If you weren't on the ground at Build 2011 in Anaheim last week, chances are you're not holding onto a limited edition Samsung tablet running the Windows 8 Developer Preview right now. Want one? You ...

It's the last day of Microsoft's Build Windows conference in California, and earlier I spent a couple of hours swanning around the Windows 8 expo -- the congregation of devices, developers, partners, ...

While consumers and developers have enjoyed free access to the developer’s preview of Windows 8 for a few months, precious little information surrounding Microsoft’s promised online app store was ...

I just downloaded Win 8 (32 bit). I don't have an extra box, so I figured I would just install it under VMWare player. Using the Win7 option in VMWare was a no-go, since there's no license key, and ...

One of the most striking features of Windows 8 is the new Start Menu. When you launch the operating system, you’re greeted with a grid filled with images and icons representing programs that you can ...

ANAHEIM — Following its preview of Windows 8 for hardware and software developers here yesterday, Microsoft last night released a very preliminary version of the new operating system for them to ...

In a dire prediction for Microsoft for 2012, research firm IDC forecasts that most Windows 7 PC users won't bother to upgrade to Windows 8. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer ...

In case you weren’t able to attend the Windows 8 Developer Event in Chicago this week, here are some of the key topics you missed. Content was a primary focus. The main phrase used was “Content over ...

Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft’s PC operating system, will be a radical change for people who pick it up for the first time, with a primary screen based on tiles similar to the Windows Phone ...

Windows 8 is on the horizon. Microsoft has designed the next-generation flagship operating system with a split personality that straddles the line between the familiar Windows 7 desktop, and the ...

I recently picked up a 2010 11" Macbook Air and I was always going to put Windows on it, and it just so happens that the Windows 8 Developer Preview was released around the same time. Seeing as ...