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HP's slump deepens in Q2 as earnings fall 32 percent

Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.

Microsoft's Q2 earnings dip despite modest Windows 8 sales

Microsoft's latest quarterly earnings slipped, even as the world's largest software maker showed modest progress adjusting to a shift away from the personal computers that have been its financial foundation for decades.

Microsoft Device Chief Julie Larson-Green hints at unified Windows OS for all devices

Microsoft may be working on a unified version of Windows operating system for the near future...

Microsoft's app story: Enough apps to go with Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2?

Microsoft announced its ambitious sequel to the Surface and Surface RT tablets yesterday, dubbed Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2...

Windows 8 PCs vulnerable to cyber threats, says German tech agency

A German government technology agency has warned that new security technology in computers running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system may actually make PCs more vulnerable to cyber threats, including sabotage.

Windows 8 PCs vulnerable to cyber threats, says German tech agency

A German government technology agency has warned that new security technology in computers running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system may actually make PCs more vulnerable to cyber threats, including sabotage.

Round Table: What’s up with Windows 8?

With Windows 8 approaching a year in stores and Windows 8.1 release dates out, it’s a good time to see how Microsoft’s touch-centric OS has done.

Be like Apple? Mobile is new the focus in Microsoft's corporate revamp

Microsoft Corp launched its biggest internal overhaul in five years to streamline the development of products from Windows to tablets, hoping to catch nimbler rivals in mobile and cloud computing.

Be like Apple? Mobile is new the focus in Microsoft's corporate revamp

Microsoft Corp launched its biggest internal overhaul in five years to streamline the development of products from Windows to tablets, hoping to catch nimbler rivals in mobile and cloud computing.

Windows 8 to finally get Flipboard, Facebook apps

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed in the keynote address of the company's annual Build conference for developers that Windows 8 would be getting the official Facebook and Flipboard apps.