The worldwide market share for the Android operating system will exceed one billion shipments this year, according to Gartner Inc.
Which trends did Brien successfully predict and which ones was he off the mark on?
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it pulled a Surface Pro 2 firmware update that was released earlier this month.
The Microsoft Update team plans to work through this holiday period on a Windows XP resource-hog problem that has burdened some users for months, and even years.
With new processors and Windows 8.1 now available, PC makers are offering the widest assortment of systems to date.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/16/2013
Microsoft's latest Surface model running the full desktop version of Windows 8.1 is a definite upgrade over last year's model. But, at its steep price, will you be ditching your laptop for it?
- By Derek Schauland
- 12/12/2013
The company finishes 2013 with a total of 106 security bulletins.
Veteran Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley today outlined more details about Microsoft's rumored "Threshold" product wave releases.
The Windows 8.1 "preview" beta release will expire next month, Microsoft noted this week.
Microsoft's December patch will also arrive with 6 "important" bulletin items.
The R2 version of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 got released this week.
Plus: Microsoft takes steps to stop government censorship of Skype calls in China.
An update to Windows 8.1 could arrive this spring, while a wave of new Microsoft product releases could be planned for the spring of 2015.
Microsoft's decision to have SkyDrive's auto sync functions enabled as default and the lack of sync customization could lead to major headaches for IT.
- By Greg Shields
- 11/27/2013
The new "One Microsoft" reorganization aims to bring devices and services together in a way that will connect people across their work and home lives.