WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft finally took the wraps off its "Surface" tablet, and it's pretty striking. While it's too early to tell whether Surface will be a coup or a flop, Monday's launch event gave us plenty to think about. Here are our first impressions.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 19, 2012
WEB EXCLUSIVE: A side-by-side comparison of the two tablets' specs.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 19, 2012
Microsoft focused on the basics of Windows 8 during its Day 2 Tech-Ed keynote on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2012
In many ways, the channel is eagerly waiting for Microsoft to catch up to the market with its next OS. Will customers stand still long enough for the new OS to catch on?
- By Scott Bekker
- June 11, 2012
Microsoft's smartphone operating systems, Windows Phone and the aging Windows Mobile, will eventually pass Apple's iOS to be the No. 2 most-used smartphone OSes in the world, according to researchers at IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 07, 2012
IT security is having a banner year, and channel partners are reaping the benefits. From protecting Macs and PCs to securing the cloud, there's no shortage of great channel opportunities based on emerging threats, surging technologies and vendor momentum. Here are a few of them.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 04, 2012
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Here are the top five mobile apps to help partners navigate the Microsoft channel from day to day.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 31, 2012
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft partners using the iPad need their apps, too. Here are six of the best ones.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 31, 2012
Buried in the marketplaces maintained by Google, Apple and Microsoft are valuable smartphone and tablet apps that can help round out compelling solutions for customers. Here are the top 10 for each mobile platform.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 31, 2012
Motorola Mobility Inc. has violated Microsoft's intellectual property, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 21, 2012
China last week approved Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility Inc., giving the Internet giant the last regulatory approval it needed to proceed with the deal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 21, 2012
When it comes to tech hardware, the trend is unquestionably mobility. In this special feature, we survey the latest in Windows-based mobile hardware -- from ultrabooks to smartphones to tablets.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 16, 2012
A review of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Apple's tablet finds the OS visually and substantively good enough to be worth the sizable learning curve.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 03, 2012
Nokia, which early last year made the decision to shift its business model to center on Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system, had its credit rating downgraded on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2012
Microsoft will invest $300 million in a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, which until now has been embroiled in an intellectual property dispute against Microsoft over the past year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2012
Microsoft on Wednesday inked an intellectual property licensing deal with Pegatron Corp. over the Taiwan-based company's use of Android and Chrome software technologies in its products.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2012
While consumers in droves are buying Apple iPads, enterprises in all sectors are embracing the tablets, as well.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 24, 2012
Two months after being released as a beta, the Skype for Windows Phone app is now available as a final version.
- By Gladys Rama
- April 23, 2012
Windows RT, the version of Windows 8 for ARM-based devices, can be used for both personal and business purposes, even while organizational control is maintained over application access, Microsoft explained on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 19, 2012
Gavin Kim, a former Samsung vice president who joined Microsoft in November as general manager of Windows Phone Product Marketing, left the company last week.
- By Gladys Rama
- April 17, 2012