I still can’t get used to using the words Windows and underdog in the same sentence. But when it comes to tablets, Windows 8 is still an also-ran: according to IDC, Windows and Windows RT tablets ...

Developers have their hands on a pre-release version of Windows 8, which was released during Microsoft’s developer conference on Tuesday, and analyst and online opinion seem divided on the new ...

Way back in 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft to sell a version of the BASIC programming language for MITS’s Altair microcomputer. Their idea–producing essential system software for ...

Buying a new Windows 8 device isn’t as simple as, say, picking up a new Android tablet. The device-spanning nature of the overhauled operating system means Windows works on a vast array of hardware, ...

Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for laptops and other computers that use ARM chips. Called WOA (for Windows on ARM), the Windows 8 variation is still ...

According to Paul Thurrott, Microsoft may discard its original plans to include support for desktop applications in their tablets. Instead, they would go for Metro ...

We already are aware of a 10 inch tablet running Windows 8 being readied at Dell, thanks to a previous leak. Thankfully, another leak has shed some more light on the tablet, which has helped with ...

LG had first provided us a glimpse of its next tablet ambitions built on the new Windows 8 platform. Named the Tab-Book Ultra Z160, the tablets are set to reach stores in Korea within the month, ...

My colleague Woody Leonhard has reviewed the final version of Windows 8, and I encourage you to read his take to understand the nuances of Microsoft’s tablet/desktop hybrid OS. I’ve detailed the many ...

At long last, the Windows 8 Metro environment has a decent media player that can play MKV files: VLC for Windows 8! VLC Media Player Beta for Windows 8 is a complete reimagining of VLC for Microsoft's ...