First up, a confession. I don't come into this experiment as a member of the anti-Apple brigade. Not completely.

I love my iPhone and, while it's not exactly essential, I have a good relationship with my original iPad too (although I should...

Microsoft is to release the Kinect for Windows SDK to developers on the 1 February. It means sample code, Kinect drivers and APIs will be available to the general public and should spur on the beginning of Kinect software development for the Windows...

OnLive has branched out from its usual cloud gaming setup to bring Windows to tablets. Plans for an OnLive Desktop app that will let you take advantage of Windows Office applications like Word and PowerPoint has been announced. 

The application...

Microsoft is suing UK electronics and PC retailer Comet for allegedly counterfeiting thousands of copies of Windows Vista and Windows XP. The shop is accused of pirating 94,000 recovery discs without the permission of the software giant.

It...

Microsoft has published a video demo of its new Windows 8 app store, the Windows Store. The video shows Windows 8 and its 'metro style app' hub and explains how developers can use the store to make money. 

First up is the revenue sharing, which...

Windows 8 is set to arrive in public beta form in February next year, allowing early access to the new OS from the start of next year. 

A post by The Next Web points to the February release date, citing sources close to Microsoft. It clears...

Microsoft Kinect, the no-hands gaming peripheral for Xbox 360, is to see a move over to Windows PCs come early 2012, and in the process it'll be gaining new hardware improvements.

We've seen the Kinect on a PC many times before with hackers...

Windows 8, in the words of Windows chief, Steven Sinofsky, is “a bold reimagination of what Windows could be”.

This latest big move for Microsoft, as heralded at the Build developer conference in Anaheim, ranges from the chipset...

It’s been nearly 2 years since the very successful arrival and uptake of Microsoft Windows 7. With the confident air of triumph in its lungs, the Redmond-based company has hit the world with details of its very next computer operating system...

It may have leaked before Steven Sinofsky’s keynote at Microsoft's Build 2011 conference, but it has been revealed that the much anticipated Samsung Windows 8 tablet will be solely for developers. For the time being, at least.

The new...

Microsoft is urging Windows XP users to jump ship as the ancient operating system nears the end of its days - in terms of extended support at least.

Speaking via the Windows Team blog, Microsoft's Stephen Rose said it was time that XP became...

The app revolution continues at a pace, with SweeLabs' Pokki going live in beta form.

The San Diego startup's crack at the crowded app store arena takes a different approach from the norm however - there's no mobile angle here. It's desktop...

As if Windows 8 getting official wasn't exciting enough, along comes a slew of ARM based tablets running the OS. 

The reshaping of Microsoft's Windows goldmine is a pretty radical move, the live tile setup bringing it more in line with its...

Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has pointed to Macs as the weapon of choice for those in need of security. 

In a move that will undoubtedly spark Apple versus Windows comment-wars the world over, the ex-Apple board member said viruses...

Skype is suffering from severe problems worldwide, with many reporting that their PC clients are crashing out completely. Others state that they can't log on, and the Skype online webpages are continually showing up with "Service Unavailable" holding...