Microsoft is planning to roll out a version of Windows for tablets during the 2012 school season, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg media.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2011
Windows Embedded Compact 7, Microsoft's latest compact componentized operating system for device manufacturers, was released on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 01, 2011
According to veteran Microsoft watcher Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft may be planning a "Windows 8" release for mid-2012.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2011
According to Microsoft, next-generation thin clients are poised for an enterprise comeback thanks to its Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 18, 2011
A Microsoft official briefly noted on Thursday that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7 -- but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 11, 2011
Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2011
Microsoft misses CES opportunity to wow industry with tablet innovation, but shows new foundations for future Windows-based devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 01, 2011
Microsoft mostly beat financial analyst expectations in its fiscal second quarter, reporting overall earnings of $19.9 billion.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 27, 2011
Future ARM-based servers could reduce power costs in the datacenter, helping cloud service providers such as Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 27, 2011
Brad Brooks, a Microsoft executive who helped promote Windows 7 to consumers, has signed up for a new marketing role at Juniper Networks.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 20, 2011
Analysts are thinking out loud in the wake of Microsoft's Windows ARM announcement last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 13, 2011
Microsoft today announced its release plans for its forthcoming Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 shared computing product.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2011
Windows Embedded Standard 7 made the scene at the Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 07, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday night with lots of positive stats, along with a few gizmos.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 06, 2011
Microsoft announced today that it is integrating its next-generation Windows client operating system on system-on-a-chip hardware and will use the ARM architecture.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2011