Nobody's ever accused Steve Ballmer of mincing words, and the Microsoft CEO was in fine form during an interview with LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman in Santa Clara last night. Once conversation turned toward...
You don't need a crystal ball to know that tablets are going to be the hottest gift item this year. Between the new iPad mini, a plethora of Android slates under $200 and exciting new Windows 8 de...
Barely two weeks after the launch of Windows 8, the executive behind Microsoft's new operating system has left the company. In a statement issued earlier this evening, the company said that Windows an...
Everywhere you look these days you find ads for the Microsoft Surface, the company's ambitious tablet-laptop combo. But perhaps it's not clicking as much with consumers as the company hoped.
The Surface is one of the most buzzed-about gadgets of the year. Not only is it the first tablet Microsoft has ever made, the Surface also boasts unique features like an integrated kickstand and an op...
Windows 8's docking feature allows you to split your screen between two apps. For instance, you could track the latest sports scores and news on one side of the screen with the Sports app while checki...
With large databases of tiles like you find in the Windows Store or the Start screen, swiping or scrolling through all those blocks can be a hassle. Semantic zoom solves this problem by giving you...
Opening the Welcome screen and logging into Windows 8 manually may seem tedious. With this tip, you can bypass both screens, forcing Windows 8 to place you directly in the Start screen when you boot up.
Like the San Francisco Giants, who swept the Detroit Tigers in four games in Major League Baseball's World Series, Microsoft's Surface tablet totally dominated the competition in LAPTOP's Tablet World...