The Kinect software development kit (SDK) beta was released by Microsoft today, enabling developers to create Visual Basic, Windows 7 C#,and C++ applications that recognize user input through the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor device.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/16/2011
What some security pros are calling the beginning of a long hot summer for Windows security jumped off in earnest with the June patch that features 16 bulletins -- nine "critical" and seven deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/14/2011
Analysts took time to comment on "Windows 8," Microsoft's newest operating system under development.
Windows IT pros can expect a really busy June if the advance notification for this month's security update is any indication.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/09/2011
Microsoft announced today that its Windows Thin PC solution has reached its release-to-manufacturing milestone, with general availability expected on July 1.
The world will move to Internet Protocol version 6 for one day on Wednesday, June 8, but just a small percentage of Internet users might be adversely affected.
Microsoft this week announced two toolkit beta test releases for Windows-based deployment and migration planning.
Microsoft showed off its newest operating system, still code-named "Windows 8," at the D9 Conference on Wednesday evening.
According to NetMarketShare, a Web tracking and analytics service provided by Net Applications, Microsoft's latest version of Internet Explorer finished off May with 12.0 percent of the worldwide browser market.
Microsoft kicked off the keynote presentation at Computex in Taipei today, offering its hardware partners some reasons why they should stick around.
According to aggregate data collected by StatCounter, Microsoft's latest OS ended May with 33.22 percent of the market.
Numara Software released a new user state migration tool today that's designed to help IT pros with their Windows migration woes.
Microsoft on Tuesday appealed an 899-million-euro ($1.3 billion) penalty stemming from a 2004 Windows antitrust action.
"Windows 8" is out, or at least the phrase got uttered by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today in Japan.
Free software is now available that enables Internet connections to be shared using Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.