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Windows 8 is built for touch screens, so we take a look at HP's fresh-from-the-oven Touchsmart laptop. Can it win our hearts?

CNET's Scott Stein takes a quick spin with Panasonic's 20-inch Windows 8 tablet prototype that has a 4K display.

The Revolve is a solid Windows 8 machine that can bend and twist in a number of ways.

At CES in Las Vegas, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer surprises Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs on-stage to discuss the company's new Windows Phones with Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor.

Tobii has improved its Rex Windows 8 eye controller and made it even smaller. At CES 2013, CNET's Seth Rosenblatt takes a, well, closer look.

A laptop with a twist CNET Senior Editor Dan Ackerman shows off the recently unveiled ThinkPad Helix laptop from Lenovo at CES 2013.

CNET Senior Editor Scott Stein gives you a first look at the lightest Windows 8 tablet on the market.

HP tries for high-design appeal with the Spectre One 23, but instead turns in an awkward, underfeatured Windows 8 all-in-one.

The Logitech Touchpad T650 makes it easy to add a standalone touch pad to your Windows 8 tablet or desktop, but mimicking touch-screen gestures is still an imperfect experience.

If you can get past its weight and bulk, you'll find the world's most advanced Windows phone to date.

The Lumia 920 blends Microsoft's new Windows Phone 8 OS, Nokia PureView camera technology, plus NFC and wireless charging in one super-stylish package.

This AT&T Windows Phone packs in smartphone features for only $50.

With the holidays approaching, it can be hard to hide your online shopping history from that special someone. We show you how to keep your history a secret until Christmas.

Windows 8 comes to this massive (and massively expensive) gaming laptop


For under $800, this thin 14-inch laptop packs a touchscreen, large hard drive, DVD burner, and a good battery life. What more do you need?

Microsoft reports selling 40 million Windows 8 licenses, Gmail makes large file transfers easier, and several apps get a holiday makeover.

Disappointed in the way Windows 8 apps take up the entire screen? With the snap feature built into Windows, you can run two Modern UI apps at the same time! Watch the tip to see how it's done.

It's not the most attractive PC out there, but the Asus ET2300INTI has a broad array of features that will entice those looking for a mainstream Windows 8 all-in-one.

Microsoft's Surface tablet hits users with a radically different Windows experience than they've seen before. Here's how to get around using touch-screen gestures and the optional keyboard Touch Cover.

Molly Wood unboxes the latest Nokia smartphone, the Lumia 920. It features a 4.5-inch screen, 1,280x768-pixel-resolution display, and is running Microsoft's latest Windows 8 OS.

Verizon gets back on board with Windows Phone in this $99 variation with an 8-megapixel camera.

Does Microsoft have a hit on its hands with the new HTC 8X? Molly Wood unboxes what many are calling the "flagship" Windows 8 phone.

For under $700, the Acer Aspire V5 proves that a touch screen can work in a budget-priced Windows 8 laptop without cutting too many corners.

The Microsoft CEO talks to venture capitalist and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman about how Windows can win the middle ground in the smartphone wars, at a Q&A session sponsored by the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, Calif.

Boring, blockish looks aside, the Nokia Lumia 810 is a capable Windows 8 phone.

OpenOffice and LibreOffice are great, but they can feel a little bloated, especially on startup. If you're on Windows and want a lighter-weight office suite, check out Kingsoft Office Suite. You can do most everything that Microsoft Office offers but with less of a footprint.

Downloading Windows 8 applications can now be found in a centralized location instead of scattered across the InterWebs. Watch today's Tekzilla Daily to find the easiest way to install and uninstall Windows apps from the Microsoft Store.

Did you know that you could paste the URL of any online file into the Windows open box when uploading to a site like Facebook or Dropbox? This way, you don't have to download the files to upload them again. (Technically the file is downloading in the background, but nonetheless it's pretty seamless.)

Do you need to install a fresh copy of Windows but don't have the serial numbers for some of your installed software? Fear not! MyKeyFinder scans your Registry keys and extracts serials for currently installed software -- including Windows itself.