Google issues new Chromebook deals to celebrate the death of Windows XP support
Google’s low-cost, light-duty Chromebooks have been taking schools by storm. They’re also seen as terrific options for consumers on the hunt for a cheap web …
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You can download Windows 8.1 Update right now
Microsoft is slowly but surely turning Windows 8 into a palatable operating system, starting with the first major Windows 8.1 update. Some of the new …
Redditor shares details about Windows 9 ‘Threshold’ and future Windows Phone 8.2 update
While the Windows 8.1 update is now available to users, Microsoft is already working on the next major desktop OS release, which could be ready …
This is Microsoft’s ingenious plan to reel in more customers
Microsoft has devised a new clever way to convince customers to purchase a Surface tablet: the new Surface Pro 2 “Geek” bundle that packs some …
Everything you need to know about Windows 8.1 Update
Microsoft finally took the wraps off of its upcoming Windows 8.1 Update, a major revision that will add a range of new functionality to Microsoft’s …
Microsoft heralds the triumphant return of the Start menu
The most baffling omission from Windows 8 is undoubtedly the Start menu. Microsoft went all-in with its Metro interface, leaving Start behind, but the company …
Kinect for Windows V2 officially announced
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the second version of Kinect for Windows, as previously rumored. The device looks similar to the Kinect sensor that comes with …
Microsoft unveils Windows 8.1 Update 1
As expected, Microsoft on Wednesday announced the Windows 8.1 Update 1, a software update that Windows users who still prefer mouse and keyboard input over …
Windows 8.1 is about to get better for mouse and keyboard users
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 Update 1 following Build 2014, ZDNet reveals, making the operating system more appealing to users who still choose the mouse and …
With Windows 9, Microsoft may finally forget the past and embrace the future
Microsoft is expected to reveal the first details of its next major Windows release this week at Build 2014, ZDNet reports. Windows 9 – codenamed …
The man who took the iconic Windows XP wallpaper photo has bitter regrets
Lush green hills under a cobalt blue sky with precisely the right amount of fluffy clouds floating about. Who hasn’t been lost in reverie staring …
Retina MacBook Air reportedly launches later this year
Apple fans wondering when their favorite PC and mobile device maker might finally introduce a MacBook Air with Retina display might not have much longer …
Microsoft offers $100 discount to XP users upgrading to Windows 8 PCs
It’s crunch time for Microsoft as support for Windows XP will finally wind down for good on April 8th. In order to convince the stragglers …
Redesigned MacBook Air model tipped to arrive with exciting new features
Apple may launch a brand new MacBook Air version this year, a Weiphone poster has revealed, sporting some exciting features including a 12-inch screen that …
New Mac Pro Boot Camp users now stuck with Windows 8
It looks like Apple might have taken Microsoft’s recent video to heart after all. MacRumors reports that Apple’s support page for Boot Camp has been …
How Google and Microsoft are forcing OEMs to cancel dual-booting products
After a couple of reports from Taiwan suggested that Google may be posing significant opposition to Asus’ plans to ship the dual-booting Android/Windows Transformer Book …
How one Mac user cooked his Macbook Pro back to life
Faced with the “Mac equivalent of the Blue Screen of Death” situation – a MacBook failing to boot and showing a blue screen only – …
Samsung’s latest innovation could have a big impact on upcoming tablets [updated]
Samsung on Tuesday announced on its blog that it’s now mass-producing the “industry’s most advanced” 4-gigabit (Gb) DDR3 DRAM memory which is based on a new …
This could be the gaming laptop of your dreams
If you’ve got more than $2,000 to spend and you love PC gaming then it looks like you can’t go wrong with the MSI GS60 …
Dual Android/Windows tablets/laptops get the boot from Google
After claiming in a recent report that the new Asus dual-booting Android/Windows tablet/laptop combo that was announced at CES 2014 may not actually hit stores, …
Apple reportedly ready to kill 13-inch non-Retina MacBook Pro
Apple is apparently ready to get rid off another MacBook Pro model, Digitimes reports. After ditching the 15-inch MacBook Pro with optical drive in late …
There’s no end in sight to the PC market bloodbath
2013 was a truly horrible year for PC sales and 2014 is shaping up to be terrible as well. The latest report from IDC projects …
Video: Microsoft’s new Apple-bashing ad says Mac computers should be more like Windows 8
Microsoft and Apple have been exchanging blows in TV commercials for years. In recent history, Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ad campaign was the height of …
Awesome ‘iPro’ Concept: If the iMac had Mac Pro’s baby, this is what it would look like
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Mac, long-time Apple fan Kurt Merki Jr. has imagined a new Apple computer that would incorporate some of the …
1 in 5 Macs now wide open to malware attacks
Much like Windows XP users who refuse to upgrade, any holdover Mac users who are still clinging to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard should really …
Record iTunes Radio streams on your Mac with this app
iTunes Radio hasn’t yet overtaken the dominant music streaming services on the market, but there’s no denying that Apple’s entry has attracted a large number …
A scary thought: This Halloween will mark the end of new Windows 7 consumer PCs [updated]
If you want a new PC but would prefer to get one with Windows 7 instead of Windows 8, then you’d better realize that your …
Microsoft’s worst nightmare has been realized: Windows apps are coming to Chrome OS
Microsoft’s worst nightmare used to be a world where the media tablet category got so hot that it ate into PC sales. That nightmare is …
Video: The follow-up to Apple’s best-ever commercial was its worst-ever commercial
Just about every Apple fan out there will happily recall Apple’s iconic 1984 television commercial, which many still refer to as Apple’s best advertisement of …
Here’s one Mac knockoff Apple might not be able to sue
North Korea has upgraded the Red Star OS computer operating system it uses in computers found in schools and libraries to mimic Apple’s Mac OS …
