As the world's largest software company, Microsoft has a significant stake in the war against hackers and malware, since most attacks are squarely aimed at Microsoft operating systems, where ...

Microsoft has no plans to port Windows 7 to run on ARM processors. At least, no official plans. Instead, the company is suggesting that PC makers using ARM-based chips for their netbooks or ...

Not to be outdone by Java, Linux, or other high-profile technologies, Microsoft is staking its own claim in the connected-device space that is widely becoming known as the Internet of things.

The Redmond, Wash. software giant on Wednesday released its sixth-generation embedded systems tool kit, Windows Embedded CE 6.0. As part of the announcement, Microsoft said it would give customers and ...

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 ...

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said that the latest release of its Windows Embedded CE operating system for handheld devices and gadgets will come with a new development framework that puts the ...