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 ...

It's the last day of Microsoft's Build Windows conference in California, and earlier I spent a couple of hours swanning around the Windows 8 expo -- the congregation of devices, developers, partners, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Microsoft showed Thursday the next version of its Windows OS at a press event in Taipei, unveiling a completely new tile-based interface that it hopes will be better suited for the emerging world of ...

“Good artists borrow, great artists steal!” — Pablo Picasso said it. So did T.S. Eliot. And, more recently, Steve Jobs. Let’s face it: If something makes sense and succeeds, it gets imitated. Though ...

Windows 8 would have come out in 2010, the same year as the iPad, too late for massive changes, even if Microsoft had recognized the threat from tablets. That wouldn’t have helped Microsoft. By all ...

Windows 7 is only 10 months old, but it's never too early to glance on down the road at Windows 8. Microsoft is keeping a tight lid on any information about "Windows 8." But back in June, leaked ...