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• 09 May 2012

• News: Microsoft outlines remote desktop improvements in Windows Server

  The new version of Windows Server will feature improvements in its hosting capabilities that end users can tap into remotely from a variety of client devices.

• 02 May 2012

• News: German court grants Motorola an injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox

  Motorola Mobility won an injunction on Wednesday preventing distribution of Microsoft products including Windows 7 and the Xbox in Germany, but it can't enforce the injunction yet. Microsoft will appeal the case and is confident it can keep doing business in Germany, the company said.

• 01 May 2012

• News: Samsung Galaxy S3 to run Windows 8 in October

  Based on its Galaxy S3, Samsung is planning its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone for an October release date.

• 25 April 2012

• News: 44% will not upgrade to Windows 8

  A recent poll hosted by PC Advisor found that a large percentage of technology enthusiasts will not be upgrading their operating system to Windows 8.

• 24 April 2012

• News: Windows 8 release preview coming in June

  Microsoft has announced that the 'release preview' of Windows 8 will launch in the first week of June.

• 17 April 2012

• News: Intel shows off hybrid Ultrabooks

  Intel has chosen its Intel Developer Forum in Beijing to show off some hybrid tablet laptop Ultrabooks.

• News: Windows 8 Will Come in Four Versions

  Finally! After years of confusing consumers with multiple, slightly different versions of the same operating system, Microsoft announced today that Windows 8 will come in only four versions: One for home use, one for business, one for devices running ARM chips, and one for large enterprises who buy in bulk.

• News: Microsoft confirms four Windows 8 editions

  Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 will come in a set of just four editions.

• 11 April 2012

• News: Clock Is Ticking on XP--Time to Start OS Migration

  Tick, tick, tick, tick. That sound you hear is the clock winding down on the life of the Windows XP operating system. As of today, you have less than two years left until Microsoft will no longer support the OS. Two years may sound like a long time, but if you haven’t even begun to consider migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7, the pressure is on.

• 10 April 2012

• News: Remains of the Day: Kicking it

  Tim Cook will kick off this year's D conference; shortages of the 15-inch MacBook Pro suggest new models with even more kick; and Apple kicks a Russian security firm while it's down. The remainders for Tuesday, April 10, 2012 get a kick out of you.

• 05 April 2012

• News: Microsoft UE-V Takes Virtualization to the Next Level

  Microsoft announced some new tools today for MDOP (Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack) customers. Beta versions are now available of an updated App-V 5.0 (Application Virtualization), and a new tool that takes virtualization beyond the desktop, and beyond applications--User Experience Virtualization (UE-V).

• 04 April 2012

• News: Four reasons Windows Phone will struggle

  There are four factors undermining Windows Phone’s app growth.

• 03 April 2012

• News: Will Windows 8 Survive in the Post-PC World?

  A new IDC research report offers little faith in Windows 8's success on connected mobile devices, concluding that in the next four years the Windows OS in general will lose share to iOS and get overtaken by Android.

• 23 March 2012

• Video: Video: Apple's war chest, iPad overheating, Windows 8 out this fall and more.

  Apple detials plans for its multi-billion dollar war chest, iPad users complain about hot tablets, Google adds a unique locale to Street View, the FAA will consider allowing electronics to stay on, developer interest in Android is going down and reports that Windows 8 will be out this fall.

• 20 March 2012

• News: Windows 8 Launch To Include Very Few ARM-Based Tablets, Report Says

  Microsoft reportedly has a plan to avoid consumer confusion about the differences between Windows 8 tablets based on ARM and x86/x64 chips: Allow very few ARM-based tablets onto store shelves.

• News: Microsoft to launch Windows 8 in October, report says

  Microsoft will wrap up Windows 8 this summer, according to a report by Bloomberg on Monday.

• 16 March 2012

• News: tuCloud criticizes Microsoft, OnLive for virtual desktop licensing debacle

  Less than a week after Microsoft put its foot down on OnLive's virtual desktop solution for allegedly violating its licensing standards, tuCloud capitalized by releasing its own product, taking a few jabs at both OnLive and Microsoft in the process.

• 08 March 2012

• News: Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to release 6 patches, 1 critical

  Microsoft announced today that next week's Patch Tuesday will be the lightest of 2012, with six security bulletins and just one rated critical.

• 01 March 2012

• News: Microsoft releases Windows Server 8 beta

  Closely following the company's public preview of Windows 8, Microsoft has released a beta version of its Windows Server 8 operating system.

• News: Windows 8: What you need to get started

  You have questions about the Consumer Preview for Windows 8? We have answers. Some of them, anyway.

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