Bucking expectations that its engineers would have to create several versions of Windows RT to address multiple form factors, Microsoft on Monday announced it has created one Windows RT binary to rule them all.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 13, 2012
Microsoft hardware partner Acer is consulting with Redmond over potential pricing for the forthcoming Surface tablet, according to a report by Digitimes.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 11, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Google $22.5 million over the company's misrepresentations on privacy protections.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 10, 2012
Microsoft has partnered with the New York Police Department (NYPD) to develop a crime prevention and counterterrorism solution called Domain Awareness System (DAS).
- By Chris Paoli
- August 09, 2012
Despite snubbing its OEMs with the Surface, Microsoft's decision to allow direct billing with Office 365 shows that Redmond still has its partners' back.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 09, 2012
Top ways for MSPs to add value and revenues range from standards such as business continuity and security, to newer approaches like mobile-device management and bundled consulting.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 08, 2012
Microsoft has revived its Exchange conference after a 10-year hiatus.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 08, 2012
Windows RT will come with a leaner "preview" version of Office 2013 when it ships, according to a report by The Verge on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 08, 2012
Microsoft and Sharp Corp. have inked a deal in which Sharp will license intellectual property (IP) associated with Microsoft's Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology for use in its Android-based devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 07, 2012
Honeywell paid royalties to Microsoft for the use of technologies associated with the Linux-based Android and Google Chrome operating systems, the company announced last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 07, 2012
Microsoft last week detailed the recent changes to Outlook Web App (OWA), the browser-based version of the Outlook e-mail client.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 06, 2012
Microsoft indicated on Thursday that it may soon drop the "Metro" term that is associated with the design style and user interface (UI) found in Windows 8 and Windows Phone.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 03, 2012
Windows Server 2012 hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage on Wednesday, close on the heels of the Windows 8 client's RTM milestone.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 01, 2012
There are so many trends providing headwinds, tailwinds and crosswinds to MSPs right now that it's hard to sort them out. Industry experts provide a few baseline concepts from their higher perches to help MSPs find a snug fit in the emerging industrywide puzzle that resembles a Russian nested doll toy.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 01, 2012
Windows 8 hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage on Wednesday, meaning bits of the operating system are now finalized and ready for Microsoft equipment manufacturers to start imaging the OS onto new hardware, including PCs and tablets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 01, 2012