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Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

It was worse in the familiar "Desktop" environment, where the buttons to close or minimize a window are so small, they're tough to hit with a finger or a mouse.

Microsoft Windows 8 update will be free

Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year.

Common Windows 8 gripes and possible solutions

Because many popular programs run only in desktop mode, it would make sense to do most of your computing there, but Windows 8 always forces you into tile mode when you start the machine.

Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes

The changes, part of a software package given the codename "Blue," are a tacit acknowledgment of the shortcomings in Windows 8, a radical overhaul of Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous operating system.

Tablets with Windows RT see slow sales, IDC says

Microsoft is seeing slow sales of a version of Windows designed for thin and light tablets, even as the tablet market as a whole is growing, a research firm reported Wednesday.

EU fines Microsoft $733M for breaking browser pact

In 2009, Microsoft Corp. struck a broad settlement with the Commission to resolve disputes over Microsoft's abuse of the dominance of Windows, which had spanned more than a decade.

Microsoft's IE 10 browser coming to Windows 7 PCs

Tuesday's release of Internet Explorer 10 is aimed at PCs running on Windows 7, the most used version of Microsoft Corp.'s flagship operating system for PCs.

Nokia launches cheaper Windows smartphone

Nokia is launching a cheaper model in its Lumia smartphone range, powered by Microsoft's Windows phone software, as it tries to regain dominance in emerging markets like China.

HP to make $169 Android tablet, eschewing Windows

Hewlett-Packard is making a tablet computer that uses Google's Android operating system, steering clear of Microsoft's latest tablet-oriented version of Windows.

Finally, a fun Windows desktop by HP

Besides the Windows 8 operating software, packed inside this gem is an Intel Core i5-3470T dual-core processor with 2.9GHz, a 1-terabyte (5,400 rpm) hard drive and 10 gigabytes of RAM on my unit.

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Microsoft won't charge for update to Windows 8

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Windows 8 sells 100 million copies; update planned

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Court: Libyan trials could be a 'new Nuremberg'

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Microsoft Says It Pays To Upgrade To Windows 8

Microsoft wins either way when they recommend enterprises to make the jump to the latest version...

HTC One Production Volume Set To Double

In 2009, it began to shift its core focus away from Windows mobile devices to Android-based ones.

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Insert Coin: Meta 1 marries 3D glasses and motion sensor for gesture-controlled AR

To make it work, you connect a Windows PC to the device, which consists of a pair of 960 x 540...

Toshiba Kirabook review: Toshiba tries to reinvent itself with a flagship Ultrabook

A month from now, Toshiba might not be the only game in town for high-res Windows laptops.

Distro Issue 91: What the #%$! is Bitcoin?

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