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A nearly perfect blend of Windows and Mac

Hugely expensive but still unique and still very fast

There is no better keyboard travelling companion

Nokia's reclaim to fame

Nokia is trying to claim its stake in the large-screen smartphone market with the price friendly Lumia 1320.

Windows is full of niggling little irritations. These tools fix them.

ZenBook UX305 is a Windows Ultrabook that copies the MacBook Air’s look, but not its price.

From Cortana to the fancy new Start menu, you won't want to miss these Windows 10 features.

These small, yet obscure Windows tips and tricks can make a big difference in your workflow - and save you tons of time in the process.

News about Windows

Windows 11’s update schedule blurs as Microsoft vows ‘continuous innovation’

Microsoft is now promising to deliver Windows 11 features and "experiences" year-round, and not just the spring and fall.

News Feb 17
The infamous Windows BSOD is going back to blue

The Blue Screen of Death will return in a future Windows 11 update, shedding its recently acquired black facade.

News Nov 17
The story of the Windows XP ‘Bliss’ desktop theme—and what it looks like today

Like Windows XP itself, Microsoft's 'Bliss' image of rolling green hills has aged, and evolved. Here's its story— and what the real-world site looks like today.

News Oct 26
Fixed: AMD driver helps Windows 11 find Ryzen’s best CPU cores

AMD has released a Ryzen chipset driver to fix a problem where Windows 11 would not recognize the best core to use.

News Oct 22
Windows 365: Five key differences from Windows Home and Pro

Microsoft released Windows 365 pricing for Cloud PCs on Monday, and it's just for businesses. Here's how it contrasts with Windows Home and Pro.

News Aug 04

Tutorials about Windows

Three quick ways to ease your transition to Windows 8

Over the past few weeks I've had the opportunity to test-drive a couple Windows 8 laptops, and even though I've used the OS intermittently for months now, I still find it jarring every time the Metro interface (a.k.a. Start screen) appears.

Tutorials Apr 22
Find out what's using all the space on your hard drive

Problem: Your hard drive is getting full.

Tutorials Dec 07
How to add Windows Media Center to Windows 8 free of charge

Earlier this year I suggested that because Microsoft was unbundling Windows Media Center from Windows 8, fans of the former should avoid upgrading to the latter.

Tutorials Nov 01
How To: Windows Tips

Troubleshoot from afar with a Windows 7 tool

Tutorials Aug 15
How to: Manage media on Android via Windows Media Player

Android can sync easily to Windows Media Player in much the same way that the iPhone and iPad sync to iTunes, so any Windows user can transfer music between their PC and their Android phone or tablet. Here’s how.

Tutorials Aug 08

Features about Windows

How to get Windows 11 for free

You likely won’t have to spend anything to get Windows 11. Here’s how to do it.

Features Oct 18
What I learned playing prey to Windows scammers

Three months of phone calls prove Windows scammers are more skilled at social engineering than you think

Features Jul 07
Why Microsoft wants to help developers build bots

One of the key parts of Satya Nadella's keynote address to attendees at Microsoft's Build developer conference Wednesday was a discussion of creating virtual assistants and intelligent chat bots to help users do everything from managing their calenda...

Features Apr 02
5 things to expect from Microsoft's big developer conference

Microsoft executives will take the stage at Moscone West in San Francisco on Wednesday for the first of two keynote addresses to the company's big Build developer conference. Here are five key things to expect from the next two days of Microsoft anno...

Features Mar 30
Microsoft hides $US43bn Apple-esque business in plain sight

Microsoft has created a $43 billion business, a potential Apple-and-OEM-esque company-within-a-company, that could be used to take up the slack if some of its computer-making partners falter.

Features Oct 12