Pricing information for the various flavors of Windows 8 is slowly starting to become available as its October 26th launch date inches closer and closer. The complete cost picture still isn't quite ...

Users running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 will be able to download an upgrade to their OS to Windows 8 Pro for US$39.99 in 131 markets once the new Windows OS version becomes available, ...

Disclaimer: As of October 30, 2015, the Windows 8 and 8.1 Pro Pack (which upgraded Windows 8 Home or 8.1 Home to Windows 8 Pro or 8.1 Pro, with Media Center) and Media Pack (which added Media Center ...

We may still be waiting for Windows 8, but it’s already accomplished one thing: It’s become the most surprising version of Windows ever. Even the pricing, it turns out, is a major departure from past ...

When you install Windows 8 on your system, you gain access to a number of new features. Some are clear upgrades over previous versions of Windows—the new system-wide search, for instance—while others ...

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Ready to jump into Windows 8? As if the switch from the Windows 7 interface to the Windows 8 way of doing things wasn't bad enough, deciding what type of Windows 8 or Windows RT device to purchase is ...