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 ...

This app for Windows 8.1 is simple and allows you to manage your Staples Connect device for powerful home automation. You can see and control all your connected devices via this app. You can even ...

We've been fans of Splashtop's remote access apps for quite awhile, so when we heard the company was working on a new remote desktop app for Windows 8, we jumped at the chance to take it for a test ...

Last week we ran a poll on which YouTube apps were best on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone. The results are in and the people have spoken. Here are the winners and a couple of honorary mentions along ...

After years of doing "secret shopper" stories, we don't expect much from retail sales clerks. So color us surprised that, on day one of the Windows 8 era, associates at three New York-area retail ...

Windows 8 is an odd, discombobulated beast of an operating system that suffers from an identity crisis of the most severe degree. On the one hand, the primary focus of Windows 8 is to bring ...

Last week we looked at how to shut down Windows 8 and how to boot directly to the Desktop -- two of the most irksome Windows 8 quirks -- and today, in our continuing series of Windows 8 tips and ...