Microsoft does really care a lot about students, so much that it has created an app to help them organize their academic information for the semester with this new application called Student Planner.

Microsoft's goal for the Windows app store was to make it easy to find and download apps, which sounds simple but was a challenge given the array of programs likely to pop up. Lance Whitney ...

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 ...

The official Mint financial app for Windows 8.1 – along with Windows Phone 8 – was rolled out earlier this month and the very first update to the Windows 8.1 app is now available. Mint allows you to ...

Microsoft may tout the Surface as the best tablet for business productivity, but many professionals stick to traditional desktop programs rather than wading into the Windows Store. That’s unfortunate, ...

In a Thursday blog post, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky, president of the company’s Windows group, announced a slew of app updates that will roll out to early adopters of Windows 8 RTM in the coming days ...

Microsoft now has official release timing in mind for the Windows 8 Beta. It’s launching in late February alongside the Windows Store for apps. So the rumor we covered last week was correct. Microsoft ...

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install programs ...