Has Microsoft finally admitted Windows 8 was a colossal blunder?
Microsoft's decision to finally bring back a true Start menu to Windows begs the question: Has it finally recognized what a massive mistake it made with Windows 8, or is Microsoft just reluctantly...
View ArticleWindows 9 will mean the revenge of the Desktop
Microsoft tried to kill the Desktop in Windows 8, but with Windows 9 the Desktop may well take center stage again. Reports says that the next Windows release, due possibly in the middle of 2015, may...
View ArticleHere's how to make your Windows machine run Chrome OS
Want to use Chrome without buying a Chromebook? Here's a simple way to do it on a Windows machine that will take only a few minutes. You won't get all of Chrome's features, but you will get the most...
View ArticleMicrosoft cries 'uncle' on Windows 8 -- 8.1 update boots straight to desktop
Microsoft has apparently finally admitted that Windows 8's dueling tablet-PC interface was a mistake, because reports say that in the upcoming 8.1 update Windows will bypass the Start screen and boot...
View ArticleApple eats its own dog food
Apple continues the thirtieth birthday of the Macintosh with a new video clip designed to show how its technologies have impacted the creative industries, but has the company got a plan to ensure 2044...
View ArticleSix ways the Windows 8.1 update bridges the Desktop-Start Menu divide
With the Windows 8.1 update, Microsoft has finally realized it has to make its duelling Desktop and Start Menu interfaces play nice together. Based on the latest leaks, here are six ways it does it.
View ArticleFailing Microsoft must bring Office to iPad
Microsoft may have chosen a new CEO but it seems it still hasn't figured out how to carve a future in the Apple-driven Post-PC computer world. And it all comes down to Office.
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