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Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both
By Nick MokeyProvided by Steve Ballmer breaks out in an excited sweat just thinking about it. Angry nerds foam at the mouth over it in forums and chatrooms. Average consumers are still sliding mice around wondering where the hell the Start menu went while they use it. If you thought Microsoft

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both
By Nick MokeyProvided by Steve Ballmer breaks out in an excited sweat just thinking about it. Angry nerds foam at the mouth over it in forums and chatrooms. Average consumers are still sliding mice around wondering where the hell the Start menu went while they use it. If you thought Microsoft

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both
By Nick MokeyProvided by Steve Ballmer breaks out in an excited sweat just thinking about it. Angry nerds foam at the mouth over it in forums and chatrooms. Average consumers are still sliding mice around wondering where the hell the Start menu went while they use it. If you thought Microsoft

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both
By Nick MokeyProvided by Steve Ballmer breaks out in an excited sweat just thinking about it. Angry nerds foam at the mouth over it in forums and chatrooms. Average consumers are still sliding mice around wondering where the hell the Start menu went while they use it. If you thought Microsoft

Huckabee to aid Akin in Mo. Senate race with TV ad

Huckabee to aid Akin in Mo. Senate race with TV ad
By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is making another appearance on Missouri television screens in support of Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin. Akin's campaign said the new ad will start Saturday. In it, Huckabee says

High-tech product announcements this fall

High-tech product announcements this fall
By The Associated Press It's high season for consumer electronics. Manufacturers of various gadgets are unveiling their holiday lineups. Add to that products surrounding a new version of Windows that came out Friday. Here's a recap of the announcements so far: - Sept. 4: Microsoft Corp

Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phone, Google events

Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phone, Google events
By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It's been a big week for tech gadgets. Microsoft started selling its Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet computer. Apple announced new iPads and Mac computers. Samsung launched a giant smartphone. But there's more:

Windows 8 inspires computer makers to creativity

Windows 8 inspires computer makers to creativity
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Can't decide if you want a PC or tablet? Now you won't have to. With the release of Windows 8, computer makers are doing their best to blur the boundaries with an array of devices that mash keyboards and touch screens together in

Buying guide: How to get, or avoid, Windows 8

Buying guide: How to get, or avoid, Windows 8
By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - On Friday, Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to bring the desktop and laptop experience to tablet computers. There are several ways to get it - or avoid it. Windows 8 represents the software

From text to touch, a look at Microsoft systems

From text to touch, a look at Microsoft systems
By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - With Friday's release of the touch-centric Windows 8 software, Microsoft continues more than three decades of making operating systems for personal computers. Microsoft Corp. got its start on PCs in 1981 through a partnership with IBM