Doomed Asus tablets to cost $600 and up

Poor Asus. Its upcoming Windows 8 tablets will cost $600 to $1,300, according to a leaked roadmap published by ZDNet (and republished above), which means that almost no one will buy them.

Microsoft announces Windows 8 launch event Oct. 25 in New York

Microsoft will officially launch its upcoming Windows 8 operating system on Oct. 25 at an event in New York.

Tablets, smartphones knock out PCs as largest users of DRAM chips

Smartphones and tablets are soaking up more of the demand for main memory chips, compared to the PC.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Wii U, Tekken Tag 2, and iPhone 5

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed. This week, Nintendo revealed the North American release date and price for the Wii U and Apple unveiled the iPhone 5.

Intel’s checklist of innovations coming in the next 18 months on the PC

Intel's Kirk Skaugen says there are more innovations coming for the PC in the next 18 months than have come in the next decade

Agawi to use Microsoft’s Windows Azure to bring cloud-gaming services to Windows 8

Look for Agawi to provide streamed games to Windows 8 devices in the not-so-distant future.

Why Windows 8 will finally make Windows Phone matter

With Windows 8, Windows Phone will finally have the support it needs to differentiate itself from iOS and Android.

Microsoft’s Ballmer predicts 400M Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices by next year

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has predicted that a combined 400 million Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices will be produced a year from now, he said on stage today at Nokia’s Lumia 920 launch event.

Microsoft unveils first wave of Xbox Live games on Windows 8

Microsoft unveiled the first wave of Xbox Live games that will be coming to Windows 8 today.

HitPoint Studios unveils Adera game for Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface tablets

HitPoint Studios is unveiling its Adera puzzle adventure game that is targeted at Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface tablets.

Windows Phone 8 likely launching Oct. 29 — will it be too late?

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 OS will reportedly launch on Oct. 29, just a few days after Windows 8 launches. But with a launch more than a month after the iPhone 5, is Microsoft seriously hurting Windows Phone 8′s potential reach?

At 40, Atari gives eight classics to everyone for free…with touch controls through a browser

Atari announced that for the 40th anniversary of the game company it would release eight classic titles, completely remade to support touch controls, for browsers.

HP’s new Windows 8 Ultrabooks are all about touchscreens (and one makes a kick-ass tablet)

Say what you will about Windows 8, but it sure is getting PC manufacturers to bring out their innovation guns. Take HP, which is today announcing three new Windows 8 Ultrabooks -- one of which could be its answer to Microsoft's Surface tablet.

Samsung teases Windows 8 laptop-tablet hybrid (video)

Samsung appears to be close to releasing a hybrid laptop-tablet running Windows 8, according to a recently released video teaser from the South Korean tech giant.