Late yesterday, Microsoft unveiled the new Windows 8 user interface -- or rather, the new Start Menu, and a hint of what Windows 8 apps will look and feel like. The new Start Menu -- or home screen -- ...

Tomorrow, with the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft will throw open the doors to its new app marketplace: the Windows Store. And to coincide with the public launch of its tablet and PC app ecosystem, ...

Whether you want it or not, Microsoft will release its Windows 8 operating system on October 26. The new OS upends the familiar Start menu-based interface you’ve known since Windows 95 in favor of one ...

Microsoft's Windows Store might have more than a few big-name apps missing when it officially launches alongside Windows 8 on Oct. 26, but Skype won't be one of them. Today, the Microsoft-owned video ...

Speaking at the firm's Build developers conference in San Francisco, Microsoft's Steve Guggenheimer has hinted that developers working on Windows 8 apps may also be able to release said titles on Xbox ...