Microsoft will attempt to claw back territory from Apple and Google Friday with a new version of Windows in an increasingly fierce battle over computer operating systems. Use of Apple devices, along ...

Back in 2012, Microsoft took a gamble in releasing its Windows 8 operating system. The desktop OS featured a bold new design language, a new touch-centric UI paradigm, and the infamous Live Tiles.

Windows 8 is code name for new system No date for release, expected before Oct 2012 Demo shows features optimized for tablets Qualcomm supports Windows 8 PC firms grumble over Microsoft restrictions ...

Microsoft has launched the latest preview of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, bringing various improvements to what the firm is billing as the "most important piece of work we've done".

The release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation, is getting a completely different look ...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates calls the new Windows 8 operating system "a very exciting new product" from the world's largest software maker. Gates told The Associated Press on Thursday that he is ...

The good news is that consumer adoption of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)‘s Windows 8 operating system is still on schedule. This should help to alleviate the concerns of consumers completely ...

Microsoft is believed to have shipped the RTM version of the Windows Phone 8 operating system, according to sources. Now it's time for carriers and handset makers to test and preload before the ...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates Thursday called the new Windows 8 operating system scheduled for release next month "a very exciting new product" and "a very big deal" for the world's largest software ...

Microsoft has confirmed a Start button is returning to the desktop mode's taskbar of its Windows 8 operating system. The lack of the facility - which had been in every previous version since Windows ...

TAIPEI/PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp showed off a version of its next operating system at technology conferences in the United States and Taipei, as some PC makers grumbled over ...