Microsoft announced the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Wednesday during a side event to the Mobile World Congress, at the Hotel Miramar in Barcelona. Although the Windows 8 beta is quite easy to install, there are some system requirements. Here are the details on how to install it.
After the golden Oscar night came one of the most prestigious events of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the Global Mobile Awards 2012. GSMA , the organization that represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry and hosts the MWC in Barcelona laurelled Samsung and Apple with the top categories of the night.
Facebook has unveiled new ways for businesses to reach its 845 million users directly across all devices, including mobile, as it races toward a multibillion dollar IPO. With new Premium on Facebook ads, marketers can expand their reach on the social network by paying for a video.
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled the Windows 8 Consumer Preview at the Mobile World Congress. Check out the best five features that we think will take Windows 8 a long way in coming days.
Finnish gaming firm Rovio expects to boost growth for months to come, with expansion in Asia, to Facebook and with the launch of Angry Birds Spaces, its marketing chief told Reuters in an interview.
Facebook has unveiled new ways for businesses to reach its 845 million users directly across all devices, including mobile, as it races toward a multibillion dollar IPO.
LightSquared, the beleaguered telecom startup founded by hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, is considering hiring telecommunications veteran Timothy Donahue as chief executive officer, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The Dallas Independent School District could be facing federal violations for sex discrimination and improper use of federal funds for a World War II lesson plan that separated fifth grade boys from girls.
The Pritzker Prize jury went in a more political direction this year, awarding the prize Chinese architect Wang Shu the profession's highest honor, it deliver
US prosecutors investigating managing director at Goldman Sachs as part of probe into company's hedge-fund clients.
Apple will unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called iPad 3 -- on Wednesday, March 7 in San Francisco. Here are the 10 most anticipated features and specs of the new tablet.
A USA Today/Gallup oll from this week showed that most Americans believe the Affordable Care Act mandate to obtain health insurance will be struck down, even though more than half say the health care law is good policy.
Shares of Apple (NYSE: AAPL) spent most of Wednesday above the $500 billion market capitalization mark as they also sit a new record of $647.61.
James Murdoch, the younger of 80-year-old media baron Rupert Murdoch's two sons, will relinquish his position as executive chairman of U.K.-based newspaper publisher News International, following a phone-hacking scandal that shut down the News of the World newspaper.
General Electric derided the new report by Citizens for Tax Justice as biased and inaccurate.
Microsoft Corp opened up an incomplete version of Windows 8 for the public to download and test on Wednesday, looking to rev up excitement for its slick, new-look operating system which it hopes will restore its fading tech supremacy.
Toyota Motor Corp. (NSYE: TM) announced Wednesday it will increase the output of its Thai engine-building subsidiary Siam Toyota Manufacturing Co. in 2014, in an effort to meet growing demand in Asia.
James Murdoch resigned from his position as executive chairman of News International on Wednesday amid a phone hacking scandal that has sent shockwaves through the media empire of his mogul father, Rupert Murdoch. The question now is: who is next in line to succeed Rupert?
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), the world’s biggest e-retailer, said the number of titles for its Kindle owners lending library tablet family now exceeds 100,000, compared with only 5,000 last November.
U.S. mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc posted higher first-quarter profit, helped by stronger margins, and raised its 2012 forecast.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners announced on Wednesday the 1.8 billion euro ($2.4 billion) acquisition of technical products wholesaler Ahlsell from Cinven and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, marking Europe's largest private equity deal in almost a year.
The former Bulls star has listed his home for $29 million.
T.J Lane the teenager who opened fired at Chardon High School in Ohio on Monday, will be tried as an adult, prosecutors told ABC News.
Apple has finally set the date for the grand release of its third generation iPad on March 7, and all Apple fans around the world are now on their toes. But the invitation, sent by the company to media organizations, has given rise to another set of speculations. The invitation includes an enhanced display that apparently lacks the traditional home button.
The Aakash tablet, known as the world's cheapest tab and other low cost BSNL tablets are ruling the Indian tablet market. Check out the comparison of all these low-cost tabs.
French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen's alliance talks with General Motors may yet fail as the U.S. automaker hesitates over criticism from investors, a source with knowledge of the discussions said.
After a fire and a power outage, the Costa Allegra is being towed by another vessel in the Indian Ocean. But is this latest incident -- after the sinking of the Costa Concordia off Tuscany in January -- weighing down fleet owner Costa Crociere?
Nokia has launched its flagship Windows Lumia 900, HTC also came out with a great collection of Android phones for 2012: the HTC One X, the HTC One S and the HTC One V. Let us take a look at the specifications of the Nokia Lumia 900 and compare them to the HTC One X.
Apple has sent out invitations to an event scheduled for next Wednesday for the release of its third generation iPad. Although the invite didn't say anything about what the new iPad has in its store for us, many enthusiastic eyes have tried to decipher clues from the invite. Find out what is hidden in the invite.
Apple Inc.'s invitation sent on Tuesday for a March 7 event almost confirms the fact that the company is gearing up to unveil its new iPad 3 (or will it be iPad 2S?). As soon as the news of iPad 3 release hit the market, Apple enthusiasts were back at the rumor mills expecting the launch of a new Apple iTV along with the launch of the iPad 3 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
