterprise, says Gartner
Computerworld posted a story that Gartner analysts see the operating system peak at just 20% to 25% of corporate PCs
Windows 8 Review
ActiveWin has published a Windows 8 review with 40 screenshots on 45 pages
How to use Windows 8 WITHOUT Metro - Classic Shell
Dedoimedo posted a tutorial about using Windows 8 without Metro