Long Zheng reports that some OEM service centers have begun flashing phones with newer firmware and Windows Phone 7 ROM containing copy & paste functionality.
DailyTech posted a news story that Microsoft showed a radically different interface from past versions of Windows
WinRumors reports that Microsoft employees have dropped a few Windows 8 hints on their LinkedIn profiles recently
Hardware 2.0 reports that Microsoft has admitted that things haven't gone very smoothly as far as its first Windows Phone 7 platform update is concerned, with as many as 10% of installations failing to install correctly.
Neowin.net reports that Microsoft has posted an Q&A for the first Windows Phone 7 update
Hardware 2.0 posted a news story that Microsoft has reportedly halted distribution of the first Windows Phone 7 update to Samsung devices following complaints that the update left some handsets in a bricked state.
WinRumors reports that a recently leaked Windows 8 screenshot appears to show some minor improvements with Windows Update
techPowerUp published a Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Graphics Performance Analysis
All About Microsoft posted a news story that Microsoft Research announced plans to roll out a version of the Kinect SDK for academics and hobbyists some time this spring
WinRumors posted a news story that some users experiencing major issues with their Samsung Omnia device after yesterdays update.
All About Microsoft posted a story that Microsoft officials told Windows Phone 7 (WP7) users that the company had started rolling out the first update for Windows Phone 7.
All About Microsoft has published the roadmap of Windows 8 Milestone 2
Hardware 2.0 posted a news story that Microsoft is close to finalizing the Milestone 2 build of Windows 8
All About Microsoft reports that Microsoft officials say they are considering modifying the Windows Phone Application Provider Agreement to add more open-source licenses in upcoming revisions
PC World posted a news story that Nokia's board chairman, Jorma Ollila, has suggested that there'll be no Windows phones until 2012.
PC World posted a news story that Microsoft has prohibited developers from using GPLv3-licensed open source software in any application distributed on the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Engadget reports that Nokia Plan B was just a hoax all along
All About Microsoft reports that a leaked Dell roadmap making the rounds that shows a timeline indicating that Dell is going to ship a Windows 8 tablet, codenamed Peju, in the first quarter of 2012.
InformationWeek posted a news story that a group of Nokia shareholders have established a Web site to rail against the company's decision to use Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system as the default OS on its smartphones
PC World reports that Nokia offers a glimpse of their Windows Phone 7 Concepts
