Microsoft is expected next week to announce an update to its Windows Mobile operating system, which powers mobile phones and handhelds, CNET News.com has learned.
Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.
Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 percent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the operating system, according to a survey released this week. Furthermore, adoption of Linux continues to gather pace, with a particular emphasis on the desktop emerging.
Apple's soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be irrelevant to business users because it is a "closed device" and does not support Microsoft Office, a senior executive with the software giant said this week.
Wyse has targeted mobile offices with the introduction of high-speed wireless connectivity and smartcard security support to its thin-client computing line-up.
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In terms of applications, the mobile world still feels like a bit of a poor cousin where the Web giants are involved. How long til it shrugs off its rags like Cinderella and bursts into the daylight in all the finery it deserves?
Top ranking executives are rarely heard promoting a rival's product, which is why it seemed odd that Microsoft would offer an iPod as a prize.
Within hours of arriving at the AusCERT conference in the Gold Coast on Monday, my PowerBook decided it would rather commit suicide than listen to Microsoft's top security executives answer questions about Vista.
My rant earlier this year about the uselessness of Microsoft's ActiveSync synchronisation manager appeared to strike a chord with readers, and unfortunately that's a gong that Microsoft appears determined to keep banging.
In an interview, Windows Live exec Chris Jones talks about what the 2-year-old is up to and comments on another youngster -- Apple's iPhone.
The software leviathan is willing to play the waiting game when it comes to making its mobile OS succeed.
From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.
Windows Mobile 6.1 has some useful new features, but is essentially a stop-gap while we wait for version 7.
Given the hype around anything with a single-letter prefix m-commerce, e-learning, iPhone last year's speculation over a Google "gPhone" sent the blogosphere into overdrive. The Android mobile phone platform that Google actually launched, however, took things in quite a different direction.
The timing couldn't have been worse. What with Android phones now hitting the market and updates to Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry, Microsoft is telling partners to expect delays receiving Mobile Windows 7. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper speaks with Ina Fried, who broke the news of the delay.
Microsoft Live Labs' latest project is actually an old one with a new twist. Windows-only Photosynth lets you stitch together an entire roll of photos into dazzling 3D environments. CNET.com's Ina Fried sits down with Microsoft's Gary William Flake to chat about what you can do with this new technology.
Microsoft CEO talks Windows Mobile. Steve Ballmer discusses importance of mobility.
Though it doesn't offer earth-shattering new features and interface issues remain, Windows Mobile 6 brings a collection of noteworthy improvements that makes its mobile devices easier to use and equips mobile professionals with more robust productivity tools.
Announced slightly earlier than expected, Microsoft took the wraps off its new mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6. We have pictures of some of the new features, so take a peek at what could be on your next smart phone or PDA.
Microsoft's updated Windows Mobile 2003 is likely to make its debut soon, in smartphones and handhelds sporting new screen resolutions and orientations.
Microsoft has released an upgrade to its operating system for handhelds and smartphones. Stand by for better business productivity, snappier multimedia and a wider range of device form factors.
Apple's soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be irrelevant to business users because it is a "closed device" and does not support Microsoft Office, a senior executive with the software giant said this week.
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