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Microsoft To Close App Store For Elderly Windows Mobile

Microsoft is to close the app store for the aging Windows Mobile operating system within the next two months

13 years ago

Dell Honing Windows 8 Tablet Design For Business Applications

Dell appears to be working on Windows 8 tablets as the ideal business tool, according to CEO Michael Dell

13 years ago

Gartner Predicts 4.4 Percent Rise In PC Shipments For 2012

PC shipments are still predicted to grow in 2012, with Gartner pointing to emerging markets as a key driver

13 years ago

New iPad Launch Could Eat Into PC Sales

Analysts predict that the tablet market could receive a further boost when the next iPad is launched

13 years ago

HTC To Launch China’s First Official Windows Phone

HTC 'Triumph' made available for pre-order at opening of Beijing flagship store

13 years ago

Windows 8 Consumer Preview: First Look

The new operating system is slick but designed to be controlled with a finger, rather than a mouse

13 years ago

Microsoft Will Make Hadoop Data Available Through Excel

With Excel output, the Big Data crunching platform could become more appealing to smaller companies

13 years ago

Microsoft Windows Server 8 Beta Made Available For Testing

Windows Server 8 beta has been released to IT departments for testing and to gain feedback on refining the final…

13 years ago

MWC 2012: Microsoft Opens Windows 8 For Public Testing

Consumers can now preview Microsoft's forthcoming operating system as Windows 8 opens for free, public download

13 years ago

Strange Android Devices Try To Make A Monkey Of Apple’s Gorilla

Tablet makers, realising they can’t beat the iPad 3, are trying to play different games instead. Wayne Rash asks: will…

13 years ago

Is Windows Phone About To Fragment?

Microsoft could be spreading the Windows Phone platform too thin says Nicholas Kolakowski

13 years ago

MWC 2012: Nokia Shows Low-Cost Lumia 610 Smartphone

Nokia has announced that its cheaper Windows Phone 7 handset will begin shipping in the second quarter of 2012

13 years ago

MWC 2012: Skype Beta Launches On Windows Phone

Microsoft and Skype announce the long-awaited VoIP app for Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system

13 years ago

MWC 2012: Leaked Image Sparks Sony Windows Phone Rumours

Rumour has it sony will show a Windows Phone device at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

13 years ago

MWC 2012: Nokia Said To Be Preparing Low-Price Windows Phones

Nokia is reportedly unveiling a line of low-price, entry-level Windows Phones at Mobile World Congress next week

13 years ago

Microsoft Office Apple iPad App Ready For Approval

Microsoft denies it, but a report claims MS Office for iPad is set for approval – but no word on…

13 years ago

Microsoft Goes Old School With Windows 8 Logo

Microsoft has gone back to its roots with its new Windows 8 logo, dropping the flag in favour of a…

13 years ago

Windows 8 Tablets Need Apps, Low Prices And A Bruised Android

Nicholas Kolkowski explains what Microsoft needs to do to take a chunk of Apple's tablet market

13 years ago

Apple’s Mac OS X ‘Mountain Lion’ Borrows Heavily From iOS

Mountain Lion emphasises Apple's "mobility first" strategy and incorporates even more features from iOS – again

13 years ago

Tablet Migration Threatens Microsoft Enterprise Position

The sun is apparently setting on Microsoft's domination of the business market according to a new Forrester report

13 years ago

Microsoft Reduces SQL Azure Database Pricing And Offers Lower 100MB Option

Microsoft has announced price reductions for its SQL Azure cloud database services with a new minimum 100MB option

13 years ago

Mozilla Confirms Metro Firefox Browser For Windows 8

Mozilla has confirmed plans to offer a classic and metro version of its Firefox browser for Windows 8

13 years ago

Microsoft Faces Stiff Challenge To Convert People To Windows 8

A reluctance to upgrade from Windows 7 and a slow start in the tablet market could harm Microsoft's latest operating…

13 years ago

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