Microsoft slashes Windows 8 licenses by 70% to combat Chromebooks
Looking to position Windows 8 more competitively in the PC and tablet landscape, Microsoft has slashed the price of the operating system licenses on the manufacturer side of the business.
How to Install Windows 8
Heard the hype? Curious to try Windows 8 for yourself? Here's how to get the shiny new OS up and running in a jiffy, if you're bold enough to take Microsoft's $40 upgrade option seriously.
Will Microsoft Office arrive on iPads before Windows tablets?
Insider sources suggest that Microsoft Office for iPad is far from dead, and could in fact be arriving earlier than the Windows 8-optimized edition — read the latest from the rumor mill here.
Microsoft says it’s sold over 200 million Windows 8 licenses
According to Microsoft, Windows 8 isn't as much of a dud as you might think, if one figure is any indication.
Microsoft wants you to help loved ones get off Windows XP
Microsoft wants to get people off Windows XP and onto Windows 8.1.
Goodbye, Internet Explorer! Firefox for Windows 8 Touch Beta has arrived
The beta release of Mozilla's Firefox Windows 8 app is finally here.
Will the upcoming Windows 8.1 update boot straight to the desktop?
The upcoming Win 8.1 update could bypass the Modern/Metro UI automatically when you boot up.
With Windows 9 on the way, businesses waiting out Win 8 opt for Win 7
Some experts say that there's businesses will skip Windows 8 and wait for Windows 9 to upgrade.
New Windows 8.1 update screenshots leaked?
A Russian site leaked alleged screenshots of an upcoming Windows 8.1 update.
Microsoft releases a Windows 8.1 how to PDF manual
Microsoft put out this guide to help you get familiar with Windows 8.1.
Firefox app for Windows 8 release date delayed again, to March 18
The Firefox app for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 won't be unleashed until we're close to spring.
Windows 8/8.1 desktop marketshare hits double digits, but Windows 7 is still growing
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 together have reached an OS market share milestone.
Acer intros $199 19.5-inch LED touch monitor just in time for the holidays
Acer's new 19.5-inch, 10-point touch display is low on resolution, but could be high on value.
Microsoft ends Windows 7 retail sales, directs consumers to Windows 8
Attempting to transition consumers to Windows 8, Microsoft has discontinued the retail version of Windows 7 and have stopped supplying copies to retailers.
Turns out, nobody wants to touch Windows 8 (and Microsoft is screwed)
Touchscreen market share is projected to be just 15 percent (or less) by the end of 2013. Does this mean Windows 8's focus on touch was for naught?
Microsoft Threshold is coming, and it will continue to merge Microsoft’s operating systems
A significant Windows update is coming, and it's called Threshold.
Even more people are using Windows 7 as of last month
Most machines running Windows are running either Windows 7 or XP, not Windows 8.
Is a Windows operating system merger coming?
Do you wish Windows was a single software experience across all devices? So does a Microsoft exec.
Welcome to the drone club, Windows users! Quadrocopter maker partners with Microsoft
UAV maker Parrot has partnered with Microsoft to allow you to control the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 quadrocopter with your Windows machine.
The number of Windows 8 app releases has fallen and can’t get up
After a brief spike last month, the number of Windows 8 and 8.1 apps that have been released in recent months has dropped sharply.
Windows 8 and 8.1 app downloads up nearly 40 percent since June
Downloads of apps to machines running Windows 8 and 8.1 either OS have risen as of late.
HP unveils new TouchSmart, Envy, Pavilion laptops and all-in-ones at bargain prices
HP unveiled its back-to-school line-up with a ton of new all-in-one PCs and laptops. The awesomeness? They all feature touchscreens and start at $399.
Good news, Microsoft! Asian consumers love touchscreen PCs
According to one survey, Asian consumers are big fans of touch notebooks.
Microsoft announces the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets
At a special event, Microsoft has announced its second generation of Windows tablets, the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2.
8.1 reasons to upgrade to Windows 8.1
The long-waited Windows 8.1 upgrade is finally available for free from Microsoft, and it includes some great new features that will appease even the harshest of Windows 8 critics.
10 great Windows 8 games to try
Roll up, roll up, we have ten of the best Windows 8 games available for you to peruse in this roundup. There are puzzle games, shooters, strategy games and racing games.
Microsoft will let you preorder a shiny, boxed version of Windows 8.1 for $120
For users who haven’t yet upgraded to Windows 8 – or who need another copy – Microsoft has begun offering a boxed version of Windows 8.1 for the same price as the previous version.
Windows 8 inches past OS X in users, Windows 7 still dominates
Almost a year after Microsoft released Windows 8 into the wild, its polarizing touch-based OS is just surpassing Apple’s OS X in market share, casting a murky future.
The new Surface tablets succeed at failing to give consumers what they want
Microsoft's has announced the Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro, its new pair of in-house tablets. Does the new Surface lure consumers away from the iPad?
Surface Pro 2 Pictures
Microsoft has announced the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets. Check out our gallery for a closer look at the Surface Pro 2 and its updated feature set.
Windows 8.1 is all improvements, little innovation
Windows 8.1 is a sign that Microsoft does care about user feedback, but does the company know how to resolve the chasm between Metro UI and the desktop?
Eye controlled this tablet without touching it!
We go hands on with Tobii's EyeMobile eye-tracker for Windows 8 tablets.
Sony unleashes Vaio Tap 11, ‘world’s thinnest’ Windows 8 tablet PC, updates Tap mobile AiO PC
Today, Sony added two more Windows 8 tablets to its lineup that vary in size, the Vaio Tap 11, an extra slim Intel Core tablet, and the large Vaio Tap 21.
Hands on: Foursquare’s Windows 8 app ditches gamification for local discovery
The launch of Foursquare's Windows 8 app is a big win for Microsoft as popular social media companies begin to start developing for the operating system.