Sorry–Microsoft’s not really wowing the consumer and managing an early release of Windows 7 as Apple just did for Snow Leopard. It is pushing Win7 out the door ahead of time, but it’s the ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released a test preview of its Windows 7-based OS for embedded devices. A Community Technology Preview for Windows Embedded Standard 2011, formerly code-named Quebec, is now ...

Company unveils technical preview of Windows 7-based embedded version for manufacturers of ATMs, media players, GPS devices, and other gadgets. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

Microsoft today made a slew of Windows Embedded releases. The software giant announced that, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, Windows 7 Professional for Embedded Systems and Windows 7 Ultimate for Embedded ...

Microsoft rolled out the final version of its Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 operating system on September 22. The 6.0 R3 release is the first CE variant to include an embedded version of Silverlight, ...

Is Microsoft’s mobile operating system strategy confusing anyone yet? First Microsoft was touting the benefits of running a full-blown version of Windows 7 on devices like the HP Slate—a strategy that ...

According to Microsoft, Windows Embedded Standard 2011 takes the power, familiarity, and reliability of Windows 7 and shoves it into a highly customizable and componentized form, allowing OEMs to ...

Microsoft has been demonstrating a new tablet at Computex 2010. The 8.9-inch concept device uses the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system-- a cut-down version of Windows 7, designed for tablets ...

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Microsoft has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to turn the upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system into a tablet-style OS. But that doesn’t mean that it’s Windows 7 or bust for ...

For many IT pros, the words "Windows migration" induce more than a slight sense of dread as they consider all the desktops, laptops, servers, virtual machines and maybe even tablets they'll need to ...