http://www.eweek.com Windows - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:12:24 -0500 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:12:24 -0500 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:11:11 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Will-Be-Challenged-By-Google-Opera-Mozilla-on-EU-Settlement-345854/?kc=rss - Microsoft may not quite be out of the woods yet with regard to its antitrust dealings with the European Commission, the regulatory body that investigates possible violations of European Union antitrust rules. Although Redmond and the regulatory body seem close to a deal over the integration of ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Will-Be-Challenged-By-Google-Opera-Mozilla-on-EU-Settlement-345854/?kc=rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:39 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/MicrosoftYahoo-Deal-Could-Expand-Beyond-US-Says-Ballmer-412531/?kc=rss - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested during a trip to Tokyo that the search-and-advertising partnership between his company and Yahoo could expand beyond the United States into global markets. quot;It's possible that we will extend that partnership [with Yahoo] outside the U.S., quot; Bal...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/MicrosoftYahoo-Deal-Could-Expand-Beyond-US-Says-Ballmer-412531/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:38:53 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsofts-Windows-7-Sales-Exceeding-Those-of-Vista-Says-Report-754094/?kc=rss - Microsoft can take heart from a new report, issued on Nov. 5 by research company NPD Group, suggesting that U.S. sales of Windows 7 boxed software have exceeded those of Windows Vista in the corresponding time period. Specifically, NPD Group cites 234 percent higher sales for Windows 7 during ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsofts-Windows-7-Sales-Exceeding-Those-of-Vista-Says-Report-754094/?kc=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:31:36 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Cuts-800-More-Jobs-Worldwide-Exceeding-Original-5000-124259/?kc=rss - Microsoft confirmed on Nov. 4 that it will cut an additional 800 employees from its payroll, from multiple locations around the world. These newest eliminations are part of a larger 5,000-employee cut announced at the beginning of 2009. This latest round of cuts, however, may have slightly exce...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Cuts-800-More-Jobs-Worldwide-Exceeding-Original-5000-124259/?kc=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:44:34 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-MSN-Homepage-Revised-for-Bing-Social-Networking-662463/?kc=rss - Microsoft revealed a heavily revised MSN homepage on Nov. 4, calling the newly stripped-down and personalized site quot;the most significant homepage redesign in over a decade. quot; Microsoft is following other online titans, such as Yahoo, that have revamped their homepages in the last few m...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-MSN-Homepage-Revised-for-Bing-Social-Networking-662463/?kc=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:04:23 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/10-Reasons-Why-Google-Should-Still-Fear-Microsoft-648213/?kc=rss - There's no debating that Microsoft fears Google. In almost everything it does, the company is responding to Google. That's especially true when it comes to the software giant's online endeavors. If it weren't for Google, Microsoft would have never considered brokering a deal with Yah...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/10-Reasons-Why-Google-Should-Still-Fear-Microsoft-648213/?kc=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:53:28 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Slashes-Prices-for-Business-Cloud-Services-Countering-Google-309243/?kc=rss - Microsoft is moving more aggressively into the cloud space by reducing the cost of its Business Productivity Online Suite and expanding the available features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online at no extra cost. The moves are designed to counter a number of threats from IT giants ranging from Goo...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Slashes-Prices-for-Business-Cloud-Services-Countering-Google-309243/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:03:30 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Bing-Mobile-Site-Optimized-for-Touchscreens-iPhones-469112/?kc=rss - Microsofts newest update to its Bing mobile site is optimized for touch, capitalizing on the rising trend in smartphones and other devices that rely on multitouch screens for navigation. Phones and media players that support this mobile version of Bing currently include the iPhone, Zune HD, T-M...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Bing-Mobile-Site-Optimized-for-Touchscreens-iPhones-469112/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:40:34 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Windows-7-Gained-Share-In-October-But-Microsoft-Doesnt-Dent-Apple-121987/?kc=rss - Microsoft's Windows 7, the companys much-hyped new operating system, owned some 3 percent of the PC market by Nov. 1, according to a new report by statistics firm Net Applications, but failed to dent Apple's market share in the process. Net Applications' daily tracking shows Windows 7 gaining g...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Windows-7-Gained-Share-In-October-But-Microsoft-Doesnt-Dent-Apple-121987/?kc=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:16:37 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Promoting-Speech-as-the-Next-Touch-721572/?kc=rss - Microsoft may have heavily touted its PC manufacturing partners' touch-screen technology at its recent Windows 7 launch, but the company is also exploring what it portrays as the next logical step: integrating speech-recognition technology into applications. quot;Voice is the new touch, quot; Zig...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Promoting-Speech-as-the-Next-Touch-721572/?kc=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:14:47 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Apple-Could-See-Short-Term-Risk-from-Windows-7-Launch-396159/?kc=rss - The launch of Windows 7 may dampen Apple's revenues in the short term, according to a recent analyst note from RBC Capital Markets, but in the long term the Mac franchise will remain hardy. quot;We do not expect Microsoft's pending launch of Windows 7 … to erode Apple's Mac franchise, quot; Mike A...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Apple-Could-See-Short-Term-Risk-from-Windows-7-Launch-396159/?kc=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:13:27 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsofts-Web-Apps-Give-Older-Office-Versions-Some-Difficulty-860519/?kc=rss - Microsoft is optimizing its upcoming Office Web Apps for .docx, .pptx, and .xslx, which will boost the online accessibility of documents uploaded from users desktops but in the process, perhaps making life more difficult for those using older versions of Office. During testing of the Web Apps tec...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsofts-Web-Apps-Give-Older-Office-Versions-Some-Difficulty-860519/?kc=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:27:45 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Says-No-To-Windows-7-Upgrade-Hack-670729/?kc=rss - In response to news that the Windows 7 upgrade disk can be used to install the entire operating system on a blank hard drive, Microsoft issued a firm message: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Microsoft, of course, would like the community to follow its EULA (End User License Agree...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Says-No-To-Windows-7-Upgrade-Hack-670729/?kc=rss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:25:30 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Issues-Platform-Updates-for-Windows-Vista-Windows-Server-2008-265596/?kc=rss - Microsofts Windows 7 was meant to shut the door on Redmonds older operating systems, with its Oct. 22 launch event in New York City viewed by many analysts as a sort of exorcism of the much-maligned Windows Vista. But Vista still has some life left, as evidenced by the Oct. 27 release of the Pla...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Issues-Platform-Updates-for-Windows-Vista-Windows-Server-2008-265596/?kc=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:15:37 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Windows-7-Student-Edition-Experiencing-Downloading-Issues-720271/?kc=rss - For some of those who ordered Microsofts Windows 7 student edition for $29.99, the low price is coming with a heap of download issues. A number of customers have experienced installation failure with the upgrade, which comes through e-commerce company Digital River. As the installation reaches...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Windows-7-Student-Edition-Experiencing-Downloading-Issues-720271/?kc=rss