PCs bought from June to be updated to Windows 8 – for a fee

Typically, when a new Windows operating system is launching soon, Microsoft tempts consumers to buy that new desktop or laptop sooner rather than later. How it did this in the past was by offering a f... more.

If Microsoft could go back in time and fix mistakes, then alongside the late move to creating a decent browser, no doubt it would also want to reduce how many versions of Windows Vista it put onto the... more.

The Worldwide PC market is set to experience growth in the latter part of the year, thanks in part to the release of the Windows 8 Operating System. The new Microsoft operating system always fuels PC ... more.

I've been running Chrome since its market share was in single digits and am constantly updating it to the latest beta version every three days, so why would I want to use anything different if I wer... more.

Rumour has surfaced that Finnish phone maker Nokia is planning to hit up the tablet PC market later this year with a Windows 8 + ARM entrant. Very little was said / known by the source about the ta... more.

Following the release of the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 and with many folks trying it and feeling terribly lost without their beloved Start Menu, a third party has come to the rescue and provided a... more.

For the statistic lovers among us there is a new number to compliment the Windows 8 boot time figure we saw yesterday, the Consumer Preview has already been downloaded one million times. This achievem... more.

The release of Windows 8 looms ever closer and the operating system is already getting a mixed reception. Windows 7 has proven to be almost as popular for Microsoft as Windows XP, so a little hostilit... more.

According to ViewSonic's product marketing director in the Asia Pacific region, Max Liu, ViewSonic is planning to expand on its ViewPad line of Android-powered tablets and bring some Windows 8-based m... more.

In a recent Windows 8 blog post Microsoft has revealed some very interesting information on the upcoming ARM edition of Windows 8, currently dubbed as Windows on ARM. They are saying that Windows on ... more.

We're hearing of another new feature Microsoft is working on rolling into Windows 8 with the primary objective being to extend battery life further while also improving the OS' performance - App Suspe... more.

Some fresh screenshots shared online of one of the latest builds of Windows 8 (8220) give one significant point of interest and difference in relation to past builds; that being in the way of our belo... more.

Things look to be moving well for Microsoft's Windows 8 developer team with indication on a Windows developer build tracking site that the next Microsoft OS has just reached final pre-beta build (8189... more.

One of MSDN's most recent blogs goes into detail about Microsoft's efforts to vastly improve wireless connectivity in Windows 8 to the point of even providing native connectivity support for 3G and 4G... more.

It seems every story this week has centered around litigation issues. This time its Microsoft in the spotlight as another antitrust case could be in the making, regarding the upcoming Windows 8 operat... more.

You can't escape news this week without hearing something about the new, upcoming Microsoft operating system, Windows 8. Very few people have had a chance to play with the operating system, and even f... more.

Microsoft have released the Windows Azure toolkit for developers. This allows them to utilise the cloud aspect of Windows Azure from Windows 8 Metro style applications. Developers can snag it over her... more.

The hype for Windows 8 is building up, with many people wondering if Microsoft will drop the ball after the success of Windows 7. The latest news is that the tablet optimised version of Windows 8 will... more.

Microsoft are going to unleash their upcoming version of Windows tomorrow. The new version, known at this point as Windows 8 is set to generate massive revenue for the company when it is released. The... more.

Microsoft executive Tami Reller has spoken out at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, which took place yesterday in Los Angeles. She said that any PC today which is capable of running Windows 7 wil... more.

Microsoft are said to be debating internally whether they should release a self branded Windows 8 tablet, for release in 2012. Microsoft representatives have not confirmed the rumor but sources close ... more.

Windows 8 is getting a lot of hype this week, and Kitguru has been onhand with several articles detailing the upcoming flagship product from Microsoft. The news that everyone asks 'will I need a new c... more.

Windows 8 demonstrated the next version of their operating system at the All Things D conference on a prototype touch screen tablet, as well as a few laptop systems with a mouse and keyboard attached.... more.

Microsoft have told chipmakers who want to use the upcoming version of Windows for tablet computers to work with only one manufacturer, to speed up the delivery. Bloomberg claim that people close to t... more.

Earlier this week Kitguru reported on story of the upcoming Windows 8 platform. Intel executives said that Microsoft would be releasing different versions of Windows 8, with specific versions for the ... more.

Microsoft will be porting Windows 8 to support the ARM Architecture but the general manager of Intel's software and services group has said that she isn't going to be losing sleep over a competitive m... more.

Microsoft are set to unify the appearance of their products, if the leaked screenshots of Windows 8 are anything to go by. New images of the operating system, such as the welcome screen highlight the ... more.

A leaked roadmap of Windows 8 Milestone 2 development is hinting that the next version of Windows could be very close to release, educated sources have even indicated that it might get a beta release ... more.

With Apple set to take a significant chunk of the OS market in 2011, Microsoft has made an executive decision to offer no additional resistance against the all-conquering Jobs advance. KitGuru questio... more.

Microsoft are due to revamp Windows 8 to support ARM processors, the leading hardware platform for mobile computer on tablets and smartphones. Windows 8 however is probably not due until 2012, or poss... more.