Microsoft kills Zune and Windows Live, Possible Windows 8 SKUs? & Google Drive

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Zune and Windows Live brands killed from Windows 8 - Read More

This will finally mean that the long names associated with Windows Live-based applications are gone, replaced with names that more accurately and more simply illustrate the service.

HP accidentally reveals Windows 8 SKUs? - Read More

Microsoft Windows 8 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 Edition

Of course there are two possibilities for these SKUs being listed: either HP has insider information from Microsoft into the possible Windows 8 SKUs; or these are simply meaningless placeholders. HP has been working closely with Microsoft on Windows 8 so knowing the planned SKUs well before release is a possibility.

Google Drive Screenshot and Logo Surface - Read More

Google Drive will have a local component, a piece of software that will sit on your computer and will probably sync local files automatically and in the background, very similar to Dropbox. 

Google Drive Will Integrate Third-Party Apps - Read More