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Microsoft Windows 8 Apps Hit 35,000; PC Sales Slow

Microsoft's (MSFT) new apps-based operating system Windows 8 is now gaining apps at a rate of 415 a day, an increased pace. Apps tracker MetroStore Scanner says Windows 8 now has 35,629 apps, having surpassed 35,000 on Thursday, as Th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Windows 8 Off to Slow Start?

Sales of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT ) Windows 8 appear to be off to a slow start, according to a report from The New York Times . The paper cited Acer's President of the Americas division, Emmanuel Fromont, who told The New York [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

How To Downgrade From Microsoft Windows 8 to Windows 7 [Guid...

Ever since Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released, many users have been itching to try out the shiny new operating system. Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has already confirmed that all Windows 7 applications will work on Windows 8. B [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Windows 8, Ultrabooks to Save 2012 PC Market

The global PC market is counting on the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8 and excitement over Ultrabooks and other super-thin laptops to make the second half of 2012 a bigger success than its start. The worldwide PC market grew 1.8 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Windows 8 app store due in February

Microsoft unveiled a major part of its effort to compete in mobile computing, releasing details Tuesday of its planned Windows 8 app store at an event in San Francisco. The store is to launch with the expected late February release o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

REVIEW: Microsoft Windows 8

Microsoft has launched Windows Developer Preview, a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for software developers and its hardware partners. Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows Division at Microsoft, talked about a “re-imagining of Wi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Windows 8 first look

Originally unveiled in a video demo and set of screenshots a few months ago, Microsoft has now released the Developer Version of its next-generation operating system, Windows 8. We've downloaded the software to find out where Microsof [...]