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The Windows 8 release date is almost here, and Microsoft has sent out another invitation to generate hype for its Surface tablet. The company has also revealed that it will be available starting at midnight on Oct. 26.

About one month before the Windows Phone 8 release date is expected to come, AT&T announced that Nokia's Lumia devices will be exclusive to the carrier.

Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) have finalized a strategic partnership to create Nook Media.

Though Microsoft has repeatedly denied launching a Windows phone, sources have confirmed that the company is indeed considering launching a Windows phone device as 'Plan B.'

The release date for Windows 8 and Microsoft's Surface tablet comes at the end of this month, and if all goes well a 'Surface' smartphone may appear in 2013.

Microsoft's Xbox 720 is rumored for a 2013 release, and news that the company is tightening security adds to those speculations.

Tech companies headed by Apple, IBM, Google and Microsoft are half of top 20 brands.

Agawi is inviting game developers to submit content with its new Windows 8 app, solidifying Microsoft’s move into cloud-based gaming.

Shares of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, closed at an all-time high of $761.78, boosting its value above Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT).

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 software will soon be released on Nokia’s forthcoming Lumia devices, but the software company may be creating mobile hardware of its own. According to a report from the China Times, it has been working on a smartphone for four months.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) will launch a news operation along with its Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 as part of an overhaul for MSN.

Microsoft’s (Nasdaq:MSFT) search engine Bing and Klout are forming a strategic partnership that will allow the tech giant to invest in the new social media company and in turn feature Klout scores within Bing search results, the companies announced Thursday.

"Minecraft" creator Markus Persson isn't a fan of Windows 8. On Thursday he slammed Microsoft's upcoming operating system via Twitter, marking the second time he has publicly criticized the software.

When Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) reports 2Q results, nobody will be surprised about another giant loss. How much longer?

Less than a week after Microsoft Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced a bold new plan to wade into television-style content creation, a group of high-profile American cable companies including AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWX) are now preparing themselves to challenge video game consoles on their own turf.

As the release date for Windows 8 approaches, more devices catering to Microsoft's upcoming software have been revealed.

Could Microsoft's new deal With RIM be a prelude to an acquisition?

As the world keenly watches the next-round of the tablet war with Microsoft and its longstanding partners gearing up to launch the tablets that run on Windows 8 OS and Apple designing the launch of a smaller version of iPad in the same month, rumors are rife that Microsoft's hardware partner Asus has priced the Vivo Tab RT model at $599.

The Windows 8 release date is nearly here, and Microsoft has just sent out invitations to a press event that is likely to detail the operating system?s new features. The company has been developing its new OS for quite some time, and now the upgraded software is finally ready for its official public unveiling.

Microsoft is venturing deeper into the mobile industry with its upcoming Surface tablet, set for an Oct. 26 release date along its next-gen operating system, Windows 8. The official price for the Surface tablet still remains a mystery, but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has shared some insight as to the role of cost when it comes to determining a device?s quality.