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Microsoft is creating E versions of Windows 8, builds of the future operating system that will not include Internet Explorer, its popular web browser. Microsoft had prepared E versions of Windows 7 as well, but they were scrapped after a ballot-screen system was built to avoid antitrust complaints in Europe. Why Microsoft is preparing Windows 8 E editions is not known at this time, as legal action against Microsoft in recent quarters has been less focused on antitrust matters....

With the first full build of Windows 8 in the wild, revelations have been coming on hot and heavy as to just what the next version of Windows will contain. Today’s revelation is sure to turn some heads: there is strong indication that Kinect-type integration is coming in Windows 8. To begin, Italian blog Windows8Italia found the following sensorburied inside of Windows 8: This corroborates earlierleaked slidesthat detail the potential for Windows 8 to detect individuals and log them in directly to their Windows 8 account:...

Eat your heart out Adobe, there is a new PDF reader in town. Well, not quite yet, but according tonew revelationsWindows 8 is set to include a new PDF reading application called Modern Reader. What makes Modern Reader important is that it was built using the new Windows 8 AppX technology, making it very special. In fact, Modern Reader could very well be the first AppX application that has been found....

Screenshots from the Windows 8 betaposted on cnBetaseem to have revealed whyMicrosoftwent to the extent ofhiring a linguist to protest Apple’s trademark applicationfor the phrase ‘App Store’. These screenshots show an app with the name Windows App Store, and it bears a similar format to those stores already out in the wild — likeApple’sMac and iOS app stores minus the polish. Here’s one shot, complete with an obligatoryAngry Birdsinclusion: It’ll be interesting to see whether the Windows App Store takes off when Windows 8 hits shelves....

Windows 8 is perhaps the hottest unreleased Microsoft product in the world, with millions of content Windows 7 users curious if there is an upgrade in their near future. The OS is supposed to be a dramatic refresh of the Windows line, something that Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer has called the company’s riskiest product bet ever. There has been rumor of a new, perhaps Metro (Microsoft’s design ethos behind Zune and WP7) inspired UI called “Mosh” in the OS....