Windows XP's market share has tumbled to just 17.2 percent — a fall of 6.7 percentage points — according to Netmarketshare's latest figures, published on Saturday by Net Applications. At the same time, the combined market share of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 has climbed to 16.8 percent, which is

One of the biggest problems with today's 3D printer market is that you practically have to be a CAD engineer to make something useful. On Wednesday in New York, Hewlett Packard announced a new breed of PC to give everyday designers and makers a tool to unlock the potential of 3D printing. It's

It's a term we're hearing a lot, as device and OS vendors start to move away from the old metaphors of the desktop computing world, as we switch to one that's shaped by ubiquitous computing and the power of the artificial intelligences that run in the cloud. So what is "authentically digital"? It's

The "good" news about the PC market is that, by IDC's count, it only declined by 1.7 percent in the last quarter. The only bright spots? Macs at the high-end and Chromebooks at the low-end. While Apple certainly wins when it comes to profit margins, Chromebook sales are surging upwards. ABI

Why is it called Windows 10 instead of Windows 9? Might as well get this question out of the way early. Microsoft’s official responses to this question have been almost comically vague. It’s reminiscent of the decision to abandon the Metro name, which was also never explained in a satisfactory way.