Tepid enthusiasm for Windows 8 is bad news for Microsoft, but it’s good news for laptop shoppers. Notebooks with 15-inch displays and running Windows 8 with Intel Ivy Bridge processors have been ...

What device offers the best blend between being a tablet and a full-fledged laptop? Common Sense Tech explores the possibilities. Danny Sullivan is a journalist who has covered the search and internet ...

Buying a new Windows 8 device isn’t as simple as, say, picking up a new Android tablet. The device-spanning nature of the overhauled operating system means Windows works on a vast array of hardware, ...

The lines between tablets and laptops are blurrier than ever and shoppers won't want to pay over a grand for new kit. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in ...

Microsoft has been taking some aggressive steps in recent months to win back the lower end of the PC market from Google , which created a new category with its Chromebook laptops. These low-cost ...

At this Microsoft store -- one of 30 to open so far around the country -- shoppers are checking out the newest Windows 8 computers. And in Consumer Reports labs, dozens of the new Windows 8 laptops ...

With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft's new operating system, a wave of laptops has hit store shelves. They're designed to take advantage of Windows' bold new design. Consumer Reports just rated ...

I'm shopping around for a new laptop for a family member. I've briefly used Windows 8 but not really extensively. To be honest I'm a Mac user so it's not like I use the Windows OS on a daily basis. I ...

At Microsoft stores across the country, shoppers are checking out the newest Windows 8 computers. Consumer Reports tested dozens of new Windows 8 laptops. Testers shined lights at computer screens to ...