Gartner forecasts 0% market share for Microsoft mobile tablets in 2015
Research analysts Gartner predicted on Monday that Microsoft will hold virtually 0% market share in the 2015 media tablet market space.
Microsoft Prepares to Release Silverlight 5 Beta
The proprietary multimedia plug-in platform and rival to HTML5 will offer 64-bit capabilities and digital rights management.
Windows 7 Share Tops XP for First Time in U.S.
Windows 7 has passed the 10-year-old Windows XP in U.S. usage share, according to data from an Irish Web analytics company.
Windows 8 to feature native SmartScreen file checking
Long Zheng reports that Windows 8 will have a native SmartScreen file checking
Walsh speaks on ChevronWP7.Updater and breaking phones
Chris Walsh, part of the ChevronWP7 team and responsible for the current ChevronWP7.Updater app, which used Microsoft's own tools to push NoDo to thousands of Windows Phones prematurely, has blogged about why he pulled the app.
The High Points in Microsoft's Boring Product Road Map
After the explosion of major Windows Server releases in 2010, it may appear not much is worth getting excited about in 2011 -- wrong
Aero Auto-Colorization in Windows 8
SuperSite for Windows posted a news story that Windows 8 comes with an Aero Auto-Colorization feature
Forget June: Microsoft already pushing IE9 via Windows Update
Microsoft is already pushing Internet Explorer 9 via Windows Update
How to get DreamScene Animated Desktops Back in Windows 7
Howtogeek shows you how to get DreamScene Animated Desktops Back in Windows 7
No Dell Windows 7 Tablet Until September
The pushback by Dell follows the path of tarnished history for Windows 7 slates so far.
Microsoft confirms Silverlight 5 beta to ship in mid-April
According to an April 4 post on the Silverlight Team Blog, Microsoft will be making a beta of Silverlight 5 available the week of April 11, concurrent with the Mix11 conference.
Jay Sullivan says Firefox is not coming to WP7
In an interview with OnSoftware, Jay Sullivan, VP of Products at Mozilla, insisted that Mozilla is not planning a version of Firefox for Windows Phone 7
First look at the future of application deployment on Windows 8: AppX
Long Zheng takes a first look at the new universal application deployment system called AppX
Windows Phone 7 Mania Peaks at 9%
Microsoft mobile OS market share dips from November, according to comScore
Windows 8 to have Metro-style PDF reader
Windows 8 will feature a built-in PDF reader, using Microsoft's Metro UI.
Microsoft-Nokia Phone Deal On Track
Nokia-branded smartphones running Windows Phone 7 should hit stores by next year as alliance takes shape.
Any Windows Phone 7 device can update to NoDo now, regardless of carrier
Chris Walsh has discovered a way to update any phone running Windows Phone 7 to any version of the software that is publicaly released by Microsoft.
Windows Phone Support Tool fixes NoDo update errors
wpcentral posted a news story that Microsoft has released a Windows Phone Support Tool that fixes NoDo update errors
Windows 8 Explorer teases file syncing and web sharing
Long Zheng noticed two user interface elements in Windows 8 Explorer that hints at some new file syncing and sharing features
Sudden closure of many Windows 8 based sites and twitter feeds
A number of websites that have been known for posting details and leaked images of Windows 8 have closed today.
