October 21, 2015 Microsoft ends Windows 7 retail sales, directs consumers to Windows 8 Attempting to transition consumers away from purchasing an older copy of Windows, Microsoft has discontinued the retail version of Windows 7 and won't be supplying copies to retailers.
October 21, 2015 Gates chokes up at Ballmer's final Microsoft shareholders meeting Microsoft chairman Bill Gates choked up while reading from prepared remarks during Steve Ballmer's final shareholders meeting as chief executive.
October 21, 2015 Review: Microsoft Surface 2 a worthy iPad rival The new Surface 2 from Microsoft is a wonderful piece of hardware. It’s beautifully made and blazingly fast, portable yet powerful, interactive and entertaining all at once. So why isn’t Microsoft eating Apple’s lunch?
October 21, 2015 Christmas in summer? Gadget makers reveal lineups It's still officially summer, yet major electronic companies have already announced a slew of holiday gift ideas: iPhones of different colors, video game players and a new category of wristwatches designed to mimic the functionality of smartphones.
October 21, 2015 Microsoft Windows 8 update will be free when it comes later this year A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday.
October 21, 2015 Windows: It’s over, tech site declares Calling the latest operating system a “failure” and Microsoft’s leaders “idiots,” a top tech website has proclaimed the PC era over. Windows is coming to a dead end, they say.
October 21, 2015 Windows XP death watch begins If you, or your workplace, are still using Windows XP, it’s time to move on.
October 21, 2015 AMD demos new hybrid designs for 'Temash' platform AMD is going all-in on the PC tablet and hybrid market, predicting that within a few years, notebooks with screens that pop off to become tablets will make up as much as 50 percent of the PC market.
October 21, 2015 'Windows 8.1' may ship in 2013, receive annual updates New iterations of Windows usually take several years to develop and release to the public, but those days may soon be behind us.
October 14, 2015 First-look review: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Microsoft has become the leader in hybrid tablet design. That’s significant because Microsoft only got into the PC-making business in 2012. Its Surface Pro tablet has evolved from the heavy 10.6-inch brick introduced back in October 2012 to the highly-refined 12.3-inch Surface Pro 4 we have today. I’ve used all of the of the earlier Surface Pro versions extensively and I can say that Surface Pro 4 handily beats the already-impressive Surface Pro 3.
