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Some popular iTunes apps and games are free, Garmin's new device projects directions onto the windshield, and an upcoming Nokia Windows Phone will pack a 41-megapixel camera.

We take a quick look at some of the more high-level changes coming with Windows 8.1.

Boring design and a Core i5 processor plus a weak keyboard make the P3 a functional but forgettable solution.

Microsoft is trying to woo developers and users with its update to Windows 8, aptly named Windows 8.1. At the annual Microsoft Build developers conference, CEO Steve Ballmer showed off the new software, announced the return of the Start button, and gave developers extra incentive with some very expensive swag. CNET's Sumi Das and Josh Lowensohn have the Inside Scoop.

Microsoft reveals details on Windows 8.1, Square eyes eBay and Amazon, Android users face adware woes, and Google readies two hot phones for sale.

At Microsoft's Build conference in San Francisco, the company demos Project Spark -- a game creation toolkit. First announced at E3, the new software tools enable game developers to build, play, and share games in a Windows 8 and Xbox One environment.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer previews the company's new Windows 8.1 operating system for tablets and PCs. Ballmer also highlights the return of the Start button, new Outlook functionality, Bing integration and gesture controls.

Barnes & Noble gets out of the tablet business, Ouya sold out online, Sony ups its music service, and Windows 8.1 gets its Start button back.

Take a familiar 10-inch tablet, add a new accessory, and aim it at consumers: that's the Miix in a nutshell. Lenovo's 10-inch Atom tablet entry isn't much of a story otherwise.

The new Ativ Q convertible folds Android and Windows 8 into a tablet that's also a laptop. This you've gotta see.

This Windows 8 10-inch tablet comes wrapped in a Galaxy-like design, with a keyboard case.

The fourth generation of Intel processors mean longer-lasting laptops, Windows 8.1 can secure folders with fingerprints, and Halo arrives to Windows touch screens.

If you're still sporting the default Windows background, you may be suffering from chronic desktop boredom. We've got a cure with this Tekzilla Daily Tip!

Microsoft announces new features for Windows 8.1, Google counts your calories, and Apple sells a cheaper iPod Touch.


Luke Westaway gets his mitts on Nokia's newest Windows Phone device, which features a metal frame and an upgraded camera. But is that enough to go toe-to-toe with Samsung and pals?

Business news becomes a bigger focus for LinkedIn, the Start button could return to Windows, and a NASA spacecraft will send your name to Mars.

Call it an ultrabook, but Acer's latest 11-inch computer's really a tablet with its own keyboard case.

Need a photo editor to make image adjustments and add filters to your pictures? Take a look at today's Tekzilla Daily Tip.

What if you could compare two Web pages side by side without opening multiple windows? You can with today's software pick.

Can Apple change the face of the hybrid tablet/laptop market by adding one new feature? Also this week, Windows' next iteration may finally make your life easier, and Microsoft can't let everyone else have all the smartwatch fun.

Have issues with stuttering H.264 files in VLC? Try today's tip to improve your video playback in Windows.

A touch-screen Windows 8 ultrabook for under $700 turns out to be a pretty good deal, but this 15-incher's not a light load.

We have yet to see a truly great gaming laptop built from the ground up with Windows 8 in mind, but the 17-inch Toshiba Qosmio X875 can be configured into a powerful, reasonably priced mainstream gaming machine.

The many forms of Razer's Windows 8 PC gaming tablet: large handheld, TV console, little PC, and just an old-fashioned 10-inch touchscreen.

A blessing or a curse? The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 tablet includes a built-in keyboard that never detaches. Where I'm from we call that a laptop.

The Windows Start menu may be gone, but there are several easy ways to pull up the Windows 8 Control Panel. Donald Bell offers seven quick options to do just that.

If you're looking for a premium Windows 8 laptop, this Asus should be your first stop. Just make sure to bring a fat wallet.

The IdeaTab Lynx is a perfectly functional Windows 8 hybrid but lacks the lower price of some competitors, or better design and features of others.

It's not the most elegant design, but by offering a Windows 8 PC and a large Android tablet in one device, the Asus Transformer AIO can satisfy the computing needs of multiple users in a single household.