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Acer unveils the 8-inch Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet

Little over four weeks ago, during an earnings conference call, departing Microsoft CFO Peter Klein revealed the software giant is working with OEMs on smaller and cheaper Windows tablets.

Disk Sorter Free can tell you what"s tying up all your hard drive space

PC storage space is cheap these days, and if you"ve just bought one of the latest 4TB drives then the chances are you won"t be worried about filling it any time soon.

NetDrive lets you mount FTP servers as regular drives in Explorer

If you need to access an FTP server, perhaps to upload the latest version of your website, then you"ll probably reach for your favorite FTP client. But although that will transfer your files, it"s not exactly a convenient solution, particularly if you need to work with the server on a regular basis.

Microsoft wants you to get to know Windows 8

Speaking to the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, Tami Reller, Windows division CFO, admitted that the Windows 8 "learning curve is real" and said that Microsoft will be addressing the issue in Windows 8,1.

Photoshop for free? Adobe Photoshop Express hits Windows 8 and RT

Not content with free versions of its cut-down photo editing software for iOS and Android, Adobe has released Photoshop Express for Windows 8 and RT.

SteganPEG lets you hide personal data in plain sight

While it"s unlikely that the fate of your nation depends on it, there may be times when being able to pass on sensitive files to other people is a necessity.

Best Windows 8 apps this week

The US Windows 8 apps store crossed the 50,000 apps mark for the first time today; a total of 50,156 apps are listed in the store, with the majority of them free to download and use.

eBay for iOS update includes new UI and registration via driver's license

The iOS versions of eBay"s app have been updated with a redesigned interface and a raft of other changes. The latest release improves on the stripped back UI that was available in previous versions and larger photos can now be accessed.

Microsoft's new commercial finally sells the benefits of Surface RT

Tuesday evening of May 14, Microsoft debuted a new commercial for the Surface RT that finally explained the benefits of the tablet. No dancers. No super cool music. Just Microsoft talking about why the Surface RT is the next device you should own.

Everything you need to know about Windows 8.1

Microsoft is working on an update to Windows 8 and RT and will be releasing a preview version of it in June (in time for the Build developer conference), with the full release expected before the year"s end.