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Microsoft tunes up Windows 8 multi-screenWhen Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview next month the operating system will have improved navigation features for users who like more than one monitor to display all their applications.
networkworld.com | 16-May-2012 18:07
Windows 8 Update: Firefox, Chrome cry foul over Windows 8 ARM
Microsoft is taking heat from browser competitors Firefox and Chrome for blocking them out of planned Windows 8 devices that will be based on ARM processors.
networkworld.com | 11-May-2012 10:25
U.S.-Israel project with Motorola leads to security-hardened industrial control system
The security associated with industrial control systems (ICS) is facing heavy criticism this week at the ICS Joint Working Group 2012 Spring Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS is concerned cyberattacks could disrupt America's energy, water and manufacturing facilities.
networkworld.com | 09-May-2012 10:38
Remember Windows Live? Forget it.
Microsoft offers a range of services such as email and messaging under the banner of Windows Live, but that is about to end, shifting instead to a tight integration with Windows 8 that will drop the Live name and become an invisible part of Windows 8.
networkworld.com | 02-May-2012 11:40
BYOD policy bites vacationing CEO
Mimecast CEO Peter Bauer recently found himself at the intersection of consumerization and IT management, falling victim to personal data loss as the result of the internal management policy he himself helped establish.
networkworld.com | 30-Apr-2012 17:46
Wait, IS desktop Linux a flop? Readers weigh in
While one could be forgiven for expecting a flame war in the comments on an article entitled "Why Linux is a desktop flop," the discussion that followed its publication was, in the main, thought-provoking and respectful.
networkworld.com | 30-Apr-2012 11:33
Microsoft may take on Kindles and Nooks
Microsoft is investing $300 million in a Barnes & Noble spinoff that has agreed to create a free Metro style Windows 8 application so customers can shop at the spinoff's store, but Microsoft reserves the right to compete against Barnes & Noble with its own e-reader hardware presumably based on Windows 8.
networkworld.com | 30-Apr-2012 08:17
Windows 8 Update: Windows 8 preview popularity kicking Windows 7's butt
Microsoft says that so far the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is twice as popular at this point than its predecessor Windows 7 was based on the number of downloads. The company didn't say how many downloads that is, but claimed it is used by millions of people per day.
networkworld.com | 27-Apr-2012 18:58
An RDP client and a Smartphone 'Copter
Ah, what a week it's been. Ravelling the unravelled and fixing stuff I thought was fixed.
networkworld.com | 25-Apr-2012 18:52
BYOD could hurt Windows Phone growth
Some of the researchers behind last year's high expectations for Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system are beginning to dial back their predictions, citing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend as a roadblock in some markets.
networkworld.com | 25-Apr-2012 08:27
Microsoft Windows RT tablets will be more security friendly than iPad, Android devices
Microsoft can perform a type of network access control on Windows RT devices as a way to protect corporate networks from harm these devices might inflict if put to corporate use, making them a cut above iPads and Android tablets in this regard.
networkworld.com | 20-Apr-2012 10:24
Windows 8 Enterprise holds bag of goodies
The enterprise version of Windows 8 will include a list of exclusive features, among them a desktop that is bootable from a USB stick, a standby VPN, a caching tool to boost branch-office download performance and upgraded virtual desktop client.
networkworld.com | 19-Apr-2012 16:56
Windows RT tablets will add to the BYOD nightmare
If supporting iPads makes IT pros lose sleep at night, the Windows 8 tablet edition won't be any better.
networkworld.com | 18-Apr-2012 18:58
Windows RT tablets will add to the BYOD nightmare
If supporting iPads makes IT pros lose sleep at night, the Windows 8 tablet edition won't be any better.
networkworld.com | 18-Apr-2012 07:40
Microsoft details four versions of Windows 8
Microsoft has given formal names to the four versions of Windows 8 -- Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise and Windows RT.
networkworld.com | 17-Apr-2012 15:04
Guide to Windows 8
It seems every day there is something new to report on Windows 8 and so far the reviews have been positive. But the Microsoft operating system is far from ready to be put out in the wild.
