With Windows 8, Microsoft aims to unify the tablet and PC interfaces in an ambitious experiment. In a month-long review, RCP finds the effort largely succeeds.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 14, 2013
Microsoft has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses to date, according to Tami Reller, Redmond's chief financial officer and Windows chief marketing officer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 09, 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage for a brief 10 minutes at this year's Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicked off on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 08, 2013
December always seems to signal a deluge of predictions about what technology trends organizations should expect in the next year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 18, 2012
Not to be outdone by Microsoft's own Surface RT offering, OEMs from Dell to ASUS are rolling out their own Windows RT-based tablets. Here are a few of the standouts.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 18, 2012
Microsoft recently offered businesses a few guidelines for how to decide which Windows RT or Windows 8 devices to purchase.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 17, 2012
Google is dropping some features in its software-as-a-service applications that are associated with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, it announced last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 17, 2012
BeyondTrust announced last week that it has acquired Microsoft ISV partner Blackbird Group for an undisclosed amount.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 17, 2012
Yes, Windows RT is almost entirely consumer-focused. There are cases in which it makes sense for businesses, but partners must make sure their customers fully work through the pros and cons.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 17, 2012
From the debut of the Windows 8 Ultrabooks, to the latest raft of Windows Phone devices, to Microsoft's own Surface tablets, Microsoft and its OEM partners have made 2012 the year of bold, new Windows hardware.
Tuesday's release of the Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Update Rollup 5 v2 was met with a chorus of grumblings.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 13, 2012
For a limited time, Microsoft is letting Windows 8 Pro customers install Media Center at no cost.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 11, 2012
Microsoft's Surface tablets will soon become available to purchase from non-Microsoft outlets, the company said on Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 11, 2012
Businesses signing up for Google Apps must now pay a fee, Google announced last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 10, 2012
The latest figures from market analyst firm International Data Corp. (IDC) projects growth for the worldwide tablet market at large, but low numbers for devices running Microsoft's Windows platform.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 06, 2012