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What you can expect from Windows 8 on ARM


Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky explains what devs and end-users can expect from Windows 8 on ARM (WOA) devices as Redmond preps the first RISC-friendly versions of its flagship OS.



Microsoft and Google make patent promises

Microsoft is promising that it will negotiate to license patents, rather than resorting to the courts - in a barely-disguised stab at Google, which made its own patent promises yesterday too.

Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 heading out April 3

Although originally scheduled to be released last November for the holiday season, the special edition Xbox 360 with a Star Wars motif is shipping out in two months.

Lumia 900 opens for pre-orders in US

If you want the latest byproduct of the Nokia-Microsoft partnership, head to a Microsoft Store and stake your claim for a Lumia 900 smartphone.

The hype of a post-PC era

Many analysts and journalists believe the industry is poised to cross over into a brave new post-PC era, with the PC ultimately relegated to little more than niche market status.

Windows 8 won't have a Start button

That iconic little button at the lower-left corner of your computer screen is soon to be no more.

Nokia Lumia 710 is worth the value, but is it enough?

Up until now, there hasn't been a defining "Windows Phone," but Nokia's Lumia 710 fits that bill and it's reason enough to commend the device.

Next-gen Nokioa phones may pack NFC, wireless charging

In many parts of the world, Nokia sells more mobile phones than any other competitor, even if those devices are in the low-end and medium-range of the market.

Microsoft eyes Kinect for Windows 8 mobile devices

Personally, I think one of the coolest devices Microsoft came up with in the last several years is its Kinect platform.

Microsoft launches anti-Google privacy ad campaign

Whenever a company has some sort of privacy snafu, it's a great opportunity...for that company's competitors.

Windows 8 is ready for ARM





Microsoft has reportedly finished coding a stable version (or possibly versions) of Windows 8 for ARM-powered mobile chips, such as those manufactured by industry heavyweights Nvidia, Qualcomm and TI.

Industry giants team up to fight phishing

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, PayPal and others have announced a new joint effort to combat spam and phishing.

Microsoft: Xbox 720 is not launching this year

A Microsoft representative has quashed rumors that the Xbox 720 will be all the rage in 2012.

Xbox 720 will have raw graphics horsepower

Microsoft's Xbox 720 - which could hit shelves in 2013 - is expected to boast impressive graphics horsepower that puts the current-gen 360 and Nintendo's upcoming Wii U console to shame.



RIM RIP? How Heins can help save the company

RIM got a new CEO this week, yet it is still quite easy to write the corporation off.