networkworld.com | 13-Apr-2012 15:40
Microsoft, instead of turning the lights off on XP, make it open source
Microsoft just announced that some old favorites are going on Extended Support, Gibbs thinks after that, they should be set free
networkworld.com | 12-Apr-2012 08:11
Nokia lowers Q1 financial outlook, stock price plunges
Nokia's U.S. depositary shares today dropped 13% before the market opened, after the mobile phone maker lowered the first quarter 2012 outlook for its devices and services businesses. But it sold 2 million of its new Lumia phones during the period, about twice that of the previous quarter.
networkworld.com | 11-Apr-2012 17:12
Firefox makes progress on Metro version
A preliminary version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser designed to work with Microsoft's Metro interface for Windows 8 is up and running, according to a blog post from platform engineer Brian Bondy.
networkworld.com | 04-Apr-2012 16:58
New Microsoft tool maintains Windows user settings in virtual environments
Microsoft virtual Windows environments need not require a lot of manual configuration to customize applications and update operating system preferences each time users log in thanks to a product being added to the Microsoft toolbox.
networkworld.com | 04-Apr-2012 11:41
Windows 8 Update: Back up Windows Server 8 to the cloud
Microsoft is offering free tests of online backup for Windows Server 8 via its Azure cloud storage service, which could be a convenient way to protect data without having to spend a lot of time designing and cash outlay deploying private backup.
networkworld.com | 30-Mar-2012 07:25
Why Windows 8 touch sorta stinks in the Consumer Preview edition
If you've been less than impressed with the performance of the touch interface for Windows 8 Consumer Preview it may be because the hardware running it wasn't designed for the new operating system, Microsoft says.
networkworld.com | 29-Mar-2012 10:00
Wanted: Windows 8 developers
Windows 8 isn't going to catch on fast without a little prompting, and Microsoft is prompting with nationwide, one-day developer camps - free - to anyone who wants hands-on help creating Metro style apps for the new operating system.
networkworld.com | 28-Mar-2012 14:32
Windows 8 update: Dell thinks it can sell Windows 8 tablets
Dell thinks it can make a buck off Windows 8 tablets, despite the fact that it pretty much abandoned its Android tablets last year.
networkworld.com | 23-Mar-2012 11:00
Windows 8 tablet displays can be as crisp as Apple iPad's Retina
Windows 8 specs include displays that are even sharper than Apple's fabled Retina display, which Apple claims is as clear as the human eye is capable of seeing.
networkworld.com | 22-Mar-2012 06:23
Yes, Microsoft wants Windows 8 to compete with iPads
If there was any doubt that Microsoft wants to grab some of the iPad market, there's none any more: Now Microsoft has a web page that shows developers how to translate iPad apps into Windows 8 ones with a Metro style look and feel.
networkworld.com | 21-Mar-2012 10:31
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.
networkworld.com | 16-Mar-2012 15:32
Windows 8 wants developers to fall into Metro lockstep
Microsoft's message to apps developers: Fit into the Metro style of Windows 8 to make things easier on end users, according to two developers.
networkworld.com | 16-Mar-2012 14:25
Windows 8 roundup: Apps for beer and remote cop cars
Developers have come up with a Windows 8 CRM app called Ultimate Beer Ranger to automate the sales team at New Belgium Brewing, which has already decided it will adopt Windows 8 on mobile devices.
networkworld.com | 16-Mar-2012 07:00
Are you paying too much for cloud services?
