Just two weeks after releasing Windows Embedded Standard 2009 based on Windows XP, Microsoft said Tuesday that the next version -- code-named "Quebec" -- will be built atop the Windows 7 code base.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it is releasing the code for Windows 7 to PC manufacturers, keeping the software company on track to have machines running its new operating system ...

Scanning QR codes with smartphones is easy. However, sometimes you don’t want to use your smartphone and wish to scan the QR code natively on your computer. The good news is it’s possible to scan QR ...

It is estimated that, globally, some 200 million machines (or more) are still using Windows 7, based on data collated by ZDNet. This is a year after support for the system ended by Microsoft. Because ...

It's true. Windows 7 was just released ... to manufacturers. Of course, this differs from that other "RTM" -- released to manufacturing -- but hey, it sounds good! Seriously, it appears that Microsoft ...

After users disputed his count, a Microsoft Corp. executive explained yesterday how the company concluded that the upcoming Windows 7 is the seventh version of the operating system. Yesterday, Mike ...

With so many Windows 7 conference sessions at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), you can bet your bananas that Microsoft will be ...

Microsoft is on track to wrap up Windows 7 and ship it to computer makers in August, a company executive said today. “If the feedback and telemetry on Windows 7 match our expectations, then we will ...

What lessons did Windows Vista teach Microsoft? ComputerWorld is reporting Microsoft will keep the Windows 7 code name as the final product name for Windows OS destined to replace Vista. I suspect no ...

Microsoft confirmed today that it will hand out preview copies of Windows 7 to attendees at next month’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC). In a post to the PDC Web site, Microsoft said that ...

Microsoft’s Project Zenith brings a ready-to-code Windows experience to developer PCs, with local AI support and preconfigured tools.

Microsoft releases code for new operating system PC makers can start producing Windows 7 machines On target for Oct. 22 launch date in stores SEATTLE, July 22 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on ...