Latest Windows News

10 September 2013
News: Surface 2 to launch 23 September

Microsoft is set to launch its Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets on 23 September.
23 August 2013
News: Lenovo to reinstate Windows Start menu

Lenovo has decided enough is enough and will put the Start menu back for its Windows 8 PCs and laptops.
20 August 2013
News: Nokia Bandit named as upcoming phablet

Nokia's rumoured Windows Phone 8 phablet has been named as the Bandit.
16 August 2013
News: Is Windows RT dead?

Is Windows RT dead? We investigate the past, present and future of Microsoft's cut-down mobile Windows 8 operating system.
News: Nokia to launch a Windows RT tablet

Nokia is thought to be planning to launch a Windows RT tablet next month.
15 August 2013
News: Who Are the Real Winners in the Microsoft-Oracle Deal?

The new Microsoft-Oracle partnership benefits both companies, as Oracle gets access to Azure and Microsoft can finally license Java. Will the deal have any effect on either company's enterprise customers?
14 August 2013
News: Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 release date

Microsoft has confirmed the release date for Windows 8.1 as 17 October.
13 August 2013
News: Windows 8.1 gets October release date

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8.1 update, previously called Windows Blue, will be released in October.
07 August 2013
News: Nokia to launch phablet next month

Nokia is preparing to launch a Full HD phablet with a quad-core processor, according to a rumour.
05 August 2013
News: Microsoft Surface Pro gets a price cut

Microsoft has decided to drop the price of its Surface Pro tablet by $100, but not in the UK.
31 July 2013
News: Surface RT revenue flops for Microsoft

Microsoft has made just $853 million in revenue from its Surface tablets.
16 July 2013
News: Microsoft to make a Surface smart watch

As if there weren't enough rumours about smart watches, it's Microsoft which is the latest to be supposedly making one.
15 July 2013
News: Microsoft Surface RT price drops in the UK

Microsoft has given its Surface RT a price cut in the lead up to a new model of the tablet.
News: Microsoft to update Windows Phone 8

Microsoft has detailed the next software update to its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system.
12 July 2013
News: Microsoft to update Surface tablets

Microsoft is preparing to launch new versions of its Surface RT and Surface Pro Windows 8 tablets.
09 July 2013
News: Windows 8.1 RTM coming in August

Microsoft has confirmed that the release to manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 8.1 will be arriving in late August.
02 July 2013
News: Xbox One could get Windows 8 apps

At Microsoft's Build conference the firm suggested that the Xbox One might get Windows 8 apps.
27 June 2013
News: Microsoft launches Windows 8.1 Preview

At its Build 2013 conference, Microsoft released a Preview version of Windows 8.1 for PCs and tablets.
25 June 2013
News: PC sales to decline again

Worldwide sales of desktop and notebook PCs are set to decline by more than 10 percent.
10 June 2013
News: Get a PC for just £24

A new scheme backed by Microsoft is offering consumers in Briton PCs and laptops from just £24.