Common Windows 8 gripes and possible solutions
11 days ago
Windows 8 is the most radical overhaul of Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 came out nearly two decades ago.
Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes
12 days ago
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.
Momentum grows for alternative phone system Tizen
81 days ago
Tizen will rub shoulders with another newcomer, Firefox OS, as well as Microsoft's Windows Phone and a revamped BlackBerry operating system.
Microsoft's IE 10 browser coming to Windows 7 PCs
81 days ago
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.
HP sells webOS operating system to LG Electronics
82 days ago
Hewlett-Packard says it is selling its webOS operating system technology to South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
HP to make $169 Android tablet, eschewing Windows
83 days ago
Most tablet makers, including Samsung and Amazon, have chosen Android as the best and cheapest operating system for products that can compete against Apple's iPad.
A look at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion
102 days ago
Research In Motion Ltd. is changing its name to BlackBerry as the Canadian company develops two new phones with a modern operating system called BlackBerry 10.
Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely
127 days ago
When Ballmer ended Microsoft's 13-year streak of kicking off CES, he was only able to provide a peek at a makeover of the operating system that was still months away from being completed.
Gadget Watch: Pen makes old monitors touch-ready
130 days ago
Many people who have tried Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system without a touch screen have hated it because of the inability to use touch and swipe commands to get things going.
Developments with Microsoft's new Windows 8 system
170 days ago
Upgrades from older versions of Windows become available.- Oct. 29: Microsoft launches phone version of new operating system, Windows Phone 8.
