Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 for public testing on Wednesday in the hope that it will help the brand win back some of the ground it has been losing to Apple and Google.
Seeking shelter from the stormy market? Think tech, especially big, established technology companies, which could rival traditional plays like utilities and consumer staples as premier defensive investments.
Microsoft may be a relative newcomer to in-store retailing, but it's getting the hang of this Black Friday thing.
Between smartphones, social networks, tablet PCs and Internet-ready gaming systems, today's families are more connected than ever, with schools, libraries and organizations nationwide increasingly rolling out programs devoted to extolling the virtues of technology. But in the rush to welcome new generations to the growing high-tech community, we're also making a grave mistake by doing perilously little to prepare children and adults for life in a wireless world.
If your computer is infected, it's probably because of something you did, according to a Microsoft study released this week.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this week let slip what was already a poorly kept secret: Windows 8 will go on sale next year.
Google announced plans to bring out notebook computers running the company's new operating system, called Chrome OS, on June 15.
Is your addiction to apps on your mobile phone or iPad driving your data usage right through the miserly caps of AT&T and Verizon?
While most of the world has yet to upgrade to Windows 7, Microsoft is gearing up to launch the next version of its PC operating system.
Microsoft offered a first look at a new, tablet friendly version of Windows that will support a "system on a chip" -- but the word "tablet" barely came up.
Before CES 2011 begins, start-up inventors are already showing off their newest gadgets at the 2011 CES Start-up Debut.
Some call the Consumer Electronics Show "Christmas for geeks."
Word on the street is that Microsoft plans to announce a Windows-powered iPad contender at next month's Consumer Electronics Show.
Acer is placing its bets behind Android with the announcement of a 7-inch tablet, a 10.1-inch tablet and a 4.8-inch smartphone based off of Google's mobile OS.
Amazon is currently selling all Droid phones for a penny when customers sign up for a new Verizon Wireless contract.
Dell Inspiron Duo, the hybrid tablet that flips open to become a netbook, is due for a launch next week, CNET has learned from sources familiar with the matter.
HP has at last revealed its long-awaited Slate, an 8.9-inch tablet with capacitive multi-touch and running Windows 7.
Americans' satisfaction with their personal computers has been on the rise for the past decade, but consumers still overwhelmingly prefer Apple's Macs to Windows PCs.
The company paid to treat people to free newspapers in London, lighted the Empire State Building in Windows' colors and draped Toronto's CN Tower with a 300-foot banner -- all part of a massive $300 million ad campaign that accompanied the product's arrival.
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-selling iPad.
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday reported that its quarterly sales soared, thanks to gains across all of its key product lines.
Windows XP, which debuted nine years ago in 2001, will continue to be with us for most of the coming decade.
Although still early in the process, newly leaked documents about Windows 8 offer some keen insight into where Microsoft wants to head with the next version of the operating system.
As a part of the 25th anniversary of Toshiba's laptop business, the company unveiled a dual-screen laptop concept named the Libretto W100.
It has recently been popular to prognosticate Microsoft's impending doom, but there's one big reason to believe in a successful future for the software giant: Cash. Microsoft is sitting on a giant pile of it, and it makes billions more every quarter.
Microsoft has pumped out voice recognition software for years, but the company has a curious aversion to publicizing the fact. With Windows 7, Microsoft's speech recognition has become a decent productivity tool and one that the company should be proud to proclaim as an OS feature. For the casual speech recognition user, nothing beats free -- especially when one considers the $100+ price points for third-party software.
It's a tablet day at Computex, the trade show underway in Taiwan. ASUS has unleashed two tablets and an e-reader upon the world, while MSI has launched its own tablet named the WindPad.
Microsoft posted a quarterly profit Thursday that surged from a year earlier and topped Wall Street's forecasts, thanks to momentum from Windows 7, the operating system released in October.
Microsoft posted quarterly profit and revenue Thursday that soared from a year earlier, driven by sales from the October release of Windows 7, the company's newest operating system.
