Barnes & Noble offers free books and magazines for downloading its Windows 8 Nook app
Barnes & Noble is giving away five free books and five free magazines to users who download them via the Windows 8 platform.
InFocus’ BigTouch: a 55-inch Windows 8 all-in-one for a whopping $5,000
The 18-inch Dell XPS 18 is nothing compared to InFocus' huge, 55-inch BigTouch. This mammoth of an AiO computer has a hefty price tag of $5,000.
Windows 8 app store now has 50,000 apps to choose from
The Windows 8 app store reached a new milestone: With 50,000 apps in its store, it now has more than twice the number of apps it had just three months ago.
Microsoft to roll out Windows 8 Mail, Calendar, and People app updates
Microsoft's updating its Windows 8 Mail, Calendar, and People apps tomorrow, making them more useful and much easier to combine your work and personal life.
Samsung adds AT&T LTE to ATIV Smart PC Pro, 1080p screen to Series 9 Premium Ultrabook
With new LTE capabilities and full HD displays, Samsung's Series 9 ultraportable and hybrid Smart PC Pro just earned an upgrade to business class.
Pandora comes to Windows Phone 8, offers ad-free streaming for 2013
Today, Pandora announced its debut to the Windows Phone 8 app store.
Asus’ 15-inch VivoBook S500 Ultrabook now in stores, starts at $700
After teasing us with the 11.6-inch and 14-inch VivoBook Ultrabooks with touch displays earlier this year, Asus is finally bringing its biggest model to America - the 15.6-inch S500.
Windows 8 touchscreen laptop prices are expected to drop by at least 10 percent
Reports out of Taiwan suggest touch-enabled Windows 8 laptops will be getting a 10-20% discount soon, after Microsoft's manufacturer discount for Windows 8 and Office 2013 kick in.
Asus’s 18-inch Transformer All-in-One runs both Android and Windows 8, starts at $1300
After wowing us at CES, Asus just revealed its Transformer All-in-One will be heading to our shores this Spring. Its 18-inch display becomes an Android tablet when detached, and is a full Windows 8 PC when docked.
Buying a Windows 8 ‘touch’ device? Scrounge up an old laptop and trade it in for up to $400
You can get up to $400 if you trade in an old gadget at Staples. The catch? You have to first buy a Windows 8 touch device.
Microsoft ending $15 Windows 8 promotion tomorrow
Bought a Windows 7 PC in the last 7 months? If so, you have two days left to upgrade to Windows 8 for only $15. The promo ends tomorrow, Feb. 28.
AMD launches TurboDock technology for better Windows 8 hybrid performance
AMD's TurboDock technology prioritizes performance over battery life when a hybrid slate is docked, but does the opposite when removed from the dock.
Samsung Series 7 Chronos laptop spotted in Best Buy for $1,200
The thin and powerful Samsung Series 7 Chronos laptop has been spotted at Best Buy, taking the wraps off its price and specs available statesside.
Microsoft job postings reveal Windows Blue update coming to your PC and phone
Microsoft's recent job postings reveal that Windows Blue will revamp the Windows 8 interface, as well as Windows Phone 8.
Mobile news of the week: iWatch, promising future, and a phone you can’t afford
If you missed out on some of the biggest news stories to take place in the mobile world over the week, then check out everything you missed in our news recap.
Preliminary edition of Metro Firefox has arrived to Windows 8
Those interested in downloading a testing edition of Metro Firefox can now sample the Nightly build version of the popular Web Browser.
Run Android apps on Windows 8 PCs and Surface Pro tablets with BlueStacks
Bring over 750,000 Android apps to your Windows 8 machine with this free emulator from BlueStacks. Too bad it won't work with Windows RT.
Blurstagram, physible, bashtag, and more tech lingo you need to know
Saw something on the Web you want to gossip about with friends but not sure how to describe it? Our tech lingo lesson will illustrate some useful terms.
Life and Tiles of a Win8 Convert: A soy latte, a Lumia, and a crazy bum with a shopping cart
In the 9th edition of The Life and Tiles of a Windows 8 Convert, Andrew tries to test out Skype when he gets in a tussle with a crazy man at a coffee shop.
Surface Pro 128GB ‘sells out’ instantly, but customers aren’t buying it
Microsoft's Surface Pro went on sale this weekend and sold out instantly, but fans are crying foul, claiming that Microsoft has rigged its launch.
Spotify app for Windows Phone 8 finally launches
Three months after promised, Spotify finally released its Windows 8 app to the Windows Phone Store.
The future is Nii: Nintendo’s president looks to the future of Nintendo hardware beyond Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo' gaming machines need help. The Nintendo 3DS is selling well, but its games are not. Meanwhile the Nintendo Wii U is struggling. Company president Satoru Iwata explains how Nintendo is altering its hardware development to tackle these challenges.