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The new update to the Windows 8 OS brings improved performance for mouse and keyboard users.

At the company's Build developer conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore shows off some of the new features of the Windows Phone OS, including a new action center and customizable lock and start screens.

Microsoft's Satya Nadella addresses developers at Build with encouragement to target Windows by promising innovations in software and hardware

CNET's Sarah Mitroff gets to try out some of the newest features in Microsoft's mobile OS.

At its Build developer conference, Microsoft backpedaled from the touch-screen emphasis of Windows 8 by showing off Windows 8.1 Update's focus on making the OS smoother and easier to use for keyboard and mouse users.

A patch for the IE security flaw is available to download -- even for people using Windows XP. Also, chatting arrives on SnapChat and Groupon expands to bulk groceries.


A big improvement over the previous model, Acer's W4 Windows 8 tablet has decent performance, good battery life, and plenty of ports.

As the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Gear smartwatches hit shops, rapper Will.i.am is showing off his own secret wearable tech. Plus we bid a fond farewell to Windows XP, and find out how Game of Thrones has broken the Internet -- again.

Smartphone assistants are prepped for battle! We get our hands on an early version of Cortana. Can she stand up to her foes?

Comixology joins forces with Amazon, Google to open up sales for Glass, and Microsoft wants you to kiss Windows XP goodbye in the humorous “Escape from XP.”

Twitter's morphed appearance calls to mind another popular social network. And it's the end of an era for 12-year-old Windows XP, but nearly 30 percent of Windows PCs are at risk of running the no-longer-protected system.

Students get four 11-inch choices, Windows and Chrome OS, in both touch and non-touch.

Windows Phone 8.1 introduces the latest member of the virtual assistant community. CNET's Sarah Mitroff had a chance to talk to her.

At Microsoft's Build conference in San Francisco, Stephen Elop shows off the next generation of Lumia devices designed to take advantage of Windows Phone 8.1, including the new 630, 635, and 930.

At the company's Build developer conference in San Francisco, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore demos a new addition to the Windows Phone 8 operating system, a personal assistant called Cortana.

Reuters points to May as the birthday month of the new iPhone's display, and a patent for Apple's oleophobic coating on sapphire is revealed.

We go hands-on with Nokia's Lumia 930, one of the first phones to use Windows Phone 8.1's new Cortana voice assistant.

Nokia's neon midrange smartphone brings three options of Windows Phone 8.1 to budget buyers: single-SIM, dual-SIM, and LTE.

Speed around Windows 8.1 like a pro with these time-saving tips.