Whether you want it or not, Microsoft will release its Windows 8 operating system on October 26. The new OS upends the familiar Start menu-based interface you’ve known since Windows 95 in favor of one ...

Where are the apps? That's the question we asked in our review of the Microsoft Surface, and it's one of the bigger question marks plaguing Microsoft's Windows 8 launch. At today's Build 2012 kick-off ...

Windows Blue may clean up some of Windows 8’s rough edges, but it won’t fix one of Windows 8’s core problems: The apps it ships with are rotten. Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft ...

Microsoft has just launched a new HealthVault app for its Windows 8 operating system, designed to run on tablets, W8 phones, and computers. The upgrade doesn't functionally allow users to do anything ...

Microsoft is currently testing a pair of new apps — including one that the company previously decided to stop using due to a lack of interest. The two new apps are People and File Search. If “People” ...

Microsoft yesterday announced that it will be updating some Windows 8 apps before the official launch of Windows 8. I only hope that they’re more than minor, cosmetic changes, because some important ...

With $25, an iPad and a bit of curiosity, you can try Windows 8 on a tablet right now. Splashtop, a maker of remote desktop software, has released a $25 iPad app called Win8 Metro Testbed. If you’ve ...

Microsoft has confirmed plans to launch a new applications store next year as part of the company's attempts to claw back market share from Apple and Google. Yesterday, the US firm unveiled the next ...

Last week we looked at how to shut down Windows 8 and how to boot directly to the Desktop -- two of the most irksome Windows 8 quirks -- and today, in our continuing series of Windows 8 tips and ...

Rumors of a Windows 8 app store have resurfaced, with a website posting what it claims are leaked screenshots. The screenshots, posted by Chinese-language website CNBeta, show a store that looks ...