The price for upgrading to Windows 8 Pro will shoot up after Jan. 31, when the existing special offers to acquire the new OS lapse. Microsoft announced on Friday that a Windows 8 Pro upgrade will cost ...

Now that we know several key points about the Surface Pro, Microsoft's claim that it 'isn't just any tablet' certainly rings true -- but not in a good way Sometimes I wonder if Microsoft’s Surface ...

We may still be waiting for Windows 8, but it’s already accomplished one thing: It’s become the most surprising version of Windows ever. Even the pricing, it turns out, is a major departure from past ...

Microsoft on Monday announced a promotion that later this year will let users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 PCs upgrade to the new Windows 8 Pro for $39.99. Even though he declined to label the ...

The number of distinct versions of Windows one can choose from has become a sort of running joke. Between Home, Basic, Premium, Ultimate, and all the rest, it's enough to drive a person to buying a ...

If you bought a Windows 7 PC after June 2, you’re eligible for a discounted Windows 8 Pro upgrade for just $15. If you lie and tell Microsoft you bought a Windows 7 PC after June 2, you can also get a ...

Last week, Microsoft and its retail partners revealed a few more details about Windows 8 pricing, clarifying what the Redmond, Wash., developer has purposefully left muddy in the months leading up to ...

For years, it’s been fashionable to complain that Windows comes in too many versions, resulting in unneccesary complexity and confusion. Here’s a 2003 Cnet story by Joe Wilcox which reports on ...

With most users seemingly content to run Microsoft Windows 7 for the foreseeable future, why should you upgrade to Windows 8? This new OS is a response to new trends in the rapidly evolving IT ...

Want to upgrade from Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Home to Pro editions or buy an upgrade pack to add Windows Media Center to the operating system? You’d better act fast: Microsoft will be discontinuing ...

HIAWATHA - MobileDemand introduced a new rugged tablet computer Monday that the company says is the first fully rugged tablet PC running Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system. The Windows 8 ...

Microsoft has rolled out a firmware update for the Surface Pro in preparation for the upcoming Windows 8.1 release on October 17th. The Surface RT, on the other hand, received no firmware update and ...