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Although Windows RT does showcase many of the best things about Windows 8, it also has limitations that its more full-featured sibling doesn't. Take a First Look at Microsoft's tablet version of the new Windows.

Toshiba's experimental extra-wide-screen ultrabook gets a Windows 8 software upgrade, but it turns the Toshiba Satellite U845W into a computer imperfectly matched for what Windows 8 has to offer.

Windows Live Messenger is being replaced with Skype, Xbox SmartGlass arrives on Apple devices, and single weekly issues of DC Comics hit digital bookstores.

If you've made the move to Windows 8, but miss the convenience of that little button down in the corner of the screen, Sharon Vaknin has a solution that will have you singing "Start Me Up" once again.

New users may have trouble navigating their way through the Windows 8 interface, especially without using a touch screen. Sharon Vaknin shows you how to find your way around with the keyboard instead.

Bill Detwiler shows you how to disassemble Microsoft's first Windows 8 tablet, the Surface for Windows RT.

New voice search in Android 4.2 keeps Siri on her toes, Microsoft sells more than 4 million copies of Windows 8, and Roku makes it easier to search the streams.

Microsoft's new tablet running Windows RT is here. Molly Wood unboxes the Surface with both touch keyboards and gives her first impressions.

HTC shows off how to make Windows Phone 8 cool in this flagship phone.

Though no plans are in the works right now for Samsung to bring the dual-core Ativ S to the U.S., the phone offers a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, Microsoft's newest WP8 mobile operating system, and an 8-megapixel camera.

Microsoft's beefier OS brings Windows Phone in closer contention with Android and iOS.

This updated version of Dell's XPS One 27, with a touch screen, a new adjustable stand, and the same 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution, looks like one of the most compelling Windows 8 desktops.

Windows 8 goes on sale, the first iPad Mini shipments are delayed, and it's time to prep your tech for Hurricane Sandy.

Not sure if you prefer Windows 8 in Desktop or Metro view? With an external monitor you can use both at the same time. CNET's Donald Bell shows you how.

Surface is just the start of devices from Microsoft, images leak of a 10-inch Google tablet, and there's a long wait list for the Wii U.

Microsoft is throwing its hat into the tablet ring with Surface, a Windows tablet that will go head-to-head with iPad and Android.

Microsoft is throwing its hat into the tablet ring with Surface, a Windows tablet that will go head-to-head with iPad and Android.

The big-screened and affordable 17-inch Vaio E17 has lots of features, but no touchscreen, and a small trackpad. Does that kill its Windows 8 appeal?

A decent touch pad makes this the best of the handful of slider-style laptop/tablet combos being launched alongside Windows 8.

Equipped with Windows RT, a 1.3 gigahertz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU, and a keyboard dock, the Asus Vivo Tab RT is a 10.1-inch tablet mobile office on the go.

The XPS 12 shows a different take on the rotating-screen convertible laptop/tablet.

HP's touch-screen mainstream ultrabook, the Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4, brings Windows 8 to life.

Feeling lost in Windows 8's Desktop mode? Not sure how to return to the Start screen? Here's three ways to get back to Metro.


Windows 8 brings new terminology, iPad trade-ins are on the rise, and a gadget adds sound effects to costumes.

CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Seth Rosenblatt discuss Microsoft's entry into the touch-enabled OS world with Windows 8 and what it means for the company moving forward.

Lenovo's Windows RT tablet comes attached to a keyboard that can easily make itself scarce.

Windows 8 is the biggest software launch in the history of Microsoft, but that doesn't mean you should use it, at least not yet.

iPad Mini rumored to be revealed soon, Best Buy to thwart "showrooming" this holiday, and PC makers take preorders for the many flavors of Windows 8 computers.

If you like the idea of having a touch screen on your Windows 8 laptop, the Sony Vaio T13 Touch isn't a bad way to go.