Thursday, February 05, 2009

Motorola's 'leak' - Windows Mobile 7 due in 2010; Windows 7: Which Edition is Right For You?

Microsoft layoffs add more fuel to H-1B fire
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Motorola's 'leak' - Windows Mobile 7 due in 2010
Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha, during the the company's dismal earnings phone conference on Tuesday, let slip that Windows Mobile 7, a major upgrade to Microsoft's mobile operating system, will appear in phones starting in 2010. Read more.

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Windows 7: Which Edition is Right For You? Microsoft has confirmed the existence of six separate Windows 7 versions. That's two more editions than Windows Vista's four, thanks to the addition of a barebones "Windows 7 Starter" and a split of the typical Windows "business" model into both Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise editions.

Microsoft layoffs add more fuel to H-1B fire Layoff announcements by IT vendors came fast and furious over the past two weeks. But it was Microsoft's that drew the attention of a U.S. senator, who said it was "imperative" that the company give job priority to U.S. citizens over foreigners with H-1B visas.

Microsoft: 6 versions of Windows 7 for sake of PC makers, users While it plans to focus on marketing two versions of Windows 7 , Microsoft will offer six editions of its next operating system to better satisfy PC makers and end users, an executive said Tuesday.

Removing admin rights stymies 92% of Microsoft's bugs Nine of out 10 critical bugs reported by Microsoft last year could have been made moot, or at least made less dangerous, if people ran Windows without administrative rights, a developer of enterprise rights management software claimed Tuesday.

How many flavors will Windows 7 come in? Windows Me may not have had much going for it, but it has one claim to fame: it was the last major release of Windows to come in a single edition, or SKU.

Microsoft to offer 'mission-critical support' for enterprises Microsoft said Tuesday that it will expand its enterprise support services for its software for the second time in six months, while downplaying concern about competition the move may create with its partners.

Converging on Microsoft with Mitchell Ashley: Windows 7: Will it turn the tide to 64-bit? One of the questions all of us face when considering deployment of Windows 7 is whether to go 32- or 64-bit. Vista's 64-bit support hasn't turned the tide from 32- to 64-bit but Windows 7 might.

Microsoft Surface is watching you watching Super Bowl If you're in Tampa this weekend for Super Bowl, your every move will be monitored by authorities presiding over Microsoft Surface.

Shareholder activist targets Microsoft Craig Montgomery of The Crandrea Group is spearheading a grassroots shareholder activism movement that aims to oust Ballmer and turn Microsoft into a telecom player.

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Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here.


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02/05/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. VMware goes open source with desktop virtualization release
  2. Need a supercomputer? This guy builds 'em himself
  3. Optical chip could lead to terabit Ethernet
  4. IBM to build new monster supercomputer
  5. Free BlackBerry Storm downloads
  6. Wi-Fi hot spot horrors
  7. Google executives facing jail in Italy over a video
  8. Juniper switch enables mega-router creation
  9. Is West Wing BlackBerry security possible?
  10. Cellular guys hurl femtocell salvo


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