Windows 8
Microsoft has been planning a major comeback with highly-anticipated Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
Consumers who pre-order Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8 Pro Pack from Amazon will receive $30 in credit from the online retailer.
Microsoft has announced a music streaming service for Windows 8 tablets, aimed straight at Spotify's jugular.
Microsoft's Windows 8 devices are rumored to be available for pre-order Oct. 21 with an official launch Oct. 26.
Microsoft's new computer operating system, Windows 8, was made available for pre-order yesterday.
Windows 8 devices are expected to be available for pre-order Oct. 21.
Today, Acer announced its new Windows 8 enabled Acer Aspire V5 series, which will be available in both touch-screen (mutli-gesture) and non touch-screen flavors.
Windows 8 is just 2 weeks away from its General Availability release, and with its debut comes changes to Microsoft's traditional model for updating their operating systems.
Keith Lorizio, Micosoft's U.S. sales and marketing vice president, expects Windows 8 to host more than 100,000 apps during the first few months of the operating system's launch.
Microsoft is abandoning its point-based purchase system with Windows 8, potentially signaling the first phase in a Microsoft Marketplace redesign that may sweep over the Xbox 360 during the fall dashboard update, and will more than likely be the Redmond-based company's new universal standard by the time the Xbox 720 launches.
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have just announced a Windows 8 Nook app, the product of a partnership between the two companies that began in April.
Paul Allen, the now retired co-founder of Microsoft, took a dive into Windows 8 and lived to tell the tale; here's what he had to say.
It's no secret that Windows 8 sets out to be a tablet-friendly OS, but analysts believe that this approach may prove daunting for Microsoft if they don't stockpile several hundred more quality apps on their store before launch.
On Thursday, Intel gave journalists a glimpse of its new line of Windows 8 tablets featuring the company's refined dual-core 1.8GHz microprocessor, known as the Atom 72760.
