Windows 8 devices, with their built-in security capabilities, could simplify matters for organizations considering bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scenarios, according to Wave Systems Corp., an independent software vendor and board member of the Trusted Computing Group.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 15, 2013
In response to questions about Microsoft's market strategy with Windows 8, Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein repeated the same basic response: The Windows 8 ecosystem is still evolving.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 14, 2013
The rumored Windows "Blue" might be a wave of frequently issued updates to various Microsoft products, instead of just a new flagship operating system, according to a press report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 08, 2013
In preparation for Saturday's launch of the Surface Pro tablet, Microsoft's Surface team on Wednesday fielded questions about the device in a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) session.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 07, 2013
One of the worst-kept rumors on Wall Street affecting the IT industry in recent weeks became official on Tuesday morning, as private equity firm Silver Lake Partners agreed to acquire Dell Inc. in a deal the company values at approximately $24.3 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 05, 2013
Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has made few inroads in the months since its release, according to data from IDC announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 31, 2013
In a Q&A, D&H Distributing Co-President Michael Schwab says structural factors are giving Windows 8 a slow start, but he predicts some of those same dynamics will make the new OS a huge hit in the near future.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 30, 2013
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The Windows Division may have been the star of Microsoft's recent Q2 FY'13 earnings report, but what other insights do the numbers reveal? RCP reads between the lines of Microsoft's latest financial earnings.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 28, 2013
Intel's business unit that makes desktop motherboards will begin winding down its operations over a three-year period, according to information given to the press this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 25, 2013
For those still on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8, Jan. 31 is when Microsoft's upgrade promotional offers will end for the two Windows 8 editions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 24, 2013
Originally expected to become available this month, the x86-based Surface Pro tablet PCs running Windows 8 will hit retail shelves on Feb. 9 in the United States and Canada, Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 22, 2013
At this week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention and Expo in New York City, Microsoft is trying to coax nervous retailers into adopting touch-based Windows Embedded 8 solutions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 15, 2013
With Windows 8, Microsoft aims to unify the tablet and PC interfaces in an ambitious experiment. In a month-long review, RCP finds the effort largely succeeds.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 14, 2013
Microsoft has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses to date, according to Tami Reller, Redmond's chief financial officer and Windows chief marketing officer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 09, 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage for a brief 10 minutes at this year's Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicked off on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 08, 2013