I stole that headline but it’s fact. If you don’t know what the Bing Maps SDK is then don’t worry. If you do, here’s the link. Now go make me some apps! Bing Maps SDK for Windows Store apps combines the power of Windows 8 and Bing™ Maps to provide an enhanced mapping experience for [...]

Fortune is claiming that Apple is set to announce the iPad mini on October 17 (with sales starting November 2).  Of course, Windows 8 will be available on October 26, along with the new tablets that go with it. Yes, they are different devices and yes they are different price points but tell that to [...]

I am beginning to think that possibly the Mayan calendar is off just a bit. It is suggested that on December 21, 2012, life will change as we know it. A time of enlightenment. A time of rebirth. A new beginning. Is October 26, 2012, the day Windows 8 says hello to the World, that [...]

There is a difference between cheap and broke. Yes, I am using a vintage 2004 PC running Windows XP, but that’s not by choice. Actually, right now I have no choice. My life was turned upside down in 2006, and things really turned to crap in 2009, followed by gut punches in 2010 and 2011. [...]

The rest of us have to wait until I’m sure it’s on your calendars already but some of you out there are just a day away from having Windows 8 RTM code available through MS (you know, not leaked bits). As a reminder of the schedule and availability: August 15th: Developers will be able to [...]

Highly rated Impossible Shoota is going to come to Windows 8 thanks to a half hour of work by the dev, and of course, MonoGame. Put simply, the tools for developers out there are awesome and if more developers and titles take advantage of this then both the Windows Phone and Windows 8 Marketplaces Stores [...]

Even as a beta Microsoft’s newly RTM’d operating system is being used more widely than Apple’s latest OS. In a post today Microsoft noted that the Windows 8 previews have been run on over 16 million PCs.  That’s pretty impressive for a beta operating system. Meanwhile Mountain Lion (which was only $20) set its own [...]

While the subject of leaks a few weeks back, Microsoft has officially taken the wraps off of their new Wedge Mobile keyboard and  Wedge Touch mouse. With Windows 8 ramping up to release, you can probably expect these devices to launch sometime before October 26th rolls around. Both peripherals will connect via Bluetooth, with the [...]

Let’s quote the NY Times: The Nokia chief executive, Stephen Elop, said the coming release of Windows Phone 8 software in October, which promises better coordination and more features for computers and smartphones running Microsoft software, would further lift sales of Lumia devices. This October date has been floated in the past by other manufacturers [...]

Mark your calendars because on October 26 you can buy Windows 8 (upgrade or on a new PC). And that also means that’s the date we can expect the Surface RT to be available…