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Microsoft is considering another run at the hardware business, this time with a tablet PC of its own making. That's the rumor, anyway. Supply chain sources tell occasionally reliable Taiwanese trade mag DigiTimes that the company has approached Texas Instruments and a few other OEMs about...

Closed is the new open Microsoft is becoming more like Apple by bringing some hardware discipline to Windows 8 tablets, to the annoyance of OEMs who've had decades of freedom.… Server Hosting Solutions Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft reportedly will demonstrate its Windows 8 tablet operating system next week, according to a report. Three existing Asian hardware partners could be good launch candidates. Source: Yahoo! News

New Tool Reduces Software Recovery and Support Costs for OEMs, ODMs and Enterprises Link Removed

HP and other key OEMs are now receiving pre-release builds of Windows 8. Source: Yahoo! News

siliconbits writes "At CeBIT 2011, we went around the stands from some of the biggest component manufacturers in the world and asked them a simple question, would you consider bringing out ARM products (barebones, laptops, tablets, motherboards) for Windows 8? The answer was a unanimous yes...

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 also released, packs a number of improvements Link Removed - Invalid URL

The final version of Microsoft's first update pack for its Windows 7 operating system should be arriving soon for end users, as the company has indicated that the final build of SP1 is already in the hands of OEMs. More...

Microsoft has never done a weekend service pack release before, release could be to OEMs only Link Removed - Invalid URL

Friday marked the final day that Microsoft allowed OEMs to install Windows XP onto new PCs. More...

You’d never guess it, given the sheer volume of tablets coming out running Android these days, but Android’s not really ready for tablets. Google itself has said so, warning OEMs that Gingerbread, the upcoming version 3.0 of the operating system, is the first one that will really be optimized...

Technology News: Operating Systems: Microsoft Gives OEMs Embedded Win 7 to Tinker With Microsoft has released an embedded version of Windows 7 to manufacturers, signaling a further push into home entertainment systems. The OS has industrial applications as well; it will be used to improve the...

Link Removed Wow. So you know all those whispers about a Google desktop operating system that never seem to go away? You thought they might with the launch of Android, Google’s mobile OS. But they persisted. And for good reason, because it’s real. In the second half of 2010, Google plans to...

By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews In a public memo this afternoon, the European Commission has stated that Microsoft has offered to include a "ballot screen" with choices of Web browsers, including Internet Explorer 8 and others, as a way for the company to comply with the EC's directives...

Google has announced that they plan to release a Chrome based OS. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Google plans to open-source its code later this year and offer Google powered netbooks in 2010. Company officials...

Hey all, As I look through the boards I'm noticing alot (too many) of new threads that ultimately are all talking about the exact same things.. These things include: RTM release date, GA release date, RC Expiration, etc.. I just wanted to take a minute and try to sort some of these things...

Windows 7 RTM Available Weeks Before October 22 The official public release Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed - Invalid URL Microsoft confirmed that it would make...