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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out the preview versions of touch-enabled Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps for Windows 10. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 04, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently shared more information about Windows 10's enterprise capabilities, including a new "servicing branches" scheme and what it means to deliver the OS as "Windows as a service."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 02, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week gave a few hints about how device size will affect what Windows 10 features users will be able to experience.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 29, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday released the newest test release of the Windows 10 preview via its Windows Update service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 24, 2015