For all the buzz about "tablet computers" in recent weeks, one fundamental question about this supposedly break-through computer category remains unanswered:
Lenovo's IdeaPad U1 is a two-in-one laptop/tablet with detachable screen.
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Sensio previews the latest in 3D technology ahead of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.
There are many ways to measure how Windows 7 is doing. There are reports on new PC sales, tallies of boxed copy sales, and surveys of planned enterprise adoption, to name a few.
Microsoft launched Windows 7 in late October to much fanfare. But, just like with previous Windows upgrades, complaints about bugs have already started rolling in.
Microsoft said on Monday that it is looking into reports that its latest security updates are causing some serious problems for certain users.
If 2008 was the year the stock market almost died and 2009 was the year that the market miraculously sprung back to life, then what will 2010 be?
I love upgrades. But I hate upgrade discs and upgrade pricing. Let's find a way to do away with both, or at least make the upgrade transaction a bit cleaner.
OK, so after eight years and a lot of grumbling -- Vista, anyone? -- Microsoft has finally released a new operating system that people seem excited about.
Microsoft Corp.'s stock soared early Friday after the software giant reported quarterly sales and profit that fell from year-ago results but easily beat Wall Street's forecasts.
U.S. stocks were poised for a positive open Friday, as investors reacted to better-than-expected results from Microsoft and upbeat comments about the economy from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke.
If consumers like the new Windows 7 operating system, they'll have the much-maligned Windows Vista to thank.
U.S. stocks were set to open lower Thursday as investors continue to fret about the corporate results coming out for the third quarter and reacted to a worse-than-expected report about the job market.
Microsoft is banking on Windows 7 to breathe new life into a PC world where most computer users are running XP -- an operating system that was released in the early days of the Bush administration.
With Windows 7, Microsoft is going back to basics.
In the time it takes your computer to boot up, you can probably make some toast or a cup of tea before the thing is ready to use. In the near future, you might only have enough time to take a sip of that tea or check your watch.
From the mid-1980s to 1999, a period that marked the rise of the PC, Microsoft made a lot of people rich: Its shares soared 59% a year.
Landing in stores October, Windows 7 is sparking a surprisingly heated debate (in our forums, at least) on whether or not upgrading from XP is a good idea. If you're in the "nay" camp, we're going to lay out seven reasons why you should consider switching your stance to "yay."
Microsoft says Windows 7 is ready to go, and the first users will be able to download it on Aug. 6.
Microsoft on Wednesday said it has finalized the code for Windows 7, paving the way for the new operating system to make its way onto retail shelves and new PCs in time for its October 22 launch.
Touchscreen technology is having a golden moment.
Microsoft recently announced retail pricing for Windows 7 that was at or below comparable Windows Vista prices, while also offering a chance for people to preorder the software at a substantial discount.
Windows 7 is coming soon. But having a PC sales rebound come with it seems unlikely.
SAN FRANCISCO --The big knock on Apple -- whether or not it's always been accurate -- is that its products are more expensive than most of its competitors.
I keep hearing about netbooks. What's a netbook? It just sounds like another fancy name for a laptop -- but I won't be fooled by nonsense! Please set me straight on this very important matter so that I can keep being the smart one among my peers. Thanks!
Microsoft confirmed on Monday that it is planning to release Windows 7 this year, in time for the holiday shopping season.
The success of Nintendo's Wii and Apple's iPod have shown the consumer appeal of devices that respond to human touch and movement, but a quick glance around the San Jose, California Hilton showed just how young the industry is.
To paraphrase a complaint from the late James Doohan, my computer's giving me all she's got, but Vista's more than she can handle! My system should be able to deal with this version of Windows just fine, but it's just not happening. I'd add more RAM if it were possible, but my slots are all maxed out. I've tried various freeware that promises to keep my RAM working at maximum efficiency, but it's just not enough. Is there anything out there for enhancing the memory I do have until I can get a newer, faster machine?
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