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wraggster
May 7th, 2013, 23:19
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/win-blue_620x340.jpgOn the fence about heading to Build? Microsoft's annual conference (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/26/microsoft-build-2013/) is scheduled from June 26th to the 28th, and developers in attendance will likely hear quite a bit more about the latest version of Windows 8. MS will also make a public preview available during the event, Julie Larson-Green (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/steven-sinofsky-leaves-microsoft-julie-larson-green-replaces-him/) shared at the Wired Business Conference in New York City today. A final version of Windows 8.1 "Blue" (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/02/windows-blue-81/) is expected by the end of the year, bringing cosmetic updates and other features, such as a new side-by-side app view and Internet Explorer 11. In March, we managed to dig through pre-release build 9364 -- it sounds like we'll be able to take a much closer look at the new operating system this summer, but you can click through our gallery of screenshots (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/25/windows-blue-screenshot-tour/) for an early preview, right now.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/07/microsoft-windows-8-1-blue-available-in-june/