Will the post-PC world also be the post-Windows world?
We learned over the weekend that Microsoft is planning to release a major update to Windows next year that will essentially act as a do-over …
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With Windows 8 ‘tanking hard,’ Microsoft preps Windows 9 for 2015
Whomever Microsoft appoints as its new CEO, it looks like they’ll have to start work immediately cleaning up the mess left by Windows 8. Paul …
Confide app sends self-destructing messages that can’t be saved in a screenshot
A new iOS messaging application will do for text messaging what Snapchat does for pictures – make them available only temporarily to the receiver, who …
The biggest threat to Windows: ‘People simply don’t care about it’
If Windows ever dies out, it will likely go out with a whimper and not with a bang. Windows enthusiast Paul Thurrott worries that the …
This is the one reason Android users are actually jealous of iOS users
Android users are a proud group and are typically not fond of admitting that they’re envious of iPhone users. However, there’s one area where even …
Former Google engineer explains how Google Maps determines your ETA
The feature in most navigation apps that offers at estimated time of arrival is a nice add-on that gives drivers a general idea of when …
Facebook’s ability to rip off its rivals will save it
The core Facebook product is looking increasingly middle-aged and teens’ growing revulsion towards the service has been among the biggest tech themes of 2013. Arguably, …
Here’s how desperate some IT people are to avoid Windows 8
Microsoft knows that it has some work to do to make its desktop users happier with Windows 8. Despite this, the company is hoping to …
Microsoft CEO candidate hints company’s future goes beyond Windows
Ever since its rise to power in the 1990s, Microsoft has been all about “Windows, Windows, Windows.” But just because Windows has been Microsoft’s past …
Windows 9 concept: Saving Windows from itself with a focus on ‘little things’
After hearing that Microsoft may bring back the Start menu button to Windows starting with the next major release, codenamed “Threshold,” a user imagined some …
‘Younity’ is a Snapchat for everything
Younity is a new service from Entangled Media that brings Snapchat-like sharing features that apply to all the possible files users would have on their …
How Microsoft could bring back the Start menu without killing Metro UI
The biggest controversy surrounding Windows 8 has been about the so-called “Metro” user interface that lets users navigate their PC through a set of Live …
More details emerge on Microsoft’s plan to bring back Start menu
The Start menu really does look like it’ll be making a comeback in the next version of Windows. ZDNet confirms a report from Paul Thurrott …
Microsoft’s mission with Windows 8.2: Appease spurned desktop users
We learned earlier this week that Microsoft will reportedly bring back its dearly departed Start menu to Windows 8.2, a change that will come as …
Microsoft may keep selling box copies of Windows 7 after all
Calm down, Windows 8 haters: You may not have to rush out to scoop up Windows 7 after all. Microsoft caused a stir last week …
Microsoft may finally bring back full Start menu with Windows 8.2
As we noted last week, Windows 8 is a very polarizing operating system. While many Windows users find it much faster and more stable than …
I’m not sure Microsoft appreciates how much some users hate Windows 8
Let’s be clear: I think that Windows 8 is in many ways a good operating system. But it is also a very polarizing one among …
Students at 35,000 schools can now use Microsoft Office for free
Like any good pusher, Microsoft knows that the best way to get kids hooked on your product is to start them off with free samples. …
Windows 7 is still growing faster than Windows 8
Sorry, Microsoft: Even the superficial return of the Start button isn’t enough to make people clamor for Windows 8. TheNextWeb takes a look at some …
Apple brings back lost iWork features with new update
Criticized for dumbing down its iWork suite of productivity apps a month ago, Apple on Friday issued a software update that brings back some of …
This is the true value of Android
What typically gets lost in a lot of the horserace coverage comparing iOS and Android market share is the impact that both platforms have on …
Your iPhone 5s is a hands-free 360-degree panoramic camera and you didn’t even know it
There are plenty of iOS and Android developers out there who get creative with their apps, but Egos Ventures have taken things to a whole new …
Windows 8.1 apps are about to get a lot more chatty
Steve Ballmer has long been enthusiastic about developers and now developers have another reason to be enthusiastic about Windows 8.1. ZDNet reports that Microsoft has …
iOS 7 may not be the smash hit Apple expected
There’s no doubt that a lot of Apple users have upgraded their smartphones and tablets to iOS 7 so far but there may be a …
The Start button’s triumphant return: Windows 8.1 now available
It might not be the same Start button Windows users have grown to love over the years, but it’s back. Microsoft on Thursday released the …
Microsoft seen folding Windows RT into Windows Phone by 2015
Microsoft may not be planning to perpetually support three different operating systems after all. An unnamed source tells ZDNet that Microsoft will likely fold its …
Microsoft designing ‘touch first’ version of Office for iPads
Although Microsoft has had its share of problems breaking into the mobile market, the company’s Office software is still the world’s most-used productivity software and …
Early build of Android 4.4 KitKat shown in leaked pictures
We know that Google is planning to release a new version of its mobile operating system in the near future called Android 4.4 KitKat and …
Windows 8.1 now available for preorder, complete with Start button
Those who don’t already have Windows 8 on their desktops and laptops can now preorder Microsoft’s new Windows 8.1 software from the company’s online store. …
Microsoft plans single app store for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone
This could be just the thing that Microsoft needs to reignite developer interest in Windows Phone: A common app store for its multiple platforms. Unnamed …
