WEB EXCLUSIVE: With Microsoft set to release Windows Phone 8 in just a few weeks, RCP takes a look back at the top five devices of the Windows Phone 7 era.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 22, 2012
Bucking expectations that its engineers would have to create several versions of Windows RT to address multiple form factors, Microsoft on Monday announced it has created one Windows RT binary to rule them all.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 13, 2012
Microsoft hardware partner Acer is consulting with Redmond over potential pricing for the forthcoming Surface tablet, according to a report by Digitimes.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 11, 2012
Despite snubbing its OEMs with the Surface, Microsoft's decision to allow direct billing with Office 365 shows that Redmond still has its partners' back.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 09, 2012
Windows RT will come with a leaner "preview" version of Office 2013 when it ships, according to a report by The Verge on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 08, 2012
Microsoft and Sharp Corp. have inked a deal in which Sharp will license intellectual property (IP) associated with Microsoft's Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology for use in its Android-based devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 07, 2012
Honeywell paid royalties to Microsoft for the use of technologies associated with the Linux-based Android and Google Chrome operating systems, the company announced last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 07, 2012
Windows 8 hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage on Wednesday, meaning bits of the operating system are now finalized and ready for Microsoft equipment manufacturers to start imaging the OS onto new hardware, including PCs and tablets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 01, 2012
SMBs are clinging to outdated Microsoft products but also adopting new and unfamiliar technologies, according to partner attendees at the IT Pro Conference 2012.
- By Rich Freeman
- July 31, 2012
Microsoft on Tuesday fired another volley against Google in the fight over intellectual property (IP) associated with the Android mobile operating system and other software technologies.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 31, 2012
A German court has banned the sale of Android-based Motorola Mobility smartphones that use a file-name management technology owned by Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 27, 2012
Microsoft acknowledged on Thursday that its forthcoming Surface tablet could strain relationships with its hardware partners.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 27, 2012
Windows 8 will be released to manufacturing (RTM) in the first week of August and be generally available in October.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 09, 2012
Steven Guggenheimer, who has served as corporate vice president of Microsoft's original equipment manufacturing (OEM) division for four years, is leaving his position for a new role within the company, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 01, 2012
Windows shops may find licensing for bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scenarios somewhat perplexing due to the architecture used to access Microsoft's servers, according to Rob Horwitz, research chair at Directions on Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 29, 2012
The Windows Phone update code-named "Tango" began rolling out to Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 devices on Wednesday, according to a blog post on Nokia's Conversations blog.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 28, 2012
Symantec and CA Technologies are the top "leaders" in enterprise client management offerings, while Microsoft was deemed a "strong performer," a recent Forrester study found.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 26, 2012
Microsoft executive Greg Sullivan has refuted rumors that Microsoft plans to manufacture its own Windows Phone hardware in an interview with InformationWeek on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 25, 2012
Microsoft gave the first preview of its next-generation smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 8 (previously code-named "Apollo"), on Wednesday at the Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 21, 2012
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's just-announced tablet play, Surface, is long on looks. Here's a graphical look at Microsoft's first entree into the PC hardware business.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 19, 2012