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• Windows 8 update: all the latest rumours, opinions and possibilities

  By Tim Greene | 25 May, 2012 14:35

  While it lacks the mobility usually associated with this class of device, there's an 80-inch tablet serving the head of Microsoft as a wallboard and as a substitute for other work-related gear.

• Microsoft clarifies Ballmer's claims of massive Windows 8 adoption

  By Gregg Keizer | 24 May, 2012 18:46

  Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts, Microsoft and independent analysts have agreed.

• Windows 8 puts end to endless reboots

  By Gregg Keizer | 23 May, 2012 18:48

  Microsoft yesterday promised that a feature it's added to Windows 8 will put a stop to endless reboots.

• Windows 8 touchscreen devices to be priced higher: Dell

  By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 09:43

  Touchscreen laptops and tablets with the upcoming Windows 8 OS will be priced higher than their non-touchscreen counterparts, according to Dell's CEO, Michael Dell.

• Analysis: Microsoft - Too old and too big to survive?

  By Mark Gibbs | 22 May, 2012 03:44

  What browser do you prefer? According to w3schools.com, which tracks browser usage of people interested in Web technologies and hence more likely to try alternative tools, as of April this year, 38.3 per cent of us preferred Google's Chrome, 35.8 per cent went with Mozilla's Firefox, and 18.3 per cent were still using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (Apple's Safari and Opera were trailing way behind). Over the last year IE and Firefox have seen their shares decrease and only Chrome has gained share.

• EU to 'remain vigilant' on Microsoft's browser commitments

  By Loek Essers | 16 May, 2012 07:34

  Regulators in Europe said Tuesday they will watch closely to make sure Microsoft complies with its commitments to ensure competition in the browser market, after Mozilla complained its Firefox browser is being excluded from Windows RT.

• Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs

  By Gregg Keizer | 16 May, 2012 06:07

  German security firm Avira yesterday issued a service pack for its antivirus software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company.

• Lenovo working with Intel on ThinkPad Windows 8 tablet

  By Agam Shah | 15 May, 2012 14:06

  Lenovo is working with chip maker Intel on a future ThinkPad tablet based on Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, a Lenovo executive said.

• EU-Microsoft browser deal requires ballot screen in Windows 8

  By Gregg Keizer | 15 May, 2012 06:41

  Microsoft today declined to comment when asked whether it believed it's required to offer a ballot screen in Windows 8 to European users for selecting rival browsers in the new operating system's desktop mode.

• Microsoft: Win8 simplifies, improves parental monitoring of kids computer activities

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 15 May, 2012 06:34

  Microsoft has designed Windows 8 to make parental monitoring and control of children's computer activities simpler and more effective, the company said on Monday.

• Microsoft touts Win8's ability to detect, fix hard disk problems

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 11 May, 2012 06:46

  Microsoft has revamped the way Windows 8 monitors hard disk operations and detects problems in an effort to make the diagnostic and repair process less intrusive and disruptive, even as disk capacity continues to balloon.

• Intel CEO Otellini calls out ARM on Windows 8 tablets

  By Agam Shah | 11 May, 2012 04:59

  Intel CEO Paul Otellini on Thursday said that the company has an advantage over its rival ARM on Windows 8 for tablets because of decades of developing x86 chips that support the Windows operating system.

• Microsoft outlines remote desktop improvements in Windows Server

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 10 May, 2012 08:08

  The new version of Windows Server will feature improvements in its hosting capabilities that end users can tap into remotely from a variety of client devices.

• PC makers mum on Windows 8 upgrades

  By Agam Shah | 05 May, 2012 06:56

  The first wave of laptops with Intel's latest third-generation Core processors started shipping this week with Windows 7, but PC makers are quiet about what it would take to upgrade the PCs to run Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8.

• Microsoft to retire Windows Live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 03 May, 2012 07:43

  Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system.