Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

The software giant continues its march toward releasing its upcoming operating system, debuting a new logo that does away with the flaglike design of Windows past. Jay Greene, a CNET senior writer, ...

Microsoft has never been known for its design verve, especially compared to its rival Apple, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that its new logo for its feverishly anticipated Windows 8 operating system ...

Out with the old, in with the new -- logo, that is. As Redmond gets ready to unleash Windows 8 and a wave of other new products, it does a little design housekeeping. Jon Skillings is an editorial ...

The way people use their devices is changing, and Microsoft is embracing that with a new look for its cadre of Windows apps. Microsoft is in the midst of years-long redesign of its signature tools, ...

Modern app icons are slowly appearing in Microsoft’s OS Modern app icons are slowly appearing in Microsoft’s OS is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC ...

Ronald McDonald and the NBC Peacock may get more TV air time, but today’s operating systems have cool logos, too. Google, Apple, Microsoft and the Linux crowd crafted mascots ranging from cute lizards ...

In brief: If there's one thing you can say about Microsoft's products, it's that they never stay the same for long, for better or worse. While that fact often presents itself in the form of sweeping ...