Now, PC makers are in a tough spot when it comes to taking advantage of Windows 8, said Patrick Moorhead, a former chip executive who now runs research firm Moor Insight. Adding a touchscreen into a ...

Harry McCracken is the founder and editor of Technologizer, an award-winning independent Web site about the Web, mobile tech, consumer electronics, and PCs. He also writes a weekly tech column for ...

While Microsoft is touting next week's launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the new operating system will lure consumers ...

Last September, Microsoft showed off Windows 8 in public for the first time. One glance at the operating-system upgrade–heavily influenced by the company’s inventive Windows Phone–was enough to tell ...

Samsung has unveiled its new Series 7 PC, an all-in-one machine running Windows 8 that comes with a pre-loaded app from Jamie Oliver. At the IFA 2012 trade show in Berlin, Samsung announced the "brand ...

Though Windows 8 is winning rave reviews for its touch-friendly tablet experience, many feel that the operating system’s “Modern-style” UI makes life more difficult for PC users. Count usability ...

Don’t let the Windows 8 haters brainswash you: Microsoft actually introduced a few great features in its new operating system, some of which will help keep you safer from malware and other security ...

Windows 8 PC sales start Friday with major online retailers including Best Buy, Dell, Staples, Tiger Direct, and yes, the Home Shopping Network taking pre-orders for Windows 8 PCs and tablets. Some ...

Computer sellers have scaled back their expectations of the sales pop they’ll get from Windows 8 this year, an analyst said today. Brian White, of Topeka Capital Markets, said that his checks of Asian ...

Windows 8, the Ultrabook, and HP's second thoughts about exiting the desktop market suggest that competition for users' hearts and minds is far from over You’ve seen the numbers: IDC predicts a ...

Windows 8 was designed to automatically adapt itself to your PC's available RAM to keep it running optimally; however, this doesn't mean you can take a hands-off approach to its configuration.

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install programs ...