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Windows Tablets Make Gains Despite Windows RT, Surface Troubles

Shipments of tablets running Windows experienced a 527 percent year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2013, market research firm IDC reported Monday.

Microsoft Gives SkyDrive Functionality Boost But Kills Brand Name

Microsoft has settled with British Sky Broadcasting Group for undisclosed terms after losing a trademark infringement case concerning the use of the "SkyDrive" product name.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview

The Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview became available for download on Tuesday.

Microsoft, HP, VMware and Rackspace: The War of the Cloud OSes

With the cloud landscape growing more crowded, the upcoming Windows Azure Pack could be what raises Microsoft's Cloud OS above the fray.

Report: Google Chromebooks Have a Place in the Enterprise

A new report by Forrester Research outlines the business case for organizations to use Google Chromebooks, which run Google's Chrome OS cloud-enabled operating system.

Microsoft Issues New Exchange 2013 CU2 Build

Microsoft on Monday released a new build of Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) to address a previously reported public folder problem.

Microsoft Releases Third Wave of Windows 8.1 Updates

The Windows 8.1 preview release received a third set of non-security updates from Microsoft this week.

Microsoft Ups the Ante on Hyper-V Migration Speeds

As a follow-up to a demo at TechEd, Microsoft Principal Program Manager Jeff Woolsey showed attendees at WPC just how much the latest release of Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor can speed up live migrations.

SP2 for Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and Office Web Apps Released

Microsoft announced the availability of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and Office Web Apps on Tuesday.

Microsoft Releases Windows Azure SQL Database Premium Preview

Microsoft launched the preview version of its Windows Azure SQL Database Premium service on Tuesday, in addition to releasing the July Windows Azure update.

Microsoft Issuing Faster OS Updates for Windows 8.1 Preview

It looks like the preview versions of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 operating systems are following a faster update schedule than their predecessors.

Microsoft Releases Outlook Web Apps for Apple Devices

Microsoft's Outlook Web App e-mail solutions became available for Apple iPad and iPhone devices this week.

HP Loses $36 Million Contract To Move VA to Office 365

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has canceled a contract it awarded to Hewlett-Packard (HP) last year that would have moved VA employees to Microsoft's Office 365 for Government product.

Microsoft Axing Forefront TMG Due to Exchange Security Improvements

Microsoft is phasing out its Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) product in part because it's no longer needed to secure newer versions of Exchange and Exchange Online.

Microsoft Expands Windows Azure Remote Desktop Use Rights

Service providers will now be able to use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud as part of their service offerings.