Windows 8

Amazon outed a smaller screen tablet powered by Windows 8, sparking speculation that the platform is set to move into the mid-range – which could also effectively mean the death of Windows RT.

Developer sentiment toward iOS and Android remains “relatively unchanged” despite the introduction of new products and the success of devices such as Apple’s iPad Mini, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Samsung’s Galaxy SIII and Apple’s iPhone 5, according to a survey from…

Microsoft said it had increased production of its Surface tablet running Windows RT, following earlier reports that it had cut its orders due to weak consumer demand.

Microsoft revealed the pricing of the next-generation version of its Surface tablet, which will run Windows 8 Pro rather than the cut-down Windows RT used in the presently available product in the range.

The executive behind the overhaul of Microsoft’s Windows technology to encompass smartphones, tablets and PCs has left the company. Steven Sinofsky was behind the hybrid approach used for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

jqMobi released a developer preview of jqMobile version 1. 2, which adds support for Microsoft’s recently launched Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms.

Appcelerator said that it plans adding support for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 platforms “in the first half of 2013”, enabling developers to create native apps for the operating systems using existing JavaScript skills.