It’s crunch time. In just over two weeks Microsoft is hosting a massive media event in New York to officially launch Windows 8. With the clock winding down, Microsoft is working diligently to improve ...

Every app store has its bleak and early days, when quality apps are rare, buried in heaps of throw-it-against-the-wall-to-see-what-sticks, fart apps, poorly coded abominations, and general dreck. The ...

The decision to scale up the Windows Phone Metro UI for Windows 8 and 8.1 was a genius move that everyone seemed to hate at ...

Windows 8 might have made waves for its short-lived removal of the beloved Start button, but the platform’s launch of an ill-fated storefront for streamlined app management was arguably Microsoft’s ...

When Windows 8/RT launched, the benefit of Metro-styled apps may not have been immediately apparent. But, as Redmond's fledgling Windows Store began to fill out, some standouts have already appeared.

Windows 8.1 has gone a long way towards fixing some but certainly not all of Windows 8’s woes. Here are five ways Windows 8.1 improves upon Windows 8. Yes, it’s finally here. With Windows 8.1, when ...