In Pictures: Windows 10 - See the Technical Preview's new features
Windows 10's changes are as big as the Start menu and as nitty-gritty as the command prompt, with lots of interesting stuff in between. Let's dig in.
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In Pictures: 15 simple, secret Windows tips and tricks designed to save you time
These small, yet obscure Windows tips and tricks can make a big difference in your workflow - and save you tons of time in the process.
In Pictures: 15 Windows 9 features we want to see in Microsoft's next OS
Windows 9 can right the wrongs (both real and perceived) inflicted by Windows 8, as well as make Microsoft more competitive with Apple and Google.
In Pictures: 12 powerful websites that can replace your desktop software
These days, even brawny tasks like video editing can take place solely in your browser. Check out these great sites for productivity, creativity, security and more.
In Pictures: 10 sites with stunning visual data that will change your world view
We all know what a picture's worth. These websites use graphics to display everything from Twitter traffic to births and deaths, in ways that truly drive home what words alone cannot.
In Pictures: 17 obscure Windows tools and tricks too powerful to overlook
Windows is chock full of handy-dandy power tools, but most of them are hidden from everyday view. These are the ones you need to know about.
In Pictures: 8 ways the password is dying
From smartphones that know you’re near to tattoos and even pills, high-tech companies are busy replacing pesky strings of text with easier ways to authenticate. Check out the future here.
In Pictures: 7 days, 7 futuristic technologies
Amazing advances in computing technology revealed themselves at small events around the globe this week. Catch up on Hybrid Memory Cubes, super-speedy processors, and more.
In Pictures: Meet the future of computing - 10 killer hardware advancements from Computex 2014
From new chips to super-fast storage and amazing connectivity improvements, the future of computing was unveiled at Computex.
In Pictures: Your new PC needs these 22 free programs
More than a mere blank slate, a new PC is a fresh opportunity—a collection of components that, with the right software installed, could accomplish anything from balancing your household budget to helping to cure cancer. Yes, stocking your PC is an intensely personal task. Even still, some programs are so helpful, so handy, so useful across the board that we heartily recommend them to everybody. These are the programs you want to install on a new PC first.
In Pictures: Excellent apps to install on your new Windows tablet
Microsoft’s app marketplace may not be quite as flush as its competitors, but roughly 140,000 apps still reside in the Windows Store
In Pictures: Microsoft's most monumental hits, misses, and moments of 2013
They say you don't move forward by standing still. In a frenzied grasp for relevance in the mobile age, Microsoft spent 2013 shaking things up at a cellular level.
Ultrabook, laptop, hybrid or Chromebook? How to pick the best portable PC
Just a few years back, buying a laptop was as easy as walking into a store, strolling past the netbooks, plunking down a few hundred bucks on a Windows machine with a trackpad that didn't completely suck, and coming home, if not happy, at least with a notebook that could get the job done.
Microsoft exec: 'We are not going to have three' Windows platforms
Steve Ballmer's audacious vision of "One Microsoft, all the time," delivering a single, seamless user experience across a wide range of devices, from PCs to tablets to video-game consoles, will not be achieved without digital bloodshed. Windows will die, a Microsoft exec suggested last week..
In Pictures: 13 highly productive Android apps that play nice with your PC
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