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Gizmodo
February 26, 2018
While it's possible to boot custom firmware on old Lumia phones, there is regretfully no Android port compatible with all of Microsoft's mobile hardware, meaning users probably aren't going to be able to extend the life of the old devices by porting it to another mobile OS less likely to go belly up. HoweverÃÂ ...
ZDNet
February 26, 2018
A related entry suggests support could come with Chrome OS version 66, which is due out in stable release around April 24, meaning Google might announce it at its annual IO developer conference, which starts on May 8. Developers can already use a tool called Crouton to install and run Linux onÃÂ ...
Windows Central
February 24, 2018
There are many other features in the plans for Redstone 5 from what I'm told, including more improvements to Microsoft Edge, Fluent Design, My People, and the Action Center. We may also see Windows Core OS make an official debut with the Andromeda device, which is rumored to launch this fall.
T3
February 23, 2018
The Microsoft vs Apple rivalry has been running since the mid-80s, and is still going strong. Both Windows and macOS have come a long way since then, as has computing in general, but it's still one or the other when it comes to the operating system on most computers. As we tear into the year 2018, weÃÂ ...
Windows Central
February 23, 2018
Recently, news broke that Microsoft is turning Windows 10 S into a mode that runs on top of other editions of Windows 10 such as Home or Pro, which appears to have caused a bit of confusion. Some reports claimed that Windows 10 S was dead, and others seemed to think that Windows 10 S was going toÃÂ ...
Redmondmag.com
February 21, 2018
It's not clear why Windows 10 version 1709 doesn't play well with Skype Room Systems version 2, but Microsoft has blocked those operating system upgrades from being successfully delivered to those devices. The upgrades will "fail silently." However, Friday's announcement suggested that an end is inÃÂ ...
The Register
February 21, 2018
That operating system was based on Windows 8 and could only run programs built for the Arm architecture. And there were, essentially, sod all. Perhaps Redmond is happy to now say those restrictions are disappearing with its Windows 10 port, which runs 32-bit x86 applications under emulation on ArmÃÂ ...
Business Insider
February 21, 2018
It's no secret by now that Microsoft's smartphone ambitions are basically over, with its current Windows 10 Mobile operating system barely on life support. So here's another nail in the coffin. On Monday, Microsoft announced in a blog post that any phone running the older Windows Phone 7.5 or 8 operating systems will noÃÂ ...
SFGate
February 21, 2018
Hope may still spring, though: Rumor is that Microsoft is working on a new, foldable tablet device that could also function as a smartphone. If and when that device comes to market, though, it will almost certainly not be running anything we would today recognize as a Windows phone operating system.
Digital Trends
February 5, 2018
Since the release of Windows 10 in 2015, Microsoft has made it clear that it wants to move away from its past style of operating system releases and towards a new, more singular and unified approach. It's already brought together its desktop Windows 10 OS with Windows 10 Mobile, and Xbox LiveÃÂ ...
Telegraph.co.uk
February 5, 2018
Windows 10 S was built to compete with Google's more limited but safer Chrome OS, which has proved popular with businesses and in education. However the operating system received a frosty reception, with many claiming it limited the versatility of Windows. Microsoft is now preparing to ditch theÃÂ ...
ZDNet
February 2, 2018
End of year report: Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10 got the operating system off to a fast start, but growth soon stalled. Future progress will depend on a flat PC market and commercial upgrades that enterprises may put off for another couple of years. The biggest barrier to Windows 10 success is stillÃÂ ...
Reno Gazette Journal
January 31, 2018
Many growing organizations faced with outdated systems and software are looking for new capabilities to compete in an expanding market. While business owners are aware their systems need to be regularly updated or replaced, it often is not one of their main priorities. However, there is a monumentalÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
A. Chromebooks run Google's Chrome OS, which was introduced in 2009 as a streamlined operating system for netbooks and other lightweight laptops. While you cannot install the traditional Windows or Mac versions of Microsoft Office on a Chromebook and have the software actually work, Microsoft'sÃÂ ...
