WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft showed off some slick, new hardware in Taiwan, including touchscreen desktop PCs and innovative tablet computers from Acer, HP, Dell and more. The takeaway: The new breed of Windows devices is more than a pretty face.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 02, 2011
Microsoft's opening keynote presentation on Wednesday at the Computex show in Taipei gave a decidedly rosy picture for its hardware partners.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 01, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: In the battle between Microsoft's underdog smartphone and the Apple juggernaut, the result is far from a knockout. Even iPhone lovers have to agree.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- May 31, 2011
In a launch event on Tuesday, Microsoft executives confirmed an earlier announcement that Windows Phone "Mango," which will include 500 new features, will be released in the fall.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 25, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about the company's next-generation operating system on Monday in Japan, even going so far as to call it "Windows 8."
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 24, 2011
Devices based on Google's Android were the highest-selling mobile devices in the first quarter of 2011, according to figures released by Gartner on Thursday.
- By Chris Paoli
- May 22, 2011
In response to a Congressional investigation into device manufacturers' location data storage policies, Microsoft issued a letter explaining how Windows Phone 7-based mobile phones store users' location data.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 11, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today described the company's pending $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype as a major milestone in Redmond's effort to extend cross-platform communications across mobile devices, PCs and home entertainment systems.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 10, 2011
Tech watchers and armchair legal eagles raked Apple over the coals this week over reports that the company keeps track of customers' locations through its iPhone.
- By Gladys Rama
- April 29, 2011
Confirming earlier predictions, a new preliminary report released this week by market research firm Gartner indicates that tablet computers such as Apple's iPad and other alternative computing devices have cut into PC sales.
- By David Nagel
- April 15, 2011
Once again, RCP slogged through the App Store to spotlight the most interesting iPad apps. Last time, we brought you 23. This time, we more than doubled that number, bringing the total to 47. Some are free, others are expensive, but all have potential for integration into Microsoft partner-provided solutions.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 02, 2011
Unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg push back the potential release Redmond's mass-market-focused tablet offerings.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 01, 2011
The second beta of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012) is now available, Microsoft announced on Wednesday at its Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 23, 2011
Microsoft has fired another salvo against Google's Android open source mobile OS, this time by filing a lawsuit against the creators of the Nook e-reader and the Nook Color Tablet device.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 22, 2011
Citing information from Research In Motion senior executives, a Bloomberg article published on Wednesday reports that Microsoft has struck a cloud computing deal with the smartphone developer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 20, 2011
A lot of ink has been spilled, figuratively speaking, over Microsoft's lack of presence in the tablet market.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 11, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: We slogged through the App Store to bring the most interesting iPad apps to the surface. Some are free, others are expensive but all have potential for integration into Microsoft partner solutions.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 10, 2011
A new crop of Windows 7-based notebooks are retaining the utility of the form factor while drawing inspiration from the upstart tablet category.
- By Alison Diana
- March 09, 2011
Microsoft is planning to roll out a version of Windows for tablets during the 2012 school season, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg media.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2011
For the second quarter in a row, research firm Gartner Inc. has slashed its forecast for worldwide PC shipments.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 03, 2011