Microsoft this week explained the roles Internet Explorer and the new "Spartan" browser will have in Windows 10, including some changes from its previously outlined browser strategy.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 26, 2015
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The answer is pretty good, judging by the performance and features of the WinBook 7-inch TW700 Tablet -- a whole lot of Windows 8.1 computer for a very small price tag.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 23, 2015
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build for its "fast-ring" testers on Wednesday, although it notably does not include the new Spartan browser.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 19, 2015
Microsoft's next desktop operating system will be available this summer, the company announced on Tuesday, a surprising change from the fall timeline forecasted by Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner back in December.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 18, 2015
Passwords need no longer be the last line of defense against unauthorized device access.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2015
Microsoft on Monday talked up its "Internet of Things" (IoT) vision, and the roles that its Azure and Windows products will play in it.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2015
Research and consulting firm IDC delivered mixed news for the tablet market on Thursday, scaling back its growth estimates but still forecasting a "modest" increase in shipments.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2015
Chipmaker Intel on Thursday warned investors that its first-quarter revenues could be off by about $1 billion due to lower-than-anticipated demand for business desktop PCs.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 13, 2015
Will free upgrades uncouple Windows releases from the PC refresh cycle?
- By Scott Bekker
- March 11, 2015
Microsoft may be considering a change to its Windows 10 preview release schedule that could result in multiple new builds each month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2015
What Microsoft's voice-activated technology currently lacks in polish, it definitely makes up for in personality.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 04, 2015
Everything will change for the Microsoft ecosystem when the next client OS ships. Here's a feature-by-feature guide to what specific partner types should expect from Windows 10.
- By Scott Bekker, Kurt Mackie
- March 02, 2015
There was little in the way of new announcements at Microsoft's Mobile World Congress (MWC) event on Monday, but the company did unveil some new hardware and gave one of the earliest public demos of the Project Spartan browser for phones.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 02, 2015
Rob Helm, an analyst with independent consultancy Directions on Microsoft, recently led an hour-long presentation focused on upcoming enterprise product releases from Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 17, 2015
Microsoft released the first public technical preview of Windows 10 for smartphones on Thursday, but it is limited to only six lower-end Lumia devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 12, 2015