Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of the Windows 8 OS since its launch a month ago. “We believe Windows …
Dual-identity smartphones to bridge BYOD private, corporate divide
Late next year, consumers will be able to buy smartphones that either come with native hypervisor software or use an …
Microsoft promises Surface RT support until 2017
Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after …
Windows 8’s early uptake trumps Vista’s, not Win 7
Microsoft’s Windows 8 may be lagging far behind Windows 7 in its usage uptake, but it’s easily topping the low …
Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows
Mozilla this week suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for …
Microsoft’s Windows 8 global launch concludes in Dubai
Microsoft concluded its global release tour of Windows 8 last night in front of a packed out crowd in …
Enterprise interest in Windows 8 half that for Windows 7, analyst says
Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago …
Dell unveils end-to-end storage portfolio updates
Dell today unveiled a series of end-to-end storage portfolio updates aimed at further optimising enterprise data at every point of …
Skype for Windows Phone 8 preview available for download
Microsoft has made a preview version of Skype for Windows Phone 8 available for download, which promises better integration with …
Windows boss Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind the new OS, …
Gartner: Social engineering, big data top security priorities for 2013
The technique of using deception and manipulation to gain sufficient knowledge to dupe an unwary individual, employee or company into …
Virtual server protection
Allen Mitchell, Senior Technical Account Manager, MENA, CommVault Systems, lists out the 5 ways solutions providers can win with optimised …
Ballmer sees quick growth for Windows Phone
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday said Windows Phone will grow quickly in the global smartphone market. “We are still …
Asus unveils Windows 8 line-up
Asus today unveiled a completely new line-up of Windows 8 products, including notebooks, tablets, all-in-one PCs and a unique dual-screen …
Gartner reveals top predictions for 2013-2016
Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. …
Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills
Microsoft likes to talk about Windows 8 as being Windows “reimagined,” and in many ways it is quite a departure …
ARM, Microsoft collaborating on 64-bit Windows version
ARM has joined forces with Microsoft to tune the Windows OS to work on processors based on ARM’s 64-bit architecture, …
Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows
Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic “live” tile icons in Windows, including …
Windows Phone 8 set for rapid growth, analysts predict
Despite distressingly poor sales to date, Windows Phone 8 is set to consolidate its place as the ‘third platform’ behind …
Ballmer hails Windows 8 momentum
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company’s annual Build developer conference emphasising the momentum of the company’s new Windows …