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Windows 8 is just one day away from its release date, and Microsoft took the stage to show users what to expect from its new Windows Store.

With the release date for Windows 8 nearly here, Microsoft introduced the world to its new OS at a New York press event.

At its Windows 8 press event on Thursday, Microsoft officially unveiled its Windows RT. This is another iteration of Windows that will be available on ARM-based devices.

The release date for Windows 8 is only one day away, and Microsoft is holding its event in New York City to showcase the finished product.

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), is expected to report a loss, in large part due to its effort to build momentum for its line of Kindle Fire tablets.

The release date for two Windows Phone 8 devices for Verizon could be Nov. 12, according to an allegedly leaked internal document.

Shares of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) rose despite Tuesday’s plunge after CEO Marissa Mayer said she was optimistic the company would succeed in mobile.

This week, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) finally ships Windows 8, the OS the company claims is its biggest product in 17 years.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) upcoming Windows 8 operating system will be “the end of Windows” and that “Windows is irrelevant" during a press conference Friday in New York City.

Shares of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) would have plunged 10 percent Friday, anyway. With the bad news out, can they recover?

SanDisk Corp, Chesapeake Energy Co, Google Inc, Nokia Corp, Marvell Technology Group, Aviva Plc, Microsoft Corp, Deutsche Bank AG and Advanced Micro Devices are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT reported first-quarter net income fell 22 percent as PC sales lagged and customers awaited Windows 8.

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) reported poor third-quarter results ahead of their planned release time.

It appears that silver lining for Microsoft Surface is growing bigger by the day as at the end of the first day of the pre-orders the $499 model is showing that shipments are being pushed back within three weeks.

The release date for Windows 8 is quickly approaching, as Microsoft will be launching its new OS in less than 10 days. Check out our guide to some of the most noteworthy features that will come with Windows 8.

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) will slow production pending shipment of Windows 8 by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT).

Microsoft announced that a special limited-quantity pre-order for Surface with Windows RT had been made available at 9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday. The announcement about pre-orders came after the company revealed the price and market availability details both of its ARM-based Surface RT tablets.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has acquired the cloud storage company StorSimple in an effort to expand its new cloud-based platform, Azure.

The price for Microsoft's Surface tablet will start at $499, according to a product listing posted by the company ahead of preorders.

Third-quarter net income for Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) should decline, but the fourth-quarter forecast may be the news.