The Verge
December 31, 1999
Microsoft is introducing a new option for Windows 10 testers this week, allowing them to access beta versions of built-in apps without having to install early operating system code. The software maker has been updating its built-in apps like mail and photos throughout its Windows 10 test periods, but you'dÃÂ ...
Firstpost
December 7, 2017
Recently, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Windows 10 operating system (OS) is now running on 600 million monthly active devices. Earlier, the tech giant had acknowledged that it would not be able to reach the original goal. It took the latest Windows OS almost 27 months to hit the milestone.
Tech Advisor
December 7, 2017
Windows 8 was a radically different operating system to Windows 7 but with Windows 10 Microsoft brought back the legacy look and feel of Windows 7, but ... Of course Google Now and Apple's own Siri perform similar duties, but in Windows 10 Cortana has become an integral part of the desktop OS.
Madison.com
December 7, 2017
It's a new era for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Under prior CEO Steve Ballmer, the company experienced a lost decade for failing to adjust to the shift to mobile and falling behind various competitors -- notably Apple in smartphones and tablets, Alphabet in search advertising and browser share, and both in ...
GeekWire
December 7, 2017
Futuresource's Mike Fisher commented that Microsoft has made “huge strides” in developing its education offerings in the past year. “Q3 2017 was the first time we saw and heard about a slight shifting of the competitive scenario in the U.S., with many OEMs and major channel players reporting faster ...
TechCrunch
December 6, 2017
As Erin Chapple, Microsoft's GM of Windows told me, the company recompiled the Windows 10 operating system for ARM. There is no emulation at the operating system level. The team spent quite a bit of time trying to decide where to set the boundary between the operating system and the emulated layer, ...
Gizmodo
December 5, 2017
Windows 10 finally ushered in virtual desktops for the operating system, giving you separate spaces for arranging your program windows and work. ... You may well use something like Plex to get videos and music from Windows to another device, like your big-screen TV, but Microsoft's OS comes with its ...
TechCrunch
December 5, 2017
When it announced the new Surface Pro a few months back, Microsoft also used the opportunity to preview Whiteboard, a Windows 10 app designed to ... to essentially brainstorm, ideate, iterate and all of those other fun work things in real time across multiple devices running the same operating system.
Computerworld
December 5, 2017
Eventually, Microsoft will patch this. In the meantime, it gave us some workarounds. What it all adds up to is that, while Windows 10 is certainly a good operating system, it's far from great. For the time being, I'm sticking with Windows 7 on my Windows machines, and I recommend you do too. I know what to ...
BusinessKorea
December 5, 2017
The result of South Korea's second open operating system (OS) development project will be unveiled on December 14. It is part of the government's efforts to get out of the subordination to Microsoft that practically monopolize the domestic computer OS market. According to related organization sources on ...
ZDNet
December 5, 2017
A spokesman for the federal interior ministry (BMI) confirmed to ZDNet that the "initial" operating system for this federal client will be Windows 10. He said the ... According to the BMI's spokesman, the German government is not developing a special version of Windows with Microsoft. "The IT security and ...
The Verge
December 5, 2017
Microsoft and Qualcomm are officially unveiling the first ARM-powered Windows 10 laptops today. .... worked with Nvidia to produce Windows RT tablets five years ago, but the performance and battery life claims never lived up to reality and the operating system didn't run traditional desktop applications.
TechRadar
December 4, 2017
Hence the overhaul of the method of collecting statistics, and the new results, complete with a major drop for Windows 7, because this OS is the most-used platform in terms of bot traffic (because it's the most prevalent operating system out there, and it makes sense to hide the false traffic among the masses, ...
MSPoweruser
December 3, 2017
This isn't saying anything good or bad about the OS, just that it barely seems to exist at the moment. Microsoft shipped the OS with the Surface Laptop for the first time — though it was with an easy upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. Microsoft also announced a number of devices, yet more devices featuring ...
