Where are the apps? That's the question we asked in our review of the Microsoft Surface, and it's one of the bigger question marks plaguing Microsoft's Windows 8 launch. At today's Build 2012 kick-off ...

Whether you want it or not, Microsoft will release its Windows 8 operating system on October 26. The new OS upends the familiar Start menu-based interface you’ve known since Windows 95 in favor of one ...

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview might be worth another look thanks to a new round of Metro-style apps available now. The new Windows 8 apps include a Facebook and Twitter client called FlipToast, the ...

Windows Blue may clean up some of Windows 8’s rough edges, but it won’t fix one of Windows 8’s core problems: The apps it ships with are rotten. Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft ...

Microsoft catch up with Android and iOS with Facebook and Flipboard apps. June 26, 2013 — -- Microsoft is addressing many of the user complaints of Windows 8 in its forthcoming Windows 8.1 update ...

Last week we looked at how to shut down Windows 8 and how to boot directly to the Desktop -- two of the most irksome Windows 8 quirks -- and today, in our continuing series of Windows 8 tips and ...

Microsoft yesterday announced that it will be updating some Windows 8 apps before the official launch of Windows 8. I only hope that they’re more than minor, cosmetic changes, because some important ...

We've been fans of Splashtop's remote access apps for quite awhile, so when we heard the company was working on a new remote desktop app for Windows 8, we jumped at the chance to take it for a test ...