Microsoft gave out 5,000 Windows 8 tablets to Build attendees on Tuesday.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 14, 2011
Microsoft kicked off its Build conference on Monday by laying out how its upcoming operating system, code-named "Windows 8," will make the case for users, IT professionals and developers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 13, 2011
Windows 8 was king at Tuesday's Build keynote led by Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live Division.
- By Michael Desmond
- September 13, 2011
Microsoft recently detailed a new startup procedure for its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system that it says will result in 30 to 70 percent faster boot speeds compared to Windows 7.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 09, 2011
Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor will be a part of the forthcoming Windows 8 client operating system, Microsoft announced on Wednesday in a Building Windows 8 blog post.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 07, 2011
At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner singled out and attacked six strategic rivals. Does Microsoft have what it takes to compete and win against Apple, Google, Cisco, Oracle, Salesforce.com and VMware?
- By Scott Bekker
- September 07, 2011
The next version of Microsoft's Windows Intune cloud service for systems management will be generally available starting Oct. 17.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 06, 2011
Windows Explorer, the file management system used in Windows operating systems, will be redesigned for the upcoming Windows 8 OS to run the "ribbon" user interface, Microsoft announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 31, 2011
In a demo video posted on its "Building Windows 8" blog on Wednesday, Microsoft showed off a new Windows 8 feature for copying files.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 25, 2011
According to the latest post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft is working to make its next-generation desktop OS work with Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0) technologies.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 22, 2011
A Microsoft executive revealed on the Building Windows 8 blog on Wednesday that it is taking about 35 teams to execute the various planning, coding and testing efforts surrounding the new OS.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 18, 2011
A new Microsoft blog series is giving the public some insight into Windows 8, the upcoming Microsoft client operating system that is currently under development.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 16, 2011
Gartner Inc.'s latest model predicts 94 percent of all PCs will ship with Windows 7 in 2011, and that by year end, Windows 7 will be the leading OS version worldwide.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 10, 2011
On Monday, Microsoft made available the second release of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2011, a suite of seven tools for IT professionals running Windows environments.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 02, 2011
Laplink Software, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner based in Bellevue, Wash., has rolled out an upgraded channel partner program for PC resellers, VARs and system integrators.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 02, 2011