With CES in the books for 2012, we present you with some of the winners, losers and head scratchers of the show.
According to Microsoft officials, sales of PCs may have fallen more drastically than analyst predictions and that the decline will continue in the coming quarters.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/12/2012
It was supposed to be Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's final shining moment at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.
Along with the retail version of Kinect for Windows arriving on Feb. 1 (for $249), a free commercial software development kit (SDK) will also be available for download.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/10/2012
According to AT&T, the phone carrier will carry the HTC Titan II with the Windows Phone OS in the next few months.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/09/2012
PC builders Acer and Lenovo are rumored to be planning tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip (SoC) silicon for appearance as early as June or July, according to a media report.
The U.S. debut of Nokia smartphones will happen on Jan. 11, 2012.
- By Scott Bekker
- 12/14/2011
Windows 8 may have a somewhat lackluster showing when it is rolled out as a product next year, according to a "Top 10 Predictions" report published by IDC this month.
Brien walks you through the process of creating and running Windows 8 from a bootable USB flash drive.
Microsoft's ostensible plan to support both "Metro-style" and legacy "Desktop" applications on ARM-based Windows 8 tablets may be getting a rethink.
A report released on Tuesday by Forrester Research found that consumer interest in Windows-based tablets has been declining.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/29/2011
Microsoft today announced some roadmap changes to come for its next-generation Windows Embedded operating system product line.
Microsoft today rolled out a release candidate version of its System Center Operations Manager 2012 solution.
Microsoft and AT&T announced the immediate availability of Windows Phone 7.5-based Samsung devices at a launch event in New York City.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/07/2011
While Microsoft Windows Phone 7 didn't feel like a complete product at release, the new Windows Phone 7.5 update, which includes new search and navigation features, helps to breathe new life into the mobile OS.
The low-power ARM server concept recently got several big boosts as ARM Holdings, Calxeda and Hewlett-Packard announced individual and collaborative efforts.
Mary Jo Foley explains why Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy looks like a faulty one to her -- especially when it comes to tablets.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 11/02/2011
Microsoft released two Solution Accelerator tools for IT pros late last month.
The Linux Foundation, along with Red Hat and Canonical, has staked out positions on the secure boot procedure.
Hewlett-Packard Co. will keep its PC business after all, the company's newly appointed executive announced today.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/27/2011