A new image of Windows 8 has leaked onto the web today, revealing that build 8220 will be candidate Beta build for Windows 8. The image also reveals that the Beta will be called the Consumer Preview.

Microsoft now has official release timing in mind for the Windows 8 Beta. It’s launching in late February alongside the Windows Store for apps. So the rumor we covered last week was correct. Microsoft ...

Microsoft has released an update that extends the life of the Windows 8 developer preview by about 10 months. Why Microsoft is doing this is unknown to many since they expire after the expected beta ...

Windows Developer Preview, what aims to become Windows 8 beta, is a step in the right direction. This might become first operating system that can unite desktop, notebook and tablets, something that ...

As Apple’s iPad threatens to gobble up PC market share, Microsoft may be moving faster than expected on Windows 8. An anonymous source tells ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Foley that Microsoft’s shooting for an ...