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Follow:        Inside the i-mate Intelegent, the audacious phone that runs Windows 8 05.08.2013 3:00 AM Can a smartphone that runs a desktop OS possibly make sense? Asus readies small, sub-$300 Windows slates for release 05.07.2013 6:22 AM Mere days after an Acer 8-inch Windows 8 tablet was accidentally leaked by Amazon, Asus announces plans for pint-sized slates of its own.   -ADVERTISEMENT-     Windows Phone 8 Superguide Master your new Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Starting at $6.99!   Dell C1660w Color Printer »See what we think about it. »Check its price.     Microsoft says its boxed software probably will be gone within a decade 05.08.2013 9:00 AM The software giant is betting that, over the next 10 years, most people will voluntarily pay for subscriptions instead of purchasing boxed software. What could Microsoft gain from buying Nook? 05.09.2013 8:42 AM Microsoft's rumored $1 billion offer for the Nook brand seems like a bit of a head-scratcher?until you consider Nook's blossoming e-textbook business. Windows Blue developer preview confirmed for late June 05.07.2013 1:14 PM It seems like only yesterday that Microsoft first confirmed Windows Blue's existence, and the company has already announced plans for a developer preview release to go live at the BUILD conference in late June. Microsoft: 100 million Windows 8 licenses sold, Blue coming later this year 05.07.2013 4:46 AM Microsoft's update of its Windows 8 operating system, code-named Windows Blue, will be available later this year, supporting a variety of form factors and display sizes, and providing more options for both businesses and consumers. Windows chief's comments hint at a desktop resurgence in Windows Blue 05.07.2013 12:00 PM Comments made by Windows boss Tami Reller in several recent interviews suggest desktop diehards may find a lot to like in Windows Blue. Microsoft desperately wants a Windows 8 iTunes app, but Apple's in no rush 05.10.2013 7:36 AM Apple apparently isn't interested in porting iTunes to the touch-centric Windows 8 and making Microsoft's tablets more attractive. PC makers see lower prices, less touch in Windows' future 05.09.2013 11:15 AM Citing various PC industry executives in Asia, the Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is being more receptive to their concerns, and could lower its licensing costs to compete with cheap tablets. Estimate: 41 percent of all Windows 8 licenses sold aren't being used 05.09.2013 5:59 AM Microsoft this week said that it had sold 100 million licenses of Windows 8 in the operating system's first six months. But how many copies are being used? New boot firmware a step toward 64-bit Windows RT 05.08.2013 11:56 PM A standards organization has created a boot environment for tablets and PCs that could potentially run a 64-bit version of Windows RT. Microsoft to boost Office Web Apps features 05.07.2013 10:44 PM Microsoft plans to accelerate improvements in Office Web Apps, the browser-based version of the Office suite, adding features like real-time co-authoring of documents and the ability to run in Android tablets via mobile Chrome browser support.