Articles on Hardware, Microsoft Corp.
"Upsized" game consoles the next big wave? - Sep 18, 2009
Features A 250GB Xbox 360 Super Elite is officially announced for the UK, while a comparably sized PS3 Slim has been spotted in the US. Read story »Apple tablet comes with Microsoft bulls eye - Sep 22, 2009
Crave With the hype around Apple's near-certain upcoming tablet PC seemingly cooling off, our attention now turns to Microsoft--as the company is rumored to be preemptively working on its own Apple-tablet killer. ... Read story »How I would have designed Windows 7 - Nov 16, 2009
Crave Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 supports legacy software written for previous Windows releases, including Windows 95. I remember the first time I ran into Windows in 1995. It ... Read story »Microsoft's plan to get back in the phone game - Aug 20, 2009
Features The company's long-rumored "Pink" plans will start revealing themselves next year, as a long-delayed overhaul of Windows Mobile hits the market. Read story »Google Chrome OS challenges Windows 7, while Microsoft Gazelle takes on Google Chrome browser - Jul 8, 2009
Blogs The fight between Google and Microsoft is heating up after Google announced its intention to enter the OS market via Google Chrome. Yes, Chrome, which started as a browser, is now ... Read story »Vista Home Basic: Upgrade to Windows 7 without losing your data - Jul 24, 2009
Crave In most Windows 7 coverage, Vista Home Basic users are left out because Microsoft does not offer a direct upgrade path to Windows 7. For this group of consumers, switching to ... Read story »When will be the portable Xbox system appear? - Jul 24, 2009
Crave A popular portable Xbox mockup. It's no surprise Microsoft is flirting with the idea of jumping into the handheld market. While the company has found success with the Xbox 360, ... Read story »Prizefight: Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard - Oct 26, 2009
Features It's not often that the two most popular operating systems get major updates at nearly the same time, so we couldn't resist throwing them into a cage match together. Read story »E3 2009: The wrap-up - Jun 5, 2009
Crave There's an odd sort of Kremlinology that surrounds the annual Electronic Entertainment Exposition, with one of the main topics of conversation among showgoers, industry watchers, and video game enthusiasts being ... Read story »WWDC and the iPhone 3GS - Jun 10, 2009
Blogs Apple's WWDC keynote address had many of us here in Tokyo awake well into the early hours of Tuesday morning. There was no earth-shattering announcement (no tablet as many anticipated), but ... Read story »Microsoft: Hardware Start logo button not a prerequisite for WM6.5 upgrade - Jun 16, 2009
Crave One of the things that current Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone users won't be getting is an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. This is due to a requirement for a hardware Start ... Read story »US$40 Microsoft mouse for Netbooks - Jun 19, 2009
Crave Microsoft announced a new wireless mouse aimed at the burgeoning Netbook market. The Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000, which goes on sale in August, comes in a bunch of colors and has ... Read story »Tmax Window, a new PC OS is coming from Korea - May 17, 2009
Blogs Korea has world-leading IT manufacturers such as Samsung and LG. But on the software side, we all know that this is not as good as the hardware sector. That said, a ... Read story »Microsoft expands mouse, Webcam families - May 20, 2009
Crave Microsoft's hardware division made a few new announcements, bringing to light a handful of new mice and a new Webcam all set to debut in June. Microsoft's new Wireless Mouse 5000. ... Read story »Xbox 360 warranty extended for "E74" error - Apr 16, 2009
Features The software giant is expanding the console's three-year coverage after conceding that a "very small percentage" of customers are encountering the problem. Read story »Jump to page: [1] 2
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