Microsoft has today (October 26) rolled out Windows 8, with a host of new machines running the operating system available to buy, while some consumers can upgrade their kit. Windows 8 marks the ...

Last September, Microsoft showed off Windows 8 in public for the first time. One glance at the operating-system upgrade–heavily influenced by the company’s inventive Windows Phone–was enough to tell ...

It has stuck around since 2012.

Nokia's smartphone line, Lumia, has been loyal to the Windows operating system, a bond only expected to strengthen once Microsoft's $7.1 billion deal to acquire the Finnish company's device and ...

Microsoft will today launch Windows 8, arguably the biggest leap forward ever for the PC operating system and one that is designed to equip the software for the touchscreen, mobile future. The company ...

On October 26, 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8, a hybrid tablet/desktop operating system that took bold risks but garnered mixed reviews. Ten years later, we’ve caught up with former Windows ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is preparing to send reminders to Windows 8.1 users that support ...

A Microsoft document that sets out the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 8 tablet devices provides some hints about what tablets running Microsoft's next-generation operating system could look ...