Google revealed yet another security flaw impacting Windows 8.1 in the company’s zero-day policy that includes revealing any software security issues it finds in…
Windows 8.1
Microsoft Corporation recirculates updated 8.1 patch after fixing August update bugs
Late last week, Microsoft released a patch that was supposed to fix issues arising from its Windows 8.1 August update. The problem is that…
Windows 8.1 Update and WIMBoot: Deploy OS in 3GB on UEFI systems
Windows 8.1 system requirements remained almost unchanged compared to its previous version as well as Windows 7. However, Windows 8.1 Update brings many positive…
Microsoft mulls on Windows 8.1 with Bing for free; Planning for Big Business Shift
Reports have surfaced that Microsoft is currently playing with the idea of releasing on a Windows 8.1 bundled with Bing, and the brands well-known…
HERE Maps available for all Windows 8.1 devices
As reported earlier, Nokia has extended the availability of its mapping service and released HERE Maps optimized for all Windows 8.1 devices. It’s version…
Microsoft to drop Windows 8.1 licensing fees for OEMs by 70% to battle rivals
There’s no denial of the massive Windows market share, in fact, Windows has been crushing the competition for decades. In addition to that, Microsoft…
Windows 8.1 Update 1 release date and some more PC-focused features
Over the weekend, a new build (9600.16610.140201.0007) of Update 1 for Windows 8.1 leaked on P2P networks. This build brings some more changes to…
Codename “Threshold” to unify Windows ecosystem; coming spring 2015
With the advent of Windows 8.1, the very first rumors about the next major Windows wave emerged, and that time, Mary Jo Foley made…
Facebook app for Windows 8.1 receives another update; inherits web version features
The official Facebook app for Windows 8.1 has been a big hit so far; it received an immediate update adding notification settings recently, and…
Microsoft takes first steps towards merging Windows and Windows Phone Store
A single app store for both Windows and Windows Phone now seems inevitable as Microsoft has taken the first step by unifying the registration…
Windows 8.1 reaches at 1.72% of market share in two weeks
In two weeks after the launch, Windows 8.1 has achieved a market share of 1.72%, according to data published by Net Applications for the…
Windows 8.1: Does it really “refine the blend?”
Microsoft has rolled out the update to its touch-centric Windows 8 operating system today. The Windows 8.1 comes as a free upgrade for those…
Microsoft to release “GA Rollup A” update alongside Windows 8.1 RTM
In late August, Microsoft released the RTM version of Windows 8.1 to OEM partners so that manufacturers can carry out tests on their products…
Nobody believes in Windows RT except Microsoft
Microsoft currently seems to be the only company to sell Windows RT tablets, under the brand “Surface”. After the departure of several manufacturers from…
Surface 2 LTE version and 7.5-inch Surface Mini coming in 2014
Panos Panay, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, confirmed that A LTE version of Surface 2 would be announced in 2014. During the session AMA…