You’ve successfully installed Windows 8. You’re staring at the Start screen, in all its flat-tiled glory, and it all seems completely …
Microsoft begins Windows 8 upgrade sales
Microsoft has opened its virtual store and begun selling upgrades to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99, making good on a …
Windows 8 arrives as Microsoft seeks to catch up in tablet market
Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. “We’re so happy to be here today …
Gartner: Microsoft’s ‘big gamble’ with Windows 8 won’t pay off
Gartner analysts have dubbed Microsoft’s Windows 8 as a “big gamble” that will see the operating system peak at just …
Microsoft completes Windows 8, ships to manufacturers
Microsoft announced yesterday that it has completed the development and testing of Windows 8, a major upgrade of its OS for …
Microsoft announces new hardware for Windows 8
Microsoft today announced new keyboards and mice optimised for tablets and laptops running the Windows 8 operating system. The new …
Windows 8 for the enterprise
Even though Windows 8 won’t be officially released until October 26, its Metro user interface and Microsoft’s decision to remove …
Windows 8 release date set for 26 October
Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 will launch on 26 October. President of Windows at Microsoft, Steven Sinofsky, made the announcement at …
Microsoft sets Windows 8 launch as Oct. 26
Microsoft today announced that it will start selling Windows 8 on Friday, Oct. 26, a little more than three months …
Acer to offer free Windows 8 upgrades on some ultrabooks
Acer is offering a free upgrade to Windows 8 on some ultrabook models, saying it will refund the upgrade fee …
Windows 8 goes to manufacturers in August, will ship in October
Windows 8, the next major upgrade of Microsoft’s operating system for PCs, tablets and laptops, will be released to manufacturers …
Microsoft unveils $40 Windows 8 upgrade
Microsoft yesterday announced a promotion that later this year will let users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 PCs …
Slow uptake of Windows 8 preview hints at lack of interest
Windows users appear half as interested in trying out the new Windows 8 as they did three years ago when …
Microsoft slates Windows 8 ‘release preview’ for early June
Microsoft’s top Windows executive today said that the company will ship an almost-complete version of Windows 8 the first week …
Windows sales defy predictions, grow 4%
Stronger-than-expected sales of Windows helped Microsoft post a 6% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2012, the company …
Microsoft pares Windows 8 to three editions for Intel
Microsoft on Monday said it will sell just three Windows 8 editions for Intel PCs, half as many as the …
Microsoft retires Vista, Office 2007 from mainstream support this week
Microsoft will shift Windows Vista and Office 2007 into what it calls extended support over the next two days. Vista, …
Facebook launches Messenger for Windows
Facebook has officially launched Facebook Messenger for Windows, a desktop client that lets you chat with and message your Facebook friends, …
Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive
Microsoft will extend SkyDrive from being an online file storage service into what the company calls “a device cloud” that …
Users desert Windows XP in near-record numbers
Microsoft’s Windows XP shed a large amount of usage share again last month as users continued to desert the decade-old …