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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.

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.)

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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