Analysts at consultancy Directions on Microsoft summarized the basic feature changes for Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 that Microsoft outlined during last week's Build conference, as well as speculated on future trends.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 23, 2011
A Microsoft general manager said on Wednesday that carriers and handset manufacturers might begin rolling out the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" updates to customers as early as next week.
- By Kathleen Richards
- September 22, 2011
According to the latest projections from Gartner, Apple's iOS and Google's Android will be the dominant tablet operating systems in the market through 2015, with Microsoft's Windows 8 OS trailing at a distant third.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 22, 2011
Microsoft spent some time at last week's Build conference to spotlight how five of its major partners -- Cisco, NEC, 5nine, Broadcom and inMon -- are already using the extensible virtual switch in Hyper-V 3.0 for Windows Server 8.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 21, 2011
The disarray at Hewlett-Packard Co. is taking on a new twist as the company's board is reportedly weighing the ouster of CEO Leo Apotheker.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 21, 2011
For all of its focus on Windows 8 during last week's Build conference in Anaheim, Calif., Microsoft still has not said unequivocally what x86 applications the forthcoming OS will eventually support.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 20, 2011
Microsoft's sold-out Build conference just wrapped up in Anaheim, Calif. Here's a guide to all of our conference coverage, including news and analysis.
Microsoft gave Build attendees more details about Windows To Go, a tool that would let IT organizations provide users with an imaged version of Windows 8 that reflects the corporate desktop.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 16, 2011
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer made a surprise appearance at the end of Wednesday's Build keynote to give attendees a high-level perspective on Microsoft's Windows-centric strategy.
- By Michael Desmond
- September 16, 2011
Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, pitched Windows Azure to independent software vendors (ISVs) during his Day 2 keynote speech at Build.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 15, 2011
Day 2 of Microsoft's Build conference turned part of the spotlight on the company's next-generation server technology, code-named "Windows Server 8."
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 15, 2011
Microsoft gave out 5,000 Windows 8 tablets to Build attendees on Tuesday.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 14, 2011
Microsoft kicked off its Build conference on Monday by laying out how its upcoming operating system, code-named "Windows 8," will make the case for users, IT professionals and developers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 13, 2011
Windows 8 was king at Tuesday's Build keynote led by Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live Division.
- By Michael Desmond
- September 13, 2011
IDC researchers are revising their prediction for future PC sales, reducing the projected amount of growth.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 12, 2011
Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 has hit the release to manufacturing (RTM) stage, with a general release date expected sometime in October.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 12, 2011
AT&T on Monday unveiled its lineup of Windows Phone "Mango" devices, including a version of the new HTC Titan unique to the carrier, as well as two phones from Samsung.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 12, 2011
Microsoft Server and Tools President Satya Nadella pushed his company's hybrid cloud efforts to investors at this week's Citi Technology Conference, held in New York City.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 09, 2011
Microsoft recently detailed a new startup procedure for its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system that it says will result in 30 to 70 percent faster boot speeds compared to Windows 7.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 09, 2011
An outage on Thursday affecting several Microsoft Live services, including Office 365, SkyDrive, Hotmail and MSN, was caused by a DNS error, Microsoft reported.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 09, 2011