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HP Without PCs Will Lose Face With SMBs
The death of HP's TouchPad has been chaotic, says Nicholas Kolakowski, but spinning off its PC business will hurt the company more
New HTC Windows Phones But Tracker Lawsuit Looms
HTC offered a glimpse of Mango devices – just as a lawsuit landed claiming illicit Microsoft user tracking
Microsoft Silverlight 5 Release Candidate Appears
Microsoft has delivered a release candidate (RC) of Silverlight 5 to help developers prepare for launch
Windows 8 Prepped For Both Tablets And PCs
Microsoft is developing Windows 8 so that it can run equally well on a PC or a tablet device
Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Storage Format Plans
Microsoft has revealed how Windows 8 will be interoperable between two popular file-storage formats
Windows 8 Changes To File Management Revealed
Microsoft's Windows 8 will offer file management tweaks changing how files are copied between locations
Ingres’ Big Data Battle Vectors On Microsoft
Ingres has ported its Vectorwise system to Windows to offer fast Big Data analysis to all sizes of firms
Rumours Of Cut-Down Windows Phone ‘Tango’ OS
Microsoft is supposedly preparing Windows Phone "Tango", a cut-down "Mango" for lower-end phones
Windows 8 To Include USB 3.0 Support
Microsoft has revealed more details about Windows 8, including that it will support USB 3.0
Microsoft Touts Bing ‘We’re In’ App For Win Phone 7
Microsoft has launched the Bing 'We're In' app so Windows Phone 7 users can find their friends
Android And Win8 Only Real iPad Challenge Says Dell
CEO Michael Dell names two platforms as only options to the iPad tablet, calling remaining OSs “other noise”
Microsoft Windows 8 To Include App Store
Microsoft has confirmed that the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will include an app store
Nokia Claims Motorola Buy Justifies WinPhone Move
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says Google's Motorola acquisition justifies his decision to embrace Windows Phone
ViewPad Tablet Runs Android Over Windows 7
ViewSonic's ViewPad 10pro runs Android "Gingerbread" in Windows 7, thanks to application virtualisation
Microsoft’s Office 365 Outage Hits US Customers
Microsoft’s Office 365 was hit by outages in North America but Europe and the Pacific Rim were not affected
Microsoft Continues Slide Down Smartphone Slope
Not good news for Nokia after Gartner found that Microsoft's smartphone share continues to tumble
Nokia Betting The Farm On US Windows Phone Market
Nokia will not launch any Symbian phones in the US, doubling down on its Microsoft Windows Phone gamble
Microsoft Blow As Smartphone Exec Quits
Microsoft is losing the executive who helped develop the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system
Windows 7 Approaching Top Spot OS Slot
Analysts say Windows 7 is gaining fast on the venerable Windows XP - and leaving Vista well behind
Study: Apple To Challenge PC Makers This Year
Apple's iPad and Mac offerings are set to take market share away from HP, Dell and other PC makers, say analysts
Can Windows Phone Turn The Tide?
Does Microsoft Windows Phone stand a chance of surviving in a market dominated by iPhones and Androids, asks Nicholas Kolakowski
Android And iPhone Look To Dominate 2012
Apple's iPhone and Google Android smartphones could dominate the smartphone market well into next year
Microsoft Fixing 22 Flaws In August Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday fixes bugs in Internet Explorer, Windows desktop and server, and Visio
Microsoft Opens Cheque Book For Ethical Hackers
Blue hat is the new white hat, as Microsoft offers money to ethical hackers who contribute towards security
Google Exec Slams ‘Bogus’ Apple And Microsoft Patents
A Google executive has lambasted Apple, Microsoft and Oracle for allegedly plotting against Android
WP7 SDK Beta Ready And Mango Phone Is Announced
Microsoft's WP7 Mango update will feature on the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T and a refreshed SDK is available now
Windows Phone Mango Update Reaches RTM
Microsoft’s "Mango" update has gained Release To Manufacturing status but no release date has been set
Nokia Had Little Choice Over Win Phone 7, Says IDC
An IDC analyst has said that Nokia had little choice other than to adopt Windows Phone 7 going forward
Windows Declines But Microsoft Has Solid Quarter
Microsoft enjoyed solid revenue during the last quarter but its Windows franchise experienced a slight decline