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Over the last three years, we have experienced the appification of everything. It began with the launch of the iOS App Store in July 2008, and was perpetuated with the introduction of the Android ...

Heading into the Oct. 26 launch of its new Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft has opened Windows Store, the company's Windows 8 and Windows RT app store, to developers in 120 countries worldwide.

Microsoft is definitely blurring the line between mobile and desktop operating systems with Windows 8, which combines an attractive Windows Phone-like interface that’s optimized for touch with the ...

If you've still got a Lumia smartphone running on unsupported Windows Phone 8.1, you'll soon no longer have an official Microsoft store to download apps. In a recent update to its support page, ...

Microsoft is currently testing a pair of new apps — including one that the company previously decided to stop using due to a lack of interest. The two new apps are People and File Search. If “People” ...

Windows 8 was first mentioned at the CES 2011 in January last year. Microsoft then announced that Windows 8 would be adding support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the x86 microprocessors from ...

Microsoft's Windows 8 has been kicking about in public beta form for some time now, so many PC users already know what to expect from the latest edition of the world-conquering operating system. It's ...

The Microsoft Store for Windows was initially launched over 13 years ago, when Microsoft launched the infamous Windows 8 with its controversial full-screen Start menu, the new Settings app, and more.