Tech bloggers had nothing but great things to say when Microsoft debuted the Windows 8 operating system last month at Mobile World Congress. Well, that may not be entirely true. "Windows 8 is a breeze ...

Asus, Acer, Toshiba, and Lenovo promise new Hardware form factors for new OS June 6, 2012 — -- intro: Microsoft says Windows 8, its forthcoming version of Windows designed for tablets, laptops, ...

With the arrival of Windows 8 at the end of October, I thought the weekend would be a great time to go out and play with some tablets. So on Saturday, I dragged my wife along to our nearest Best Buy ...

Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley. According ...

Microsoft will ship Windows 8 to hardware makers this summer, and the first Windows 8 tablets and PCs should show up around October. That's according to Dina Bass at Bloomberg, and the fall time frame ...

Buying a new Windows 8 device isn’t as simple as, say, picking up a new Android tablet. The device-spanning nature of the overhauled operating system means Windows works on a vast array of hardware, ...

Thanks to a recent announcement to reduce tablet screen specifications, Microsoft has effectively green-lighted Windows 8 tablets to be made in the in the 7- to 8-inch form factor. This is a major ...

Intel expects the first crop of Windows 8 tablets this year to have 9 hours of battery life, and expects them to come in two form factors: a 10-inch regular tablet, and an 11-inch "convertible" that ...

New evidence suggests that Microsoft will not have a new version of Office ready in time for the anticipated launch of Windows 8 this fall. According to those roadmaps, Office 15 (a codename) is due ...

Hewlett-Packard's first Windows 8.1 tablet will ship in November, along with Android tablets that have smaller screens and powerful graphics. The Omni 10 will have Windows 8.1 and run on Intel's Atom ...