Ars Technica

Leaked Windows 8.1 build gives Windows 8 the tutorials it always needed

Windows 8 required users to learn a handful of concepts to get around and perform basic tasks. When you know what those concepts are—swiping from the edges, clicking in the corners, and a few ...
Ars Technica

Hands-on with Windows 8 RTM: software is finished, the experience ain’t

MSDN and TechNet users are now hammering Microsoft's download servers and getting their hands for the first time on the final Windows 8 build. The various betas have been used and reviewed extensively ...
TechSpot

Windows 8 goes gold, will hit MSDN and TechNet on August 15

Microsoft has announced the completion of Windows 8's development with the final build on its way to OEM partners. The RTM (release to manufacturing) milestone marks the last development stage before ...
InfoWorld

Windows 8.1 Update — required for all future Win8.1 updates — released on MSDN

The long-awaited (but not terribly well-received) and likely final suture in the Jekyll-and-Hyde version of Windows has just hit the MSDN site. For those of you who have MSDN accounts, it’s time to ...