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 ...

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 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 said Windows Embedded Standard 7, which the company described as a "highly customizable and componentized form" of the Windows 7 operating system, has been released to manufacturing.

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 ...

The planned successor to the embedded version of Windows XP, due from Microsoft Corp. two years from now, may bypass Windows Vista and instead be based on the oft-maligned operating system’s own ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...