Leaked Windows 8 image claims build 8220 is the Consumer Preview candidate

A new image of Windows 8 has leaked onto the web today, revealing that build 8220 will be candidate Beta build for Windows 8. The image also reveals that the Beta will be called the Consumer Preview.
MLive

Windows 8 to RTM as build 9200, final lock screen image leaks

Microsoft will name its final Windows 8 build as 9200, following an internal quirk that prevents the company from using the build 8888. Reports of the final Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build ...

If you missed it: Windows 8.1 Update born as Windows XP support dies

It was Windows that dominated the headlines this week, and for two very different reasons. As Windows XP came to the end of its life, Windows 8.1 Update, which had been announced at Build, was ...
Computerworld

Microsoft calls Windows 8 complete, but concerns remain, say analysts

Microsoft today announced that it’s wrapped up Windows 8 and declared that the operating system has met the “release to manufacturing” (RTM) milestone. “A short while ago we started releasing Windows ...