As they say, everything old is new again. The emergence of virtualization as a widely accepted computing platform has moved …
Microsoft boosts Windows 7 graphics with hardware
Microsoft is trying to improve the visuals in Windows 7 by working with hardware makers on a software interface that …
Who's to blame for MacBook's poor battery life under Windows?
Users running Windows on Apple Inc.'s Intel-based MacBook laptops have long complained about how quickly they find themselves running on …
Windows 7 seen boosting DRAM sales in 2010
Microsoft's newest operating system for PCs will launch in late October, but it won't boost PC sales enough to help …
Critical Windows 7 bug risks derailing product launch
It appears that Microsoft’s glowing track record with Windows 7 is about to come to an abrupt and unceremonious end. …
Microsoft ships XP Mode RC, calls it tool of last resort
Microsoft Corp delivered the release candidate of Windows XP Mode, but at the same time downplayed the Windows 7 add-on, …
Nvidia's new netbook platform aimed at old-school Windows XP
Windows 7 may loom, but Nvidia Inc. is bucking the trend, releasing a second member of its ION graphics platform …
Testing Windows 7 in the cloud
For companies eager to upgrade to Windows 7, testing for application compatibility is crucial for a smooth deployment. But OS …
Microsoft releases Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing
Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the next versions of its …
Microsoft kills Windows 7E, puts IE back in upcoming OS
Betting that European antitrust regulators will okay its proposal for a “ballot screen” and facing opposition from computer makers and …
Windows 7 Family Pack saves users money
Microsoft announced the prices of a multi-license “family pack” for Windows 7, as well as the prices for the in-place …
Android, Windows Mobile phone sales slower than HTC expected
Taiwanese smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) lowered its 2009 revenue forecast due to slower than expected sales of …
iPhone support by enterprise IT groups grows
So what mobile device should CIOs support? BlackBerry? Windows Mobile? iPhone? A new study from Forrester Research suggests that CIOs …
Palm Pre apps toolkit fixed for Windows, Macs
Palm has released an updated version of its webOS Mojo software developer kit, a set of frameworks and APIs for …
Symbian to start new developers program
The Symbian Foundation plans to launch a publishing platform later this year aimed at helping developers to get their programs …
Microsoft wraps up Windows 7
As anticipated, Microsoft Corp. late last week announced that it had finished work on Windows 7, declaring that its next-generation …
Microsoft, Intel design Windows 7 to be speedy
Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant's upcoming Windows 7 OS to take advantage of multithreaded and multicore Intel …
Microsoft finalizes Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 code
Microsoft finalized the code for its Windows 7 client OS and Windows Server 2008 R2, sending both products to manufacturing …
Bing, Windows 7 in spotlight for Microsoft results
Windows 7 and Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, will be under close watch when the company reports its financial earnings …
Virtualization, cloud underlie Microsoft’s Linux kernel submission
Experts say Microsoft's submission of virtualization driver source code to the Linux kernel marks a watershed event in the vendor's …