If you weren't on the ground at Build 2011 in Anaheim last week, chances are you're not holding onto a limited edition Samsung tablet running the Windows 8 Developer Preview right now. Want one? You ...

Just a few moments ago, Steven Sinofsky took to the stage at the Anaheim Conference Center in California and announced the imminent arrival of Windows 8 Developer Preview. If you want a sneak peek at ...

In case you weren’t able to attend the Windows 8 Developer Event in Chicago this week, here are some of the key topics you missed. Content was a primary focus. The main phrase used was “Content over ...

Using BUILD 2011 as a showcase for Windows 8 appears to have sparked something of a PR war between the platform's supporters. Following Qualcomm's claim that its processors would be behind the first ...

The reason so many commentators are willing to talk up the chances of Windows 8 tablets is because, quite smartly, they'll exist inside the Windows ecosystem, rather as a walled in offshoot. As such, ...

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1, the first major update to the Windows Phone mobile operating system, introduces a virtual personal assistant named Cortana, several cool design tweaks, and a host of new ...

Although millions have downloaded Microsoft’s Windows 8 developer preview, relatively few are actually using it, Web measurements show. During November, Windows 8 powered 0.03% of the computers — or ...

Windows Developer Preview, what aims to become Windows 8 beta, is a step in the right direction. This might become first operating system that can unite desktop, notebook and tablets, something that ...

From getting back your Start menu to tweaking the Metro UI, here's how to play better with Windows 8 Although it isn’t even in beta, the Windows 8 Developer Preview edition is already getting tweaked ...

Microsoft wants Windows developers to write Windows 8-specific, Metro-style, touch-friendly applications, and to make sure that they crank these apps out, the company ...