Knowing exactly how much and what type of cloud service a company needs is one of the more challenging aspects of deploying a cloud strategy, and most enterprises are getting it wrong, according to experts.
networkworld.com | 15-Mar-2012 09:19
Microsoft: Don't hate on IE 10
Microsoft says its latest version of Internet Explorer clears out a lot of clutter and creates a more immersive browser experience when paired with Windows 8's touch environment, and that it can be navigated by mouse and keyboard as well, although from the sounds of it not as elegantly.
networkworld.com | 14-Mar-2012 06:35
Jailbreak cage match: Windows 8 tablets vs. the Library of Congress
A battle could be brewing between Microsoft and the Library of Congress over the right to jailbreak tablets that support the new Windows on ARM (WOA) architecture.
networkworld.com | 09-Mar-2012 16:54
Evaluating BlackBerry alternatives
Research in Motion (RIM) had a tough year in 2011 with a number of outages, lackluster communication with customers and transition in the executive suite. RIM's problems have left many C-level executives frustrated with the BlackBerry platform and looking for a better mobile messaging solution.
networkworld.com | 09-Mar-2012 06:53
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.
networkworld.com | 08-Mar-2012 08:12
Windows 8 mobiles may top iPad 3 for business deployment
Even with overwhelming popularity of iPads and the anticipation of iPad 3, Windows 8 offers something businesses may find worth waiting for: support for ultrabook devices that behave as both tablets and keyboard devices, according to a Forrester study.
networkworld.com | 06-Mar-2012 17:37
Windows 8: No touch, no fun
The plan was to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a touchscreen device and see how easy it is to use fingers to navigate the Metro user interface, but that's not how it worked out.
networkworld.com | 06-Mar-2012 13:00
Apple iPad 3 din won't drown out business' Windows 8 interest
Just the thought of a Windows 8 tablet is enough to keep some IT pros from buying into iPad 3's before they have the chance to test drive the Microsoft-based devices, experts say.
networkworld.com | 06-Mar-2012 06:14
Windows 8 reviews: 'Mission accomplished', 'transcendent', 'unintuitive'
Early reviews of Windows 8 range from describing it as speedy and elegant to unintuitive, but those who have given the operating system a test drive seem to enjoy the experience.
networkworld.com | 01-Mar-2012 16:55
Windows 8 offers no management help for ARM devices
Organizations looking to deploy Windows 8 on ARM-based (WOA) devices will have to do so without being able to manage them, according to a Microsoft advisory outlining the business benefits of the new operating system.
networkworld.com | 29-Feb-2012 16:49
OnLive Desktop brings you one step closer to ditching your notebook for the iPad
The OnLive Dekstop is an app for your iPad that gives you a virtual Windows 7 desktop environment, as well as Office 2010 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Reader and other basic Windows apps (Calculator, Notepad, Wordpad, Paint, Sticky Notes).
networkworld.com | 29-Feb-2012 16:36
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 "Consumer Preview," downloads start
Microsoft Wednesday released its "Consumer Preview" of Windows 8, and before Windows President Steve Sinofsky finished his presentation to reporters at Mobile World Congress 2012, downloads had begun in 70 countries.
networkworld.com | 29-Feb-2012 10:24
3 questions for Microsoft's Windows Phone chief
Terry Myerson, head of Microsoft's Windows Phone division, made a cameo appearance at Nokia's Mobile World Congress 2012 press conference Monday, where Nokia announced a mid-priced Windows Phone, the Lumia 610. Myerson briefly talked about the new beta release of Skype for Windows Phone, about the fact that there are now 65,000 apps for the platform, and that handsets with the OS are now available in China and 27 other markets. He also discussed how Microsoft has lowered the system requirements for handsets, to create a broader range of lower prices.
networkworld.com | 28-Feb-2012 17:03
Get ready for Windows 8 support headaches
For all the hype surrounding Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, significant adoption isn't expected to come from anyone but consumers.
networkworld.com | 27-Feb-2012 14:40
Windows 8 most burning questions
When Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available Wednesday it should answer questions that he earlier developers preview didn't.
networkworld.com | 27-Feb-2012 09:43
Windows 8 adds help for visually impaired, physically challenged
Windows 8 beefs up accessibility features that enable those who are blind, nearsighted, hard-of-hearing and who have mobility impairments to navigate PCs.
networkworld.com | 14-Feb-2012 10:13
Windows 8: What you need to know
Just when you got used to Windows 7, Microsoft is threatening to ship Windows 8. The first public beta is slated to be released at the end of this month, with a final ship date rumored to be in October. So, what does Windows 8 mean for you?
networkworld.com | 14-Feb-2012 08:16