Tepid enthusiasm for Windows 8 is bad news for Microsoft, but it’s good news for laptop shoppers. Notebooks with 15-inch displays and running Windows 8 with Intel Ivy Bridge processors have been ...

Buying a new Windows 8 device isn’t as simple as, say, picking up a new Android tablet. The device-spanning nature of the overhauled operating system means Windows works on a vast array of hardware, ...

Hewlett-Packard taps into the best aspects of Windows 8 with two cool notebooks that were shown this week at CES. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, ...

Microsoft has been taking some aggressive steps in recent months to win back the lower end of the PC market from Google , which created a new category with its Chromebook laptops. These low-cost ...

At this Microsoft store -- one of 30 to open so far around the country -- shoppers are checking out the newest Windows 8 computers. And in Consumer Reports labs, dozens of the new Windows 8 laptops ...

With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft's new operating system, a wave of laptops has hit store shelves. They're designed to take advantage of Windows' bold new design. Consumer Reports just rated ...

The lines between tablets and laptops are blurrier than ever and shoppers won't want to pay over a grand for new kit. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in ...

At Microsoft stores across the country, shoppers are checking out the newest Windows 8 computers. Consumer Reports tested dozens of new Windows 8 laptops. Testers shined lights at computer screens to ...

To help evaluate displays, testers shine lights at computer screens and measure glare. Keyboards are evaluated, too. Testers assess them for ergonomics, how comfortable they are to use. All the new ...

I'm shopping around for a new laptop for a family member. I've briefly used Windows 8 but not really extensively. To be honest I'm a Mac user so it's not like I use the Windows OS on a daily basis. I ...