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Common Windows 8 gripes and possible solutions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upgrades from older versions of Windows become available.- Oct. 29: Microsoft launches phone version of new operating system, Windows Phone 8.

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Microsoft won't charge for update to Windows 8

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NEW YORK: Update to address Windows 8 confusion will be free

It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating...

Blogs

The lack of a delete key makes the Chromebook a disappointment

Changes are made regularly and the browser OS gets better more often than not and on-schedule.

BlackBerry OS 6 upgrade guide spotted

The first version of the QNX BlackBerry OS is BlackBerry 10 or BB10.

How Low Has the iPhone's Market Share Fallen?

BlackBerry held 2.9 percent of the smartphone OS market with 6.3 million units shipped in 1Q13.

Web

How iPads, apps and YouTube can be a band's best practice tools

If there was a part I found particularly tricky to learn, I used Riffstation on OS X to loop...

Python S3 is a new tablet that can't decide: boots Ubuntu, Android and Windows 8

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Sony brings Android Open Source Project to Xperia Tablet Z (video)

Operating system Android (Jelly Bean [4.1])