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Windows 8 On ARM Details Highlight Hardware Differences

Windows 8 targets ARM's architecture in addition to Intel PCs, and Microsoft has finally detailed how this will work

13 years ago

MWC 2012: Microsoft Windows 8 Beta To Be Launched At The Show?

For Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft has announced a Windows 8 Consumer Preview event

13 years ago

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview Is A None Start-er

Windows 8 is close to its Consumer Preview release and details are emerging about developer reports and its interface

13 years ago

Smartphone Shipments Overtake PC Sales

In a significant milestone, smartphone sales have overtaken sales of PCs, despite the inclusion of tablets

13 years ago

Possible Windows Phone 8 Features Leaked In Video

A video apparently intended for the eyes of Nokia, reveals a number of features in the next version of Windows…

13 years ago

Apple Surges Past HP To Become The Top PC Maker

Tech analyst firm Canalys declares Apple as the global PC market leader, but only when iPad sales are included

13 years ago

Tentative Beta Launch For Office 15 Suggests A 2012 Release Date

Microsoft is starting to take the wraps off "Office 15", the suite that will blend with Windows 8 and the…

13 years ago

Sensors Will Play A Big Part In Microsoft’s Windows 8 Tablet Apps

Windows 8 on tablets will use hardware sensors in a number of ways, perhaps none more important than for app…

13 years ago

Microsoft Abandons Its Mix Conference To Build A New One

Microsoft has cancelled its Mix 2012 conference for Web developers and designers in favour of a bigger event later

13 years ago

Microsoft’s Business Software, Kinect And Xbox Helped Drive Last Quarter

Although Windows sales remained soft, Microsoft's quarter saw robust business software and entertainment product sales

13 years ago

Microsoft Reveals Tablet Hardware Specs For Windows 8

Microsoft has listed the minimum hardware requirements for the Windows 8 operating system if it is to run on tablets

13 years ago

Skype To Hit Windows Phone ‘Soon’

A Skype executive has revealed that the popular VoIP client will soon appear on Windows Phone handsets

13 years ago

Microsoft Shares Dealt Blow By PC Sales Slump

Sales are up but profits are down, as Microsoft aims to diversify into phones and tablets

13 years ago

Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing: 10 Years Of Securing Windows

Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, panned as a hollow public relations campaign 10 years ago, has hardened Windows and introduced secure…

13 years ago

CES 2012: Qualcomm CEO Touts Snapdragon For Android And Win 8

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs demonstrated the forthcoming S4 chipset with Windows 8 and talked up Snapdragon at the Consumer Electronics…

13 years ago

CES 2012: Ballmer To Tout Windows 8, Phone For Keynote

Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer is likely to focus on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7 during his last CES keynote

13 years ago

Netflix Launches UK Streaming Service

Netflix begins operations in the UK as Lovefilm cuts prices

13 years ago

Microsoft Readies 7 Fixes For Upcoming Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has revealed it will close seven security loopholes with its upcoming Patch Tuesday update

13 years ago

BT Will Pilot Microsoft Lync Voice Services Into The Cloud

British Telecom has joined forces with Microsoft to offer Lync voice services and functions as a hosted cloud service

13 years ago

Windows 8 To Offer PC Refresh With No Data Loss

Windows users will no longer suffer the pain of having to reinstall their computer's operating system following a crash

13 years ago

Windows Phone Marketing To Cost $200 Million In The US Alone

Microsoft plans to spend $200 million promoting Windows Phone just to potential US customers in 2012, according to reports

13 years ago

Comet Pledges ‘Vigorous Defence’ Against Microsoft Lawsuit

Electrical retailer Comet has pledged to defend itself after software giant Microsoft launched a lawsuit over recovery CDs

13 years ago

Nokia Lumia 900 Images Leak Before CES

Leaked images suggest the Lumia 900 is more than an upgraded version of the Lumia 800

13 years ago

Microsoft Gears Up For Linux On Windows Azure

Microsoft is reportedly to give its cloud platform users the chance to run Linux on its Windows Azure cloud this…

13 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Critics Should Take Time to Actually Use It

The vast majority of Windows Phone 7 critics have never seen a Windows Phone 7, let alone used one. Maybe…

13 years ago

Microsoft Releases Critical Workaround For DoS Bug in ASP.Net

Microsoft's workaround prevents HTTP requests that can occupy all CPU cycles on a Web server

13 years ago

Roadmap Details Windows Phone Tango And Apollo Releases

Microsoft has major updates for Windows Phone planned for 2012 and will hit the superphone, lower-priced and business markets

13 years ago

Windows Phone Marketplace Now Boasts 50,000 Apps

The ecosystem surrounding Windows Phone 7 continues to grow as Marketplace reportedly hits 50,000 apps

13 years ago

VMware Brings Windows To Kindle Fire

Kindle Fire users can now run Microsoft Windows thanks to the latest virtualisation software from VMware

13 years ago

Novell-Microsoft WordPerfect Lawsuit Ends In Mistrial

An antitrust case rooted in the mid-1990s has floundered after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision

13 years ago