MSPoweruser
November 27, 2017
Ex-Microsoft Product Manager reveals the unsurprising reason for the company's decline ... Now Tim Snead, a 17-year veteran Microsoft developer and .... (And thats why the other big OS company Google is trying to do the ...
JAXenter
November 27, 2017
Project Photon OS is designed to be a lightweight container host, optimized ... Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, ... Secure EFI boot – The operating system boots with validated trust.
The Australian Financial Review
November 27, 2017
Microsoft grew rich and powerful by selling an expensive operating system (OS) that ran on cheap computers that other companies made and ...
TNW
November 27, 2017
Facing stiff competition from a bludgeoning Microsoft, the Big A – then ... to build and sell computers running the Macintosh operating system.
SlashGear
November 27, 2017
Microsoft, meanwhile, has demonstrated an unforeseen level of design creativity ... And then there's the Google Pixelbook running Chrome OS, ...
ZDNet
November 27, 2017
I don't mean the Delve for Windows 10 Mobile (which wouldn't be news, given Microsoft's move away from its mobile OS). I'm talking about the ...
The Verge
November 27, 2017
Microsoft has been testing out its Office apps on Chromebooks for the ... to Office on Chrome OS, but larger devices will need a subscription. ... its own Windows 10 S operating system and cheaper laptops aimed at schools.
WindowsLatest (blog)
November 25, 2017
It has been more than three year since the first rumor of Microsoft's ... Core OS, a new modular version of Windows 10 operating system.
Thurrott.com (blog)
November 23, 2017
Ever since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has been slowly moving core parts of the OS to the store, making them easier to update for the ...
ARNnet
November 23, 2017
But the radical release-and-support strategy, which Microsoft asserts ... that would retain the benefits of a commercial operating system able to ...
IT PRO
November 23, 2017
Google has supplied software-as-a-service for longer than Microsoft, and it shows. Chrome OS devices may be thin clients, but they're ...
The INQUIRER
November 23, 2017
Google's Fuchsia OS can now run Apple's Swift code. Could it be preparing ... But Google's new operating system has a new trick up its sleeve. It will also run code ... Microsoft has suffered similar problems. It now is able to ...
TechRadar
November 23, 2017
Of course, Microsoft has crafted the best Surface Book display to date. ... goes to the operating system and one goes directly to the display,” Bathiche explains. ... But, if digital ink on Surface products is rendered before the OSÂ ...
WindowsLatest (blog)
November 21, 2017
The consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft Windows 95 was released on August 24 and the OS merged the formerly ...
IT Business Edge (blog)
November 21, 2017
According to Mark Russinovich, none other than Microsoft Azure's ... of the operating system means that eventually the container orchestration ...
Computerworld
November 21, 2017
Unless you're tending to the underlying operating system as well, patches ... In Windows 10, Microsoft added 17 major security enhancements and the ... fixes are coming in the OS and the application versions themselves; the ...
ITworld
November 21, 2017
Analysts argue that Microsoft should cut the number of Windows 10 upgrades in ... "service" that would retain the benefits of a commercial operating system able ... Enterprise," Silver said of the highest-priced version of the OS.
Patently Apple
November 21, 2017
It's quite different from Android and Chrome OS, as it runs on top of ... Google's Fuchsia is a capability-based, real-time operating system ... Google may want to take the Microsoft Windows approach where one OS, Windows, ...
The Verge
November 21, 2017
Microsoft appears to be testing a new Windows 10 search user ... for an operating system that's marketed as “more productive” and for creators.
eWeek
November 20, 2017
Windows Insiders can now try out the operating system's new HDR settings for non-HDR content along with new on-screen handwriting ...
India Today
November 20, 2017
Microsoft last month confirmed that the Windows Phone is dead, ... to favour these two platforms over Microsoft's mobile operating system.
ZDNet
November 15, 2017
Remix OS was an attempt to put Android on the desktop. ... I would prefer to see you dump Windows and all your old Microsoft software in favor ...
