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CES: 6 Windows Hardware Stunners

Microsoft had few announcements at CES but OEM partners brought out new Windows-based laptops and phones.

Google Inks Its Largest Cloud Deal Yet with Spanish Bank

The cloud contracts just keep on coming for Google, which this week inked a deal for the biggest rollout of its Google Apps suite to date.

Boom Times for Cloud-Based App Marketplaces

Partners would be ill-advised to ignore the growing popularity of app stores.

Forrester: Apple Up, Microsoft Down in Corporate Market Share

A new report by Forrester Research suggests the growing business adoption of Apple iPads and Macs is displacing Microsoft's grip on the corporate market with PCs.

CES: Kinect for Windows Coming Feb. 1

Kinect for Windows hardware will go on sale for $249 starting Feb. 1, when a free commercial software development kit (SDK) will also be available for download.

CES: Ballmer Keynote Spotlights Kinect, Windows 8 and Windows Phone

With this reportedly being the last Consumer Electronics Show to feature Microsoft as a headliner, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's opening-day keynote should have been a shining moment.

Microsoft Details Windows 8's 'Storage Spaces' Feature

Microsoft talked more about storage options in Windows 8 on Thursday, promising a sophisticated "storage spaces" feature that works with the operating system's New Technology File System (NTFS).

Microsoft Execs To Talk Up Private Cloud Vision

Microsoft will reveal more about its vision for the private cloud during an hour-long webinar on Jan. 17 titled "Transforming IT With Microsoft Private Cloud."

Windows 8 'Clover Trail' Tablets May Be Coming This Summer

According to a report published Monday by DigiTimes, PC manufacturers Acer and Lenovo are planning to release tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip (SoC) silicon as early as June or July.

Microsoft Sues Over Pirated Vista, XP Recovery CDs

Microsoft has filed suit against U.K.-based retailer Comet for allegedly selling counterfeit Windows Vista and Windows XP system recovery CDs.

The Hardware Behind Windows 8 Developer Preview

Inside the Microsoft Windows 8 development labs, the company had a few dozen PCs and other peripheral devices used to test its first preview of its new OS and Metro interface. Here are nine of them.

Marching Orders 2012: Big Ideas for the Microsoft Channel

RCP asked 19 channel luminaries for their best piece of advice for the year ahead. Here are their tips on ways to make 2012 a banner year for Microsoft partners.

Analysis: Is It Already Too Late for a Windows Tablet?

Forrester Research report finds waning consumer interest in a Windows-based tablet.

For Partners, the Cloud Keeps Getting Cloudier

The fight for market share is intensifying, and as a result the costs for a share point of growth are getting frightfully more expensive.

Report: Linux Is Coming to Microsoft's Azure Cloud Service

Microsoft would not comment on a report that states the company is planning to allow customers to host Linux servers on its Windows Azure cloud service this year.