With new processors and Windows 8.1 now available, PC makers are offering the widest assortment of systems to date.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/16/2013
Microsoft's latest Surface model running the full desktop version of Windows 8.1 is a definite upgrade over last year's model. But, at its steep price, will you be ditching your laptop for it?
- By Derek Schauland
- 12/12/2013
The PC and tablet markets are ending 2013 on down notes, according to IDC.
Microsoft has received federal antitrust regulator approval for its proposed $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business.
The new "One Microsoft" reorganization aims to bring devices and services together in a way that will connect people across their work and home lives.
Nokia announced on Tuesday that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved Microsoft's purchase of "substantially all" of its devices and services business.
Brien walks you through how to get Windows to correctly distinguish between a hard drive and a solid-state drive.
A beta test version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 9.0 was released this week.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) have become more viable for boosting enterprise application performance and now the new Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 adds improved SSD support.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/04/2013
Brien runs down how you can get the most out of Windows Server 2012 R2's newest tiered storage functionality.
According to a Gartner analysis report released this week, total PC shipments worldwide are expected to decline by over 8 percent in 2013, compared to last year.
Microsoft published recovery media software today for Windows RT users whose devices got "bricked" by a recently released Windows RT 8.1 upgrade.
The PC market is continuing its decline in the third quarter, according to preliminary results from two analyst firms.
According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, a touch-optimized Microsoft Office app for Apple's iPad is less a matter of "if" and more a matter of "when."
Two questions I get asked most are: "How do you keep up with changing technology?" and "What do you use for your lab?"
- By Greg Shields
- 10/01/2013
Brien discusses that with the trend towards tablets, IT will survive by adapting.
Microsoft held a launch event today to announce the newest line of its hybrid PC Surface tablets.
- By Scott Bekker, Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/23/2013
Tablet shipments will start to surpass PC shipments in the fourth quarter of this year, according to IDC.
Intel described its code-named "Bay Trail" family of processors today as part of its Developer Forum event.
Intel laid out its vision, as well as some new product milestones, during a keynote speech on Tuesday.