Windows 10's new features: Cortana, a 'Spartan' browser, Xbox streaming, and …

Windows 10 shares much of the same code across its different iterations, aiming for a consistent design regardless of whether you're using a phone or a desktop. This is helped in large part by new universal apps that can run 

With the arrival of Windows 10 later this year the company is changing its approach to a business it helped popularize 30 years ago. Letting businesses and consumers upgrade free could cost Microsoft as much as $500 million in the first full year of sales.

We've just wrapped up our live coverage here in Redmond, Washington where Microsoft held its Windows 10 press event. If you missed the two hours of announcements, here's our recap in one handy list. As usual, click the 

But don't expect the impending preview to include all the Windows 10 features that were highlighted in Belfiore's live demo. During his presentation, Belfiore repeatedly cautioned that these new features will roll out "over the next three, four, five

Microsoft announced Wednesday that its new version of Windows, Windows 10, will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1 users. That's big news. Microsoft typically charges hundreds of dollars for new versions of Windows