Browser makers face an unfamiliar hurdle with Windows 8, but both Mozilla and Google said they are building browsers that will work with the new operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 15, 2012
Microsoft this week launched a community test preview (CTP) of Windows Embedded Standard 8, which is based on the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 07, 2012
Windows 7 is gaining on the aging Windows XP operating system, according to the latest market share estimates from Net Applications.
- By Chris Paoli
- March 02, 2012
Microsoft released the betas for Windows 8 and Windows Server 8, as well as launched the Windows Store for applications, on Wednesday at an event in in Barcelona, Spain.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 29, 2012
A leaked screenshot allegedly of "Office 15" suggests Microsoft's next-generation productivity suite will have support for touch.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2012
Visual Studio 11 will hit the beta milestone on Feb. 29, the same day the Windows 8 "consumer preview" is expected to be released, Microsoft announced Thursday at a "sneak preview" event.
- By Kathleen Richards
- February 23, 2012
Microsoft is adding more language options and implementing an easier language-download process for the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
- By Chris Paoli
- February 22, 2012
A SkyDrive storage app optimized for Windows 8's "Metro"-style user interface will debut with the Windows 8 consumer preview release, Microsoft said this week.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 21, 2012
Microsoft clarified the "extended support" dates for Windows Vista and Windows 7 this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 21, 2012
Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein discussed the company's plans for Skype and its vision for the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 17, 2012
Microsoft unveiled a new logo for Windows 8, it's forthcoming desktop operating system, on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 17, 2012
Microsoft revealed more details this week about what to expect with Windows 8 on ARM, or "WOA." In fact, the company might even have provided too much information.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2012
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