A Windows 8 "consumer preview" event will take place on Feb. 29 in Barcelona, Spain.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 09, 2012
Lead Microsoft program managers Sharif Farag and Ben Srour went into further detail about how those capabilities work with applications in a "Building Windows 8" blog post on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 08, 2012
What Microsoft's partners learn about the new Windows Store when it opens this month may have major implications for the future of Windows.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 08, 2012
In a webinar on Thursday, consultancy firm Directions on Microsoft described a rough timeline for Microsoft's emerging products and services in 2012 and beyond.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 27, 2012
The controversy surrounding a "secure boot" feature that Microsoft will require of computer makers with Windows 8 refuses to die.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 19, 2012
One of Microsoft largest partners, Hewlett-Packard, this week named a new chief strategy officer: Bill Veghte, the former senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows business.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 19, 2012
Microsoft this week outlined details of its first major new Windows file system in nearly two decades: the Resilient File System (ReFS).
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 17, 2012
The tile-based interface was the star attraction of the final Microsoft Consumer Electronics Show keynote.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 16, 2012
Microsoft had few announcements at CES but OEM partners brought out new Windows-based laptops and phones.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 13, 2012
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.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2012
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.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 10, 2012
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.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2012
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).
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 06, 2012
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.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2012
Microsoft has filed suit against U.K.-based retailer Comet for allegedly selling counterfeit Windows Vista and Windows XP system recovery CDs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2012