A website is currently selling a Windows netbook for the low, low price of just $39, but before you rush out to order it, there are a number of caveats to be aware of. More...

A Google security engineer has posted evidence of a Windows zero-day exploit on a public website. Microsoft stated that it is investigating the claim but said there's no evidence it is being used. More...

Kinect program manager Scott Evans has stated that Microsoft will be bringing the second generation Kinect to PC, although they aren't ready to share any further information about their plans More...

Microsoft has released a new commercial for its Surface RT tablet that emphasizes features of the tablet itself, unlike previous commercials that focused on keyboard cover accessories. More...

NVIDIA has renamed its Android game console Project SHIELD to just SHIELD. The console, which will also stream PC games on Steam, will go on sale this June for $349, with pre-orders starting May 20. More...

Windows Essentials is a suite of products available in one easy download. Windows Essentials 2012 includes an update to Movie Maker, Photo Gallery for Windows 7 and Windows 8. More...

Rumours surrounding the release of Windows 8.1 are flying thick and fast - the most recent of which suggests the Start Button will be returning alongside an updated Charms Bar. More...

Dell Latitude notebooks will be made available to pilots of the Airbus A320 airliner family, connecting to flight deck systems, and providing in-flight digital access to crucial documentation. More...

Windows chief Julie Larson-Green has confirmed a public preview of Windows 8.1 will be available in June, as well as some new hardware "in the next few weeks" that could hint at smaller tablets. More...

The popular VoIP service Viber has finally launched a version of its software made for Windows and Mac desktops, offering those users More...

A Qualcomm exec was quoted this weekend saying that the processor maker is still "excited about Microsoft's strategy around Windows RT" and its Snapdragon chips will be in future Windows RT devices. More...

Intel has announced that its current chief operating officer Brian Krzanich will be taking over as CEO of the chip maker on May 16th, succeeding Paul Otellini who announced his retirement months ago. More...

According to IDC, Microsoft shipped 900,000 Surface devices in Q1 2013. The majority of those devices are Surface Pros, with the Surface RT accounting for just 0.4% of all tablets sold. More...

Microsoft has launched a new contest called YouthSpark Challenge for Change, which asks U.S. residents from 18 to 25 years of age to use Microsoft products as part of a social good project. More...

After first launching on competing platforms, Skype new video messaging service has finally arrived on Windows. Folks using the latest Skype Beta version will now have access to this new feature. More...

Microsoft have sold off almost $3 billion in debt today, in both U.S. and European markets. The deal comes as the first in the company's history to involve the European market. More...

Samsung has announced that from now on, all of its Windows PCs will be sold under the Samsung ATIV branding, dumping its Series brand entirely. Samsung also announced two new ATIV Windows 8 notebooks. More...

Microsoft has released a new tool that will allow users of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 to mount ISO disk image files as virtual CD-ROM drive which should help with installs of Windows 8. More...

A new study from Soluto claims that the MacBook Pro 13 laptop that has Windows installed is the most reliable Windows laptop for small businesses, based on data collected from 150,000 PCs. More...

When navigating to the Bing web site through a secure connection, a security certificate error message greets you in most browsers. At present, certificate providers are mostly likely to blame. More...

A Kickstarter campaign to fund a Windows and Mac port of the Linux-based OpenShot Video Editor has been successful and developer OpenShot Studios will launch a beta version at the end of 2013. More...

Watch a video showing some of the features found in the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1 (Blue). These include the new Files app, the many changes to the PC Settings pane, and a few others. More...

Leap Motion has announced that its upcoming motion sensing hardware add-on will be bundled with some HP Windows 8 PCs and will eventually be embedded inside upcoming HP PC products. More...

Another report has surfaced that reinforces previous speculation and code changes in the latest builds of Windows 8.1, which show that there might be a boot to desktop option in the update More...

Intel has revealed that it will launch a new version of its Thunderbolt technology in 2014, which will offer 20 Gbps of throughput speed, which is double what the current Thunderbolt tech offers. More...

ReactOS is an effort to create a Free and Open Source replacement for the Microsoft Windows NT® family that is compatible with both applications and drivers. ReactOS is NOT a Linux based system. More...

According to Gartner, the research firm we all love so much, Microsoft could be irrelevant in as little as four years if they fail to capture key tablet and phone markets during a "disruptive shift" More...

Mailbird is a new email client for Windows, with a particular focus on Gmail and an interface users of the Sparrow email clients from OS X and iOS may find somewhat familiar. It isn't an April Fool. More...

A creative user on a forum has worked out how to bring Calculator and Calendar, two apps from the leaked Windows Blue, into Windows 8 Pro using a few software utilities and a bit of imagination. More...

If you are willing to believe online resumes, it looks like Microsoft has built a secret team inside the Windows group to build high quality showcase applications for the Windows platform. More...

After Windows Blue (build 9364) being leaked earlier today, we look at some of the new productivity applications Microsoft have decided to include in the upcoming Windows 8 update. More...

Executives from Evernote and Box recently spoke at a mobile development conference and warned the event's attendees to not dismiss Microsoft's mobile Windows platforms. More...

A Microsoft corporate VP has defended Windows RT in an interview, stating that the platform will get better with time, and that Microsoft endured "the disruption" because "there's a strategy". More...

A few more references to Windows Blue have been spotted on LinkedIn and while they don't reveal much, they do highlight a few areas of the upcoming update. More...

Steam has launched Early Access which allows gamers to purchase games that are still in active development. Gamers can send feedback, bug reports and discuss the game. More...

Take this as a very tentative rumor, but apparently Windows 9 is slated for a general release in November 2014, while a beta version will be made available in January 2014 More...

Samsung's new co-CEO, JK Shin, has complained about Windows in the market, saying there is "lackluster demand" for Windows products, and smartphones and tablets "aren't selling very well" More...

Xi3 has now said that it made its PISTON gaming PC "specifically for Valve" but it also disagrees with Valve about Linux being the future for PC games and will ship PISTON with a Windows OS. More...

Microsoft released security patches yesterday. One of the fixes relates to USB drives. A hacker could gain unauthorized access to a machine just by using a specially formatted USB drive. More...

The latest Humble Bundle includes games for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android. For whatever price you want to pay, you can get cross-platform support for a bunch of games. More...

A loading image for HTC's Zoe Share website bares more than a passing resemblance to the logo that Microsoft used for its first version of its Windows operating system. More...

Evernote has announced that they have been hacked, with user's email addresses, (encrypted) passwords and username data being stolen, although they claim documents weren't accessed. More...

More information regarding Windows Blue has surfaced, elaborating on the kernel changes made to the OS, as well as detailing search improvements and a release schedule for the update More...

New screenshots have appeared from Windows "Blue" build 9319 that show off IE11 (and not much else) while info has also arisen suggesting there will be a publically available Milestone Preview version More...

Microsoft is becoming a "cool" company. At least that's what a recent poll seems to suggest. According to the result the Redmond company managed to rank higher than Facebook and Twitter. More...

Since the launch of Windows 8, the string of leaks of Windows builds has all but come to a halt. While we have been hearing quite a bit about Windows blue, images of Windows 9 have leaked. More...