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Estimates peg 59M Windows 8 devices in use

IDGNS staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:50:16 +0000

Microsoft this week said that it had sold 100 million licenses of Windows 8 in the operating system's first six months. But how many copies are being used?

Start button's return to Windows 8? Probably, but there's no guarantee

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:30:18 +0000

Microsoft's head of Windows development on Tuesday came close to promising that the iconic Start button would return to the Windows 8 desktop, but never made a guarantee.

Asus readies small, sub-$300 Windows slates for release

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:50:15 +0000

Would you pay an extra $50 for a pint-sized tablet if it ran Windows 8 instead of Android? Asus thinks you might.

Windows 8 tip: Restore the merge-folders option

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:47:44 +0000

Windows 8 insists on automatically merging the contents of like-named folders. Here's how to restore the options you had in Windows 7.

Microsoft's drip-drip-drip Windows communications strategy dubbed a washout

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:22:16 +0000

Microsoft's Tami Reller, the CFO and head of marketing for the Windows division, went on a mini publicity spree today. But she didn't say very much.

Windows Blue preview due at end of June

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:09:12 +0000

Microsoft plans to release a preview version of Windows 8's update, code-named Windows Blue, at the end of June, according to Julie Larson-Green, a corporate vice president in charge of the OS's development.

$300M investment in Nook delivers next to nothing for Microsoft

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:04:18 +0000

Microsoft has gotten little from a 2012 investment of $300 million with Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it's poised to reap some rewards as it and its partners start to ship smaller tablets.

Security pros cheer hint of hands-off updates in Windows Blue

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:13:17 +0000

Microsoft's apparent plan to automatically update its own Windows Store apps in the next version of Windows 8 is drawing praise from security experts.

Microsoft's Windows Blue to be available later this year

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:17:03 +0000

Microsoft's update of its Windows 8 operating system, code-named Windows Blue, will be available later this year, supporting a variety of form factors and display sizes, and providing more options for both businesses and consumers.

Gates sticks to company line on tablets, knocks iPad

IDGNS staff — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:59:18 +0000

Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates today stuck to the company line on tablets, and disparaged rival Apple's iPad for its lack of a keyboard and its inability to run Office.

Microsoft's $2B loan to Dell comes with strings

IDGNS staff — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:52:17 +0000

As part of Microsoft's loan of $2 billion to a group trying to buy PC maker Dell, the two companies must modify the payment terms of Dell's current agreements with Microsoft, a document filed with U.S. regulators said.

Amazon leaks evidence of first smaller, cheaper Windows 8 tablet

IDGNS staff — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:21:17 +0000

Details of what could be the first smaller Windows 8 tablet leaked Friday when Amazon briefly published a listing for an 8.1-in. Acer Iconia tablet.

Microsoft admits zero-day bug in IE8, pledges patch

IDGNS staff — Sun, 05 May 2013 06:10:47 +0000

Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8, the company's most popular browser.

Acer waits for Windows RT 8.1 to make tablet decision

IDGNS staff — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:43:50 +0000

Acer is waiting for the next version of Windows RT, due in the second half of this year, before deciding whether to release a tablet that runs on that OS.

How to "Trust this PC" in Windows 8?

henyfoxe — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:24:53 +0000

I'm having trouble getting my PC "trusted" since I installed Windows 8. When I go into Action Center and select "Trust this PC" it just redirects to Live account and nothing else happens. It's one of those things that is (or should be) super simple, but it's driving me nuts.