Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Runtime Update (KB2599651)
Microsoft has released Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Runtime Update
Windows Phone 7 receives "operating system of the year" award
WPCentral posted a story that Windows Phone 7 has received the "operating system of the year" award
Microsoft planning beta of next-generation Office 15 suite in January
Microsoft is planning the first beta of its Office 15 software in January
Microsoft making new Kinect hardware for PCs
Microsoft said it is developing new Kinect hardware to work for Windows PCs and plans to launch a Kinect for Windows commercial program in early 2012.
Update for Root Certificates [November 2011] (KB931125)
Microsoft has released an update for Root Certificates
Daylight Update for Windows
Microsoft has released a daylight update for Windows
Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Service Manager 2010 SP1 (KB2588492)
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Service Manager 2010 SP1
Improving the setup experience
Steven Sinofsky discussing the setup experience in his latest Windows 8 blog post
Windows 8 latest build, build 8156
The Windows 8 beta blog reports that the latest Windows 8 build is build 8156
Microsoft Security Essentials beta registration opens
The Beta for the next version of Microsoft Security Essentials is open for registration
Windows 8 PCs May Resemble Big Smartphones
Qualcomm execs say the next generation of laptops will feature technologies inspired by the cellular industry
Samsung Surface SUR40 Available for Preorder
The Samsung Surface SUR40 is now available for preorder
Microsoft to Help 10 Kinect Startups
Microsoft on Friday announced a program designed to help 10 developers or startups launch businesses around products for Kinect
SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 Available
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate. Here the announcement:
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1
Microsoft has released a Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1
Nokia Lumia 800 Review: Best Windows Phone Yet
TechSpot posted a review on the Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia to release Windows 8 tablets this June, top drawer Lumia in the works?
Engadget posted a story that Nokia will unveil a new Windows 8 equipped tablet by June 2012
Gartner: Windows Phone market share crashes
Market share for Windows Phone collapse from 2.7% in Q3 10 to 1.5% in Q3 11.
Microsoft to preview Windows 8 Embedded in first quarter 2012
Microsoft will start allowing developers to preview Windows 8 Embedded in the first quarter of next year, with plans to eventually release its embedded computing products in the quarters following the Windows 8 desktop version launch.
Minimizing restarts after automatic updating in Windows Update
Steven Sinofsky posted in his latest entry how Windows 8 will minimize restarts after automatic updating in Windows Update
