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  • Microsoft looks beyond Windows at hardware confab

    At this year's Microsoft conference for Windows hardware experts, the software giant will be talking about a lot more than the operating system.

  • Longhorn, new PCs on tap for WinHEC

    Microsoft will disclose more details about the next "big" version of Windows and show off prototypes of smart set-top boxes and PCs at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference this week.

  • Microsoft gears up for annual hardware shindig

    In recent years, tech enthusiasts have turned to Microsoft's spring hardware conference as a chance to get juicy tidbits on where the software maker was headed with the next version of Windows.

  • Microsoft looks beyond Windows Server 2008

    Microsoft said on Wednesday that the follow-on to its Windows Server 2008 operating system will be an interim release due to arrive in 2009.

  • Is your PC ready for Longhorn?

    Microsoft said it will unveil the hardware requirements needed to run Longhorn--the next version of Windows--at a May developer conference.

  • Microsoft: Longhorn to arrive in 2005

    Longhorn, the next major version of Windows for desktop PCs, will debut in 2005 and will usher in a new level of graphics for PCs, according to Microsoft executives.

  • Microsoft reins in Longhorn for 2006 launch

    Microsoft said on Friday that it is aiming to release Longhorn in the first half of 2006--a move that will require the company to scale back some of its more ambitious plans for the next version of Windows.

  • Controversial Microsoft plan heads for Longhorn

    Microsoft continues to tweak a controversial architecture for securing PCs but still plans to include the feature in Longhorn, the next release of Windows.

  • Microsoft to detail Vista's needs

    After months of providing only basic guidance about the kind of PC hardware needed to run Windows Vista, Microsoft is ready to get a bit more specific.

  • Can Longhorn improve laptops?

    Microsoft's Bill Mitchell wishes consumers were as excited about buying laptops as they are about buying mobile phones.

  • Microsoft: Longhorn beta unlikely this year

    Microsoft's efforts to bolster security in Windows XP will likely delay the release of a widespread test version of its forthcoming operating system until next year, Microsoft's top executives said.

  • Microsoft confirms Windows Server '08 name -- again

    For the second time in recent days, Microsoft has inadvertently confirmed Windows Server 2008 as the official name for Longhorn Server.

  • Gates calls for 64-bit software support

    The shift to 64-bit computing on the desktop is nearly here, or so says Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

  • Microsoft chooses sides in DVD war

    Microsoft has decided to support one of two competing formats for popular DVD recording technology, a decision that is intended to make the storage devices as easy to use as current CD burners and floppy drives.

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