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Windows 8

14 articles stable

Windows 8 has appeared in 14 articles since 2015-07. Coverage peaked in 2017Q2 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Microsoft, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-03-12
Hardcore Software 13 related

Apple's MacBook Neo validates a vision that began 15 years ago with a demo of Windows on ARM, which is held back by Microsoft's commitment to x86 compatibility

I'm completely blown away by Mac Neo.  It made me think a lot about what we tried to accomplish with Windows 8 more than a dozen years ago.

2022-10-26
The Verge 6 related

Microsoft reports Q1 Windows OEM revenue down 15% YoY, devices revenue up 2% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue up 13%, and Xbox content and services revenue down 3%

Steven Sinofsky looks back at Windows 8, 10 years later Robert Collins / OnMSFT.com : Xbox revenue up from last year, according to newest earnings report Liam Doolan / Pure Xbox : Xbox Gaming Revenue ...

2019-05-31
The Verge 4 related

Microsoft says devs can now bring Win32 games to the Microsoft Store, a shift away from the store's previous Universal Windows Platform requirement for games

It's been a long time coming  —  Microsoft had a dream with Windows 8 that involved universal Windows apps that would span across phones …

2019-05-15
The Verge 22 related

Microsoft warns of major WannaCry-like Windows security exploit affecting older versions like XP that could spread malware via RDS protocol, releases patches

Windows 10 and Windows 8 are safe  —  Microsoft is warning users of older versions of Windows to urgently apply a Windows Update today …

2019-04-18
ZDNet 1 related

Security researcher takes over a subdomain that Windows 8 and Windows 10 use to deliver RSS-based news and updates to Live Tiles

Subdomain currently in the possession of a German security researcher, preventing any abuse.  —  Microsoft has lost control over a crucial subdomain …

2018-12-07
The Verge 42 related

Microsoft says it will rebuild Edge to run on Google's open source Chromium project and will make it available on macOS, Windows 7, and Windows 8

A Chromium version of Edge will also arrive on Windows 7 and Windows 8  —  Microsoft is announcing some significant changes to its Edge browser today.

2018-01-10
The Verge 23 related

Microsoft on Spectre updates' speed impact: “single-digit slowdowns” on new PCs, big effect on PCs with Haswell/older chips and servers with I/O-intensive work

Here's All The Proof You Need Brad Linder / Liliputing : Microsoft says its Meltdown and Spectre patches slow down older PCs more than newer ones (2016 and later) Carly Page / Inquirer : Microsoft: Sp...

2017-05-14
MSRC 39 related

In response to WannaCry attacks, Microsoft issues security update for older Windows versions, including Windows XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003

Microsoft solution available to protect additional products Today many of our customers around the world and the critical systems they depend …

2017-05-13
MSRC 21 related

In response to WannaCry attacks, Microsoft issues security update for older Windows versions, including Windows XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003

Microsoft solution available to protect additional products Today many of our customers around the world and the critical systems they depend …

2017-04-16
Wired 39 related

Latest Shadow Brokers dump includes evidence NSA hacked SWIFT transaction system in the Middle East, has new exploits for older Windows versions up to Windows 8

For eight months, the hacker group known as Shadow Brokers has trickled out an intermittent drip of highly classified NSA data.

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TEXXR tracks 22 Techmeme articles mentioning Windows 8, dating back to January 2015. The biggest stories include WhatsApp releases desktop app for Windows and Mac users, available for Windows 8 and... and Microsoft says it will rebuild Edge to run on Google's open source Chromium project and.... Frequently covered alongside Microsoft, Windows 8.1, Google, Edge, and Windows 7.

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