Windows 8

If you purchase an upgrade to Windows 8 from your current operating system, it will cost you $39.99. If you upgrade, you get the ‘Pro’ version of Windows 8. With that build you also get something else. Microsoft, elucidate: “And if you want, you can add Windows Media Center for free through the “add features” Continue Reading →

Metro is on the way out, that much has been known for days. However, just what Microsoft intends to replace it with has been a bit opaque, until now. The latest from ZDNet is that Microsoft has decided to replace ‘Metro’ with ‘Windows 8.’ If that sounds like a clunky substitution, that’s because it is. Continue Reading →

On the 20th anniversary of the ThinkPad line of laptops, China-based computer maker Lenovo has officially unveiled two new Ultrabooks alongside a tablet designed for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. One of the new laptops, the 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon, was reviewed in full by AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg here. Walt described it as a Continue Reading →

Whether you have a computer that operates on a Windows or Mac system, you’re probably wondering if you can download the latest version of its OS. Virtually all machines running Windows 7 will be able to operate on Windows 8, which will be released in October. Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion, released July 25, runs Continue Reading →

Were you among those who jumped for joy when Windows Explorer got its new moniker? Good news, nomenclature fans, for Redmond has decided to label its new OS’ built-in games and titles obtained from the Windows Store as “Xbox Windows.” Along with the new branding, venerable Windows titles like Minesweeper, Solitaire and Mahjong will also Continue Reading →

According to ZDNet, reporting on Rafael Rivera’s notes, users of Windows 8 will not be able to boot directly to the desktop. This means that users will be forced to use the Windows 8 Start Screen, the tiled, multicolor interface that is at the core of the revisions that Microsoft is shipping as part of Continue Reading →

Nokia has some new Windows Phone 8 handsets in the pipeline and it’s going to unveil them to the public in a matter of weeks. Sources familiar with Nokia’s plans tell WPDang and Bloomberg that the company plans to debut its new line of Windows Phone 8 handsets at Nokia World, the two-day conference it’s Continue Reading →

Goodbye Metro, it was nice knowing you. That’s right, Microsoft is killing off the name that it had given to the Windows 8 interface, according to The Verge, which reports that the Redmond-based company has signaled an imminent change of name will come this week. The move had been speculated earlier today and now, according Continue Reading →

According to The Verge, the final build of Windows 8 has leaked. Yes, it only took about 12 minutes. The build itself is an ‘N’ build which means that it does not contain Windows Media Player. For more on that, run a search for decisions of the European Union against Microsoft. As always, TNW won’t Continue Reading →

It appears that Microsoft may be preparing to launch a number of ‘holiday stores’ in major metropolitan areas for the end-of-the-year sales rush. If you are Microsoft, what’s one of the largest challenges that you face, looking forward towards the conclusion of 2012? It’s not proving to people that the Surface is a good-looking device. Continue Reading →