Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

Laptops November 4, 2015

The Surface is the surprise success in Microsoft's latest earning report

I'm not a fan of Microsoft's Surface line.

Microsoft November 4, 2015

Microsoft to spill Windows 10 beans Jan. 21

Microsoft's September unveiling of Windows 10 was geared largely towards power users, but the company is finally ready to give consumers an idea of what to expect from the new operating system.

Laptops November 4, 2015

Microsoft unveils Windows 8.1 Update 1: Here are the new features

At Build 2014, Microsoft’s annual developer-focused conference, the company dished out some details about Windows 8.1 Update 1, the first significant Windows update since it became available back in October. Here’s a rundown of the changes that Windows 8.1 Update 1 will bring about once it’s released as a free update for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users on April 8, which happens to be Microsoft’s next regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft November 4, 2015

Microsoft expected to unveil Windows 8 updates at San Francisco conference

Microsoft is following through on a promise to update its Windows 8 operating system on a regular basis to respond to consumers' complaints and other feedback.

Microsoft November 4, 2015

Microsoft begins planning Windows 8.2

Microsoft will reportedly bring back its dearly departed Start menu to Windows 8.2, a change that will come as welcome news for many desktop users.

Home Ent November 4, 2015

Xbox, can you hear me now? Xbox One voice detection requires some repetition

Like a stubborn family member or insubordinate employee, Xbox One owners might need to tell their fancy new console what to do more than once.

Laptops November 4, 2015

Microsoft releases Windows 8.1, a year in the making, to address Windows 8 gripes

Microsoft released its long-awaited Windows 8.1 upgrade as a free download Thursday. It addresses some of the gripes people have had with Windows 8, the dramatically different operating system t...

Microsoft November 4, 2015

New Surface tablets expected from Microsoft at NYC event

Microsoft is expected to announce new Surface tablet computers, including a version with a smaller screen to compete with Google's Nexus 7 and Apple's iPad Mini.

Laptops November 4, 2015

The last Windows PC you'll ever buy

A lame duck CEO. A major operating system that nobody wants. Rapidly declining PC sales. A desperate Hail Mary acquisition of a trailing smart phone maker. Is this the swan song for Windows?

iPhone November 4, 2015

Microsoft Office now available for iPhone, not iPad

Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

Microsoft November 4, 2015

Microsoft to unveil new Xbox Tuesday

Microsoft will unveil its new Xbox on Tuesday. What's underneath the hood of the latest videogame console represents a multiyear odyssey of trying to figure out how to keep the machine "cool" in the age of smartphones and tablets.