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Friday, 28 June 2013

Hands On with Windows 8.1: Microsoft's 'do-over' OS is loaded with features

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Hands On with Windows 8.1: Microsoft's 'do-over' OS is loaded with features

06.26.2013 9:00 AM

Windows 8.1 isn't just an update it's an apology. But if you didn't like Windows 8, don't expect the new release to change your mind.

Windows 8.1 apps: New additions and crucial updates

06.27.2013 3:26 AM

Windows 8.1 Preview shows much-improved internal apps, and the Windows Store is much friendlier and more filled-out than it used to be.

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Microsoft misses the mark as its Build 2013 keynote muddles the Windows 8.1 message

06.26.2013 12:39 PM

Developers, developers, developers shouldn't be your audience when you're announcing a product that's crucial for your company's future.

Microsoft unwilling to kill one of its Internet Explorer twins

06.27.2013 6:48 AM

Why are there two versions of Internet Explorer within Windows 8.1? Because users want them, IE11 chief says. Plus: a slimmer SkyDrive.

New Windows 8 PCs use touchscreens, hybrid designs and Haswell to capture attention

06.24.2013 3:01 AM

Vendors are trying to innovate their way out of the PC doldrums. Let's look at the curiosities they've created.

Review: Three widescreen HD monitors that pivot from portrait to landscape

06.26.2013 3:30 AM

We go eyes-on with new models from HP, NEC, and Samsung, whose expansive screens and pivoting hinges give you more options for viewing content or images.

Kinect for Windows developer's kit slated for November, adds 'green screen' technology

06.26.2013 9:30 AM

Microsoft's Kinect for Windows will be released in final form by next year, and include "green screen" technology to strip out backgrounds from behind users.

Is Nvidia's Shield worth $300? We debate the math

06.21.2013 3:03 AM

This new gaming handheld plays Android apps and streams PC games, but it costs $300. Is it worth the money? Two PCWorld writers argue each side.

The 10 biggest PC game disappointments

06.21.2013 3:30 AM

Some games garner so much fan attention that they can't possibly live up to hype they've generated. Here are ten games from recent history that created high hopes but ended up being big letdowns.

Razer's new Surround software turns your stereo headset into a 7.1 home theater

06.25.2013 8:00 AM

This virtual 7.1 surround-sound software does a decent job of simulating a much more expensive pair of surround-sound headphones.

Five essential security measures to protect your business no matter its size

06.20.2013 3:30 AM

Take these basic steps to safeguard your business's invaluable information assets.

Cybercrooks target SMBs with new types of attacks

06.24.2013 8:18 AM

As money and corporate information have morphed from hard currency and blueprints to digital files, small and midsized businesses have become the new banks to rob. In fact, bank robberies across the U.S. have plummeted from 9,400 in 1991 to just 3,870 last year. As Doug Johnson of the American Bankers Association puts it: "As more and more transactions become electronic, more bank crimes become electronic."

 
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