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
The Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 710, the first two devices running Microsoft's mobile OS, were introduced today.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/26/2011
Microsoft announced today that the "Mango" Windows Phone 7.5 update is now being delivered to most subscribers.
Microsoft indicated this month that it will no longer make standalone Zune hardware devices.
Amazon announced today in New York that its Kindle Fire tablet will ship Nov. 15 for $199.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/28/2011
Microsoft addressed a claim that Windows 8 will not allow Linux operating systems to coexist in a dual-boot configuration on PCs.
Carriers and manufacturers may start rolling out the first batch of Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" updates next week, according to Microsoft.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 09/22/2011