As the world's largest software company, Microsoft has a significant stake in the war against hackers and malware, since most attacks are squarely aimed at Microsoft operating systems, where ...

Microsoft has no plans to port Windows 7 to run on ARM processors. At least, no official plans. Instead, the company is suggesting that PC makers using ARM-based chips for their netbooks or ...

Microsoft has been demonstrating a new tablet at Computex 2010. The 8.9-inch concept device uses the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system-- a cut-down version of Windows 7, designed for tablets ...

I don't get why MS is taking so much flack here. They've been making this OS for years. Every handheld computer/scanner at my work is running this OS (an older version of this OS obviously). The form ...

Microsoft Corp. has laid out the next phase in its strategy for the Windows Embedded Business, providing a road map outlining the renaming of its product family and plans for new solutions in key ...

Transmeta on Tuesday released a software development tool for its Crusoe processor and for developing embedded mobile devices that use Microsoft Windows CE .Net and Windows XP Embedded operating ...

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said that the latest release of its Windows Embedded CE operating system for handheld devices and gadgets will come with a new development framework that puts the ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released a test preview of its Windows 7-based OS for embedded devices. A Community Technology Preview for Windows Embedded Standard 2011, formerly code-named “Quebec,” is now ...

Not to be outdone by Java, Linux, or other high-profile technologies, Microsoft is staking its own claim in the connected-device space that is widely becoming known as the Internet of things.

Back in early June, we got a glimpse of some of the iPad competitors that’ll be hitting shelves later this year. One of the main contenders is Asus, with the company showing off 10- and 12-inch ...

Microsoft Corp. is facing increasing pressure to bring its mainstream Windows operating system to the ARM mobile CPU. But analysts say the company should take a different route. Nicholas Negroponte, ...