Latest Windows News

• 20 May 2013

• News: Santos migrates to Windows 7 before XP support ends

  The ending of Windows XP support in April 2014 combined with slow log in times led Australian oil and gas producer Santos (ASX: STO) to start its Windows 7 migration.

• 17 May 2013

• News: EXCLUSIVE: Channel training integral to Intel smartphone/tablet growth

  Intel worldwide reseller channel organisation general manager and sales and marketing group vice-president, Steve Dallman, has acknowledged the company is "behind and playing catch-up" in the tablet and smartphone space, and said it must crank up its activity across the product segment to become more competitive.

• 16 May 2013

• News: Microsoft Surface Pro UK release date and pice

  Microsoft has finally announced that its Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in the UK by the end of May.

• 10 May 2013

• News: Nokia Lumia 928 gets unveiled

  Nokia's not so secret Lumia 928 has been unveiled with specs, release date and price.

• 09 May 2013

• News: HTC to launch two Windows Blue tablets

  HTC is reportedly planning to launch its first Windows RT-based tablets, codenamed R7 and R12.

• 07 May 2013

• News: Nokia confirms Lumia 928 smartphone

  Nokia has launched a teaser page for its upcoming Lumia 928 smartphone.

• News: Microsoft to change 'key aspects' with Windows Blue

  Microsoft has admitted it will do a U-turn with the next version of its Windows 8 operating system.

• 02 May 2013

• News: Toshiba unveils WT310 tablet

  Toshiba has announced its WT310, a Windows 8 tablet to rival Microsoft's Surface Pro.

• 30 April 2013

• News: Skype launches for Outlook.com email service

  A preview of Skype for Outlook.com has launched in the UK today.

• 25 April 2013

• News: Windows 7, iOS, BYOD Redefine Enterprise OS Landscape

  Led by Windows 7, Microsoft's operating systems still control the enterprise, but the software giant's days of dominance are waning. As a recent Forrester report highlights, mobile devices and BYOD have made the state of enterprise operating systems far more complex.

• 23 April 2013

• News: Microsoft to bring back Start button

  Microsoft is planning to resurrect the iconic Start button which users are sorely missing from its Windows 8 operating system.

• 22 April 2013

• News: Laptop makers turn to Android after Windows 8 woes

  With Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system struggling to boost laptop and PC sales, vendors are reportedly turning to Android.

• 11 April 2013

• News: Microsoft to launch 7in Surface tablet with Windows 8

  Microsoft is reportedly working on a 7in Surface tablet.

• 10 April 2013

• News: Windows XP: The final countdown

  Microsoft Australia has warned enterprise customers that they only have one year left of Windows XP support and security updates.

• 26 March 2013

• News: Lumia 920, Xperia Z, iPhone 5 are most-wanted smartphones

  The Nokia Lumia 920 is the phone most people would choose if money was no object, followed by the Xperia Z and iPhone 5. What smartphone would you choose?

• 11 March 2013

• News: How to add Windows 8's best desktop features to Windows 7

  "Windows 8 on a desktop." The very phrase makes some people recoil and instinctively mouse over their Start buttons.

• 07 March 2013

• News: Asus' mammoth tablet, desktop hybrid combines Android, Windows 8

  Asustek has announced it will soon begin U.S. shipments of an all-in-one PC that can be an Android 4.1 tablet, or a fully functional desktop running Windows 8 when attached to a docking station.

• 06 March 2013

• News: OCZ aims to improve SQL Server performance with new acceleration card

  OCZ Technology has started offering to beta testers is ZD-XL SQL Accelerator, a card that uses solid state drive (SSD) storage to improve the performance of SQL Server databases.

• News: Windows 8 Pro price drop was an error

  Microsoft's unexpected price slashing of Windows 8 Pro was a mistake.

• 05 March 2013

• News: Report: EU will announce Microsoft antitrust fine Wednesday

  The European Commission is expected to announce an antitrust fine on Microsoft on Wednesday.

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