Hewlett-Packard taps into the best aspects of Windows 8 with two cool notebooks that were shown this week at CES. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, ...

Tepid enthusiasm for Windows 8 is bad news for Microsoft, but it’s good news for laptop shoppers. Notebooks with 15-inch displays and running Windows 8 with Intel Ivy Bridge processors have been ...

Buying a new Windows 8 device isn’t as simple as, say, picking up a new Android tablet. The device-spanning nature of the overhauled operating system means Windows works on a vast array of hardware, ...

At this Microsoft store -- one of 30 to open so far around the country -- shoppers are checking out the newest Windows 8 computers. And in Consumer Reports labs, dozens of the new Windows 8 laptops ...

Samsung appears to be close to releasing a hybrid laptop-tablet running Windows 8, according to a recently released video teaser from the South Korean tech giant. The cryptic video shows a laptop with ...

Not to worry. I recently had my first up close and personal encounter with Windows 8. At first, it was a little disconcerting. But in no time, I was pretty happy with what Microsoft has come up with.

I'm shopping around for a new laptop for a family member. I've briefly used Windows 8 but not really extensively. To be honest I'm a Mac user so it's not like I use the Windows OS on a daily basis. I ...