Articles about Windows 8

Three decades of Windows: The quirks and success of Microsoft’s most lasting achievement

Thirty years ago today, Microsoft joined a competitive race with the introduction of Windows 1.0. Apple had already introduced its Mac… Read More

‘One Windows to rule them all’: How Microsoft will try to reenergize its fanbase and reclaim its throne

For software engineer Tim Paterson, using Windows 8 was like taking a step back in time to the days of MS-DOS. And he… Read More

Windows 7 market share surges in advance of Windows 10 release

Microsoft’s six-year-old Windows 7 operating system experienced a surge in market share in June, surpassing 60 percent of the worldwide desktop… Read More

CES: Here’s what Microsoft is showing behind the scenes

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft doesn’t have the splashy booth or big keynote at CES any more, but the company is holding an… Read More

Ready for a new Windows? Microsoft’s fresh start begins this week

If you’re wary of Windows 8, Microsoft has a new pitch for you, starting this week. But what it will be called is still… Read More

New stats: Microsoft’s fastest-growing OS is … not Windows 8

Microsoft’s Windows 7 continued its rebound in June, climbing to 50.55 percent of worldwide desktop operating system usage. And despite… Read More

Microsoft and China continue duel over Windows 8

The fight over Windows 8 between the Chinese government and Microsoft has heated up this week. A news show on… Read More

Windows 7 tops 50% of desktop PC usage for first time

Windows 7 is making a mid-life comeback. Five years after its release, the Microsoft operating system surpassed 50 percent market… Read More

China bans government use of Windows 8

China has banned the use of Windows 8 on government computers, Reuters reported today. Oddly enough, the move came as… Read More

Windows 8 moves into home automation with new Insteon apps, retail partnership

Home automation and control company Insteon this morning announced a new set of apps for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone, and… Read More

Microsoft will let Windows Phone app devs respond to reviews, but no arguing!

Google already allows app developers to respond to user reviews, and now Microsoft is doing the same. The Redmond company… Read More

Attention, Windows XP holdouts: The end is here

Are you still running Windows XP? Are you ready for Tuesday? More than 12 years after Windows XP’s release, Microsoft… Read More

Microsoft is bringing the Start Menu back to Windows

How’s this for a new era at Microsoft? Microsoft operating systems chief Terry Myerson announced this morning that the company… Read More

Microsoft offers $50 gift card, transfer services and free support to get Windows XP users to upgrade

In an attempt to coax Windows XP users away from the aging operating system, Microsoft is now offering potential PC buyers a… Read More

Microsoft’s Classic Coke? HP says Windows 7 PCs are ‘back by popular demand’

A visit to HP’s website this morning will feel like a time warp … or maybe a welcome return home.… Read More

Pokki app store expands to Android, now adjusts on-the-fly for multi-mode devices

LAS VEGAS — Pokki, an app store pre-installed on Windows 8 machines from major PC makers, will now adjust in… Read More

Up close with Lenovo’s magnetic Miix 2 hybrid notebook/tablet

LAS VEGAS — PC makers have tried all sorts of approaches to make notebooks work as tablets — bending, twisting… Read More

Windows 8 tops 10% market share, XP dips below 30%, and Windows 7 keeps climbing

Microsoft’s Windows 8 is ending the year by reaching a nice little milestone — exceeding 10 percent market share (for… Read More

Aviary freezes its Windows and Windows Phone photo SDK, citing ‘lack of general platform traction’

Aviary, a photo-editing technology company backed by investors including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, says it is discontinuing work on its photo-editing… Read More

Microsoft Windows shakeup continues: App store and UX leaders move to Bing team

Two well-known directors from Microsoft’s Windows team, who oversaw some of the biggest changes introduced by Windows 8 and 8.1,… Read More

Windows 8.1 is here: Key things to know about Microsoft’s ‘refined blend’

Microsoft released its Windows 8.1 update this morning, almost a year after the release of Windows 8 — aiming to… Read More

IDC says PC market is even worse than they thought

Research firm IDC this afternoon released a new 2013 forecast for the global PC market, and the news isn’t good… Read More

Windows 8.1 released to manufacturing, but RTM ain’t what it used to be

Microsoft says it has started sending the code for Windows 8.1 to its hardware partners to install on new PCs… Read More

Windows 8: Lenovo brings back Start menu, sidesteps Windows Store with Pokki

Lenovo, which recently took the title of world’s largest PC maker, is going around Microsoft to restore something much closer… Read More

Any surface a touch screen: Ubi Interactive launches Kinect app for Windows 8

Hook up a Kinect sensor to Windows 8, project the screen onto a wall or any other surface, and interact… Read More

Microsoft sees big jump in support and consulting jobs, coinciding with Windows 8

Here’s another interesting tidbit from Microsoft’s Form 10-K filing with the SEC: The company reports that its internal ranks of… Read More

‘Spartan Assault’ is a great new Halo, but Microsoft is playing a risky game with Windows Phone users

Finally! A great new, exclusive game for my Windows Phone! Ugh, I guess not. At least not for another month.… Read More

Surface RT vs. iPad: Microsoft debuts new ad touting lower price, after taking $900M charge

Microsoft this morning released the latest in a series of ads comparing Windows tablets to Apple’s iPad, but with a… Read More

Ratio Interactive and Cypress merge, combining Xbox Live and Windows 8 expertise

Digital agencies Ratio Interactive and Cypress announced this morning that they’re merging, bringing together two Seattle-based companies that have made… Read More

Step by step: Watch an iPad app transform for Windows 8

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most interesting sessions this morning at Microsoft’s Build conference was on “Design Differences Between iOS… Read More