Microsoft officials said on April 22 that the company has sold 350 million Windows 7 licenses in the 18 months the product has been available.
Windows 8 Tweaker
Windows 8 Beta has released Windows 8 Tweaker, a tool that is unlocking some of the features in Windows 8 build 7850
F# April 2011 CTP
Microsoft has released the April 2011 CTP of F#
Microsofts Kinect integration spotted inside Windows 8?
The first signs of Microsoft’s Kinect integration for Windows 8 appear to have been discovered, according to reports.
Beginner: How to Use Virtual PC to Install Windows 7 into a Virtual Machine
Howtogeek posted a beginners guide about installing Windows 7 into a Virtual Machine
Microsoft-backed CPTN alters Novell patent acquisition terms to appease antitrust authorities
Microsoft and other members of the CPTN Holdings group that is attempting to acquire more than 800 Novell patents are altering their original agreements to head off potential antitrust concerns, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 20.
Building Windows Phone 7 apps with SharePoint and UAG
Microsoft has released a paper that describes how to build Windows Phone 7 applications with SharePoint 2010 Products and UAG.
Office 365 Screenshots
SuperSite for Windows published a screenshot gallery of Office 365
Microsoft codename Redhawk lives... in Windows 8
All About Microsoft posted a news story that “Redhawk” seems to be part of the larger Windows 8 package.
Microsoft Office 365 Signals Huge Cloud Shift
More than 100,000 organizations are signed up to test the vendor's new on-demand platform, suggesting email and collaboration could overtake CRM as the top services-based app.
Simple registry hack reveals early Windows 8 features
While Microsoft is hard at work creating Windows 8, hackers are hard at work unlocking all of Windows 8's secrets.
Microsoft to deliver Windows Phone 7 security update on May 3
Microsoft is preparing to push a security update to Windows Phone 7 users on May 3
Microsoft Needs to Accelerate Product Development, Allen Says
Microsoft Corp., the worlds largest software maker, needs to accelerate the pace of product development to compete with Google Inc. and Apple Inc., co-founder Paul Allen said in an interview.
False alarm: Microsoft says is not open sourcing the Kinect software development kit
On the heels of a credible report that Microsoft was planning to open source the coming Kinect SDK, Microsoft officials are denying thats the case.
Could Office 15's Moorea bring back elements of Microsoft Courier?
New screen shots, allegedly from an internal milestone build of Office 15, show that Microsoft is making good on hints to add a new application to its next version of its Office suite, expected to ship around 2013.
Microsoft delivers public beta of its Office 365 cloud bundle
As rumored last week, Microsoft made available on April 18 a public beta of its Office 365 bundle of Microsoft-hosted applications.
Windows 8 new Task Manager image surfaces
Neowin.net posted a screenshot from the Task Manager of an early build of Windows 8
More Windows 8 Features Discovered
Neowin.net posted two new Windows 8 news stories:
Office 15 full Outlook Metro UI screenshot leaks
The Hot Fix has uncovered a new build of Office 15 which includes further Metro styling. Outlook has been overhauled to include a number of Metro inspired elements.
Windows 8: Push Notifications, screenshot tool and new webcam app discovered
An early copy of Windows 8 leaked to the Internet this week and enthusiasts have been digging their way through the various new bits in Microsoft’s next-generation operating system.