Windows RT Woes: HTC Scraps Tablet
Tablets are cannibalizing PC sales -- but while iOS and Android feast, consumers have left Windows RT to starve. Can Windows 8.1 save Microsoft's lightweight OS?
Google Pushes On iPhone Apps
Google's Sundar Pichai reveals why the company makes apps for Apple's iPhone but not for Microsoft's Windows Phone.
Google Chrome Browser Blurs OS Lines
Google talks about Chrome OS and the Chrome browser as though they're different products, but they continue to converge. Witness the new rich notifications feature.
Windows 8.1 Timing All Wrong
Windows 8.1 should be coming out now. Here's why Microsoft can no longer afford to target the fall for new releases.
Windows 8: 4 Things I've Learned
After spending two weeks on a touchscreen laptop, I've revisited my initial assumptions about Windows 8. But don't kid yourself: Joe and Jane user will need training.
Windows 8: 5 Hopeful Signs
Thanks to new apps and smaller, cheap devices, Windows 8 is primed for a rebound -- if Windows 8.1 delivers.
Google I/O: 10 Big Developments
Google skipped the skydivers at Google I/O 2013, but broke interesting ground in maps, music, social and search. Take our tour.
Dell Earnings May Disappoint
Michael Dell and his plan to take the company private may benefit if quarterly earnings miss Wall Street's expectations.
Windows 8.1: No Cost, Big Pressure
Microsoft confirms that Windows 8.1, formerly known as Windows Blue, will be free for current Windows 8 and Windows RT users. But will it be enough to revitalize sales?
3M Uses Azure For Image Analysis Service
3M Manager Bill Smyth wanted to launch a new business without plunging into the company's capital budget allocation process. So he used Microsoft's Azure cloud services.
What Nook Could Buy Microsoft
Microsoft has reportedly made a $1 billion offer to buy Nook, Barnes & Noble's e-reader business. What could it gain from the deal?
Microsoft, Skype Patent Case: Big Target
Patent troll or David fighting Goliath? CopyTele CEO Robert Berman, whose company filed two claims last week against Microsoft's Skype service, says his case is nuanced.
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