By Todd Haselton |
What is Microsoft’s Project Blue? The company recently confirmed that it’s working on a secret project under that name, and other reports suggest that it will eventually launch as Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 RT. We have also heard that Project Blue will involve Windows…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon on Tuesday introduced new software that will compete with a bevvy of existing cloud-based storage options, including Microsoft SkyDrive, SugarSync, Dropbox, Google Drive and, in some respects, Apple iCloud. The company previously offered the service, but it was only available through a web browser.…
By Maximum PC |
Imagine if a car thief walked into a dealership and was handed the keys to a new automobile, no questions asked. That would be too easy, right? Well, that’s essentially what Microsoft did with Windows 8 Pro when users went to claim their free copy…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft and its partners obviously want (and need) Windows 8 to be a success. But apparently the launch hasn’t helped boost PC sales… yet. In fact, sales are down 25% overall from the same time period last year, according to new research from NPD. Desktop…
By Brandon Russell |
Windows 8 might not be off to as good a start as Steve Ballmer led on late last month. According to a source inside Microsoft, sales expectations aren’t being met. And in fact, they’ve been “well below Microsoft’s internal projections.” When speaking with The Wall…
By Brandon Russell |
After months of anticipation, Microsoft’s brave new OS, Windows 8, is available and ready for full consumer attention. The company’s new approach to how users interact with its software (all the way down to Surface and Windows Phone 8) is something to applaud, and really…
By Maximum PC |
Windows 8 is here, and of course Microsoft wants you and everyone you know to upgrade to its newest operating system. Heck, Microsoft’s even taken some of the sting out of upgrading by putting in place several promotions, such asoffering Media Center as a free…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s hard to believe that Windows 8 is finally here, and is there any better way of celebrating than looking back at a soundless slideshow of Windows 1.0 features? Nope. Considering the rate at which some software packages update these days, it’s hard to believe…
By Roy Choi |
Just in time for those of you that have updated your Windows PCs to Windows 8 or picked up a brand new Surface, Google’s made a little video to help Google-fy your Windows machine. Since the default browser and search engine in Win 8 are…
By Killian Bell |
On October 12, we learned that Microsoft’s guidelines for the new Windows Store prohibited the sale of mature or “adult” games. While the rule wasn’t too much of a concern for gamers in the U.S., where titles rarely get the adult rating, it was a…
By Brandon Russell |
Friday, Oct. 26, is an enormously monumental day for Microsoft. Not only is the company’s Surface RT hitting tablet waters, but Windows 8, a significant departure from past Windows releases, will officially be out. Microsoft’s day of reckoning is here. Are you hopping on board?…
By Sean P. Aune |
With Windows 8 officially launching on Friday, our own Jon Rettinger went on Varney & Co. on Fox Business this morning to discuss what the operating system and the Surface tablets will mean to the company.…
By Todd Haselton |
I had to stop from my regular news reporting this morning to get this out there. Windows 8 is fine. The water is warm and you should feel free to dive right in. I’ve been running the consumer preview for several months and I haven’t…
By Todd Haselton |
Skype already runs fine on Windows 8. I’ve been running it for weeks without issue and most applications you have on Windows 7 will work just fine. It’s Windows RT that you have to worry about, and there seems to be a lot of confusion…
By Sean P. Aune |
Windows 8 is almost upon us, and not it’s time to start deciding how you will bring this new version of the operating system into your life. The newest iteration of the Windows operating system is going to mark the biggest changes to be rolled…
By Todd Haselton |
Windows 8 isn’t launching until Oct. 26, but fresh boxes of Microsoft’s new operating system are already appearing at Walmart locations. We already know the Windows 8 price options, but a Walmart shopper named Aaron who provided the above image to The Verge said the Windows…
By Killian Bell |
Microsoft has aired its first Windows 8 commercial in the United States, marking the start of the company’s massive marketing campaign for the new operating system. The first 30-second clip features the tagline “Windows reimagined,” and demonstrates the platform’s compatibility with touchscreen notebooks and tablets.…
By Todd Haselton |
It’s time to start ordering up your copies of Windows 8, and now that the pricing has been revealed, it looks like it won’t be too bad of a deal. Newegg opened up its pre-orders this morning on the various versions of Windows 8, all…
By Killian Bell |
If you thought Apple’s Mac App Store policy was strict and a little over the top, then get a load of this: Microsoft will not be allowing PEGI 18 or ‘adult’ rated video games into the Windows 8 Marketplace. This isn’t a massive issue for…
By Sean P. Aune |
Windows 8 is just a few weeks away now, but yet not much has been released to give the everyday consumer a sense of what to expect from the next iteration of the top-selling software. Thankfully a few videos have leaked out that may shine…
By Eric Frederiksen |
It appears Microsoft is starting to phase out Microsoft Points, the widely-disliked virtual currency used in their Zune and Xbox 360 ecosystem. According to The Verge, Windows 8 users will see a credit card payment listed in real currency as the default payment option for…
By Maximum PC |
In just over three weeks from now, Windows 8 will launch to the public, and thus will begin the court of public opinion. Until then, there are plenty of reviews to digest (including our very own), and one of the newest is from Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft who,…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft just sent out press invites for a press event on Oct. 25 in Windows 8. What can we expect? A full discussion on Microsoft’s brand new operating system, which launches at the end of October. The invite also said there’s a Microsoft Surface reception…
By Todd Haselton |
Uh oh. First Intel said that Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is too buggy to ship and now, it appears, the chip maker has its own issues. According to a report published by Bloomberg on Monday, Microsoft has not approved any of Intel’s Clover Trail-powered tablets for…
