Update: see the bottom of the post for Microsoft’s statement on the matter. It seems that Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer might have let the cat out of the Windows 8 bag, if hiscomments in Tokyotoday are not retracted or amended. He said that Microsoft has its head down, and plans to release next generation Windows PCs next year. He also claimed that Microsoft is working diligently on Windows 8, but that the company is not forgetting Windows 7, which is on track to sell “350 million units this year....

According to sources at Microsoft, CEO Steve Ballmer’s 2012 CES keynote is set to have one,central theme: Windows 8. While this is hardly surprising, it is relieving, as it solidifies the Windows 8 roadmap that beginning to be skecthed in. As Ballmer plans to alight to the CES stage to deliver a Windows 8 sermon, it is somewhat likely that his speech will mirror his 2009 keynote, in which he announced the public beta of Windows 7, and will include the release of the public beta of Windows 8....

During Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s keynote today at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference, a part of his presentation caught the eye of many: It appeared that his PowerPoint deck had animated elements similar to ‘Live Tiles.’ As it is known that Metro, Microsoft’s current design crush, will be coming to Office 15 (Not Office 2015, but version 15, the upcoming edition), it could be that the ‘Live Tiles’ that we have become so acquainted with in both Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 are coming to the next version of Office....

Bambuseris one ofmany mobile appsused by political activists in the Middle East, to capture, record and live-stream events as they unfold across the region. But the ability to stream live video to your blog, website and social networks isn’t reserved solely for political uprisings. Last month, we reported that the organizers of Sweden’s Stockholm Pride Festival were trying to set aworld recordfor the most live mobile video streams in one day, using Bambuser....

Bamm.tvis today launching a new platform that hopes to disrupt the music industry in artist’s favor with a turnkey solution that combines professional, HD video and global distribution to Web browser, mobile devices and televisions. Bamm.tv partners with a curated selection of independent musicians and makes professional quality video recordings of concerts and live events, or films them at their San Francisco studios, then distributes copyrighted content through its global network....