It looks like the preview versions of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 operating systems are following a faster update schedule than their predecessors.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 23, 2013
PC makers will get access to the final Windows 8.1 code in late August, Microsoft officials confirmed Monday.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 08, 2013
For organizations that want to check if they are capable of running the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems, Microsoft late last week released the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.5.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 07, 2013
Some of Microsoft's Windows Embedded 8 products gained volume licensing and Software Assurance options this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 03, 2013
A small group of high-volume U.S. resellers are authorized to sell the Microsoft Surface devices under a new program announced Monday.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 01, 2013
Thursday's TechEd Europe keynote put the spotlight on Windows 8.1, which became available as a public preview this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 28, 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the availability of the Windows 8.1 public preview on Wednesday during the opening keynote of the Build conference, taking place this week in San Francisco.
- By Michael Desmond, Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 26, 2013
A report from Gartner released last week gives "preliminary" advice for organizations thinking about moving to Microsoft's newest desktop operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 24, 2013
Microsoft recently spotlighted Windows 8's improved Task Manager, most notably the new color-coded "heat map."
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2013
Microsoft OEMs from Acer to Vizio are flooding the market with new PC designs to round out the Windows 8 lineup at the six-month anniversary of the OS.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- June 10, 2013
The free Windows RT 8.1 upgrade coming this year will include the Microsoft Outlook e-mail program, Microsoft said on Wednesday at Computex.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 07, 2013
Microsoft gave the first demo of Windows 8.1 on Wednesday, during the Computex keynote address at Taipei, Taiwan.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 06, 2013
Microsoft detailed a few more features coming in Windows 8.1 -- including a number of new networking, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and security features -- during Monday's TechEd conference keynote.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 04, 2013
Of the thousands of apps in the online store for Windows 8, here are 40 that can make a difference for a partner's business.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- June 03, 2013
Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner detailed his company's market positions, cloud growth prospects and other business matters at the Sanford C. Bernstein Conference in New York City last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2013