PC shipments post biggest quarterly sales drop ever — the IDC blames Windows 8

PC shipments fell off the proverbial cliff in the first quarter of 2013, according to IDC, with their biggest drop ever in recorded history.

Apple and Microsoft could make 600% more from Android than Google in 2013

Google's mobile operating system Android may be winning the smartphone wars, with over 75 percent market share, but Apple and Microsoft could be making more from Android than Google -- up to 600 percent more next year.

Europe and Asia adopting Windows 8 at double U.S. rate (plus more juicy Windows 8 data)

Windows 8 crashes 55 percent less and is 84 percent less frustrating than Windows 7, according to a new report.

Google love triangle forces Acer to nix Chinese smartphone launch

Pressure from Google caused Acer to cancel the launch of its CloudMobile A800 smartphone, which uses a operating system that competes with Android.