It has been 18 months since we launched , Microsoft’s mobile barcode technology. In that time, more than one billion Tags have been printed by people and businesses all over the world. In the month of April alone, more than 20 million magazines with Tags were in the hands of U.S. consumers. Today, I am thrilled to announce Tag is coming out of be.. more »

Today Microsoft is posting a commissioned study conducted by The Harrison Group to determine whether there is a high correlation between the presence of unlicensed software in mid-market companies and IT related problems those companies might face. Not surprisingly companies that have more counterfeit software in their environment tend to have more .. more »

Helping small businesses not just survive but thrive is key to our global economic recovery. Together, small and midsize businesses employ the majority of the world’s workforce and as we all know, will be the key to future job creation. Cutting costs and being more productive are top of mind for all of us, including small business owners who had to.. more »

The July 2010 Optional Update is now available on the ECE for Microsoft Windows Embedded Point of Service and/or Windows Embedded POSReady 2009. This update includes additional Japanese fonts, namely the "Meiryo Collection Version 5.00 for Windows XP to increase legibility of characters on LCD screens". If you have questions on accessing the ECE, .. more »

If you are a user of the Point of Service newsgroup you might have seen the announcements in the newsgroup that they are to be discontinued in June. Here is the essence of the announcement which supplies answers to some common questions- What is Happening? This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing newsgroups and .. more »

Windows Phone 7 will fail because the usability is too not competitive.. more »

For those of you lucky enough to have the , you may have been surprised to see that your Barnes & Noble eReader received a nice and much needed update. I opened up my Barnes and Noble eReader tonight and noticed an alert for a new update. I allowed it to install on my HD2 and noticed new features such as an option for a nice looking grid view of .. more »

has announced a "Kids are Free" promotion that will allow qualifying family plans to receive up to three lines of service for free until January 1, 2012. Ashley White, Marketing Director for T-Mobile, stated, “ The promotion is set up for customers to pay for lines one and two on T-Mobile's Family Plans with lines three, four, and five being fr.. more »

I’m sure most of you have used the Windows 7 Calculator for the odd sum that you need to quickly add up, but it turns out this calculator is much improved on previous versions of Windows. There’s a whole bunch of other features thrown in there which you mightn’t know about at first. Here’s a couple of them; How many times have you needed to work out.. more »

that it would be phasing out Windows XP on its new computers this month, ahead of Microsoft’s October 22 deadline. The company suggested that customers still needing to run Windows XP applications do so using Windows 7′s XP Mode feature. that Windows XP would not be offered as a preinstalled OS after October 22, though customers still have the righ.. more »

I saw a recent DOJ case the other day that highlights the risks of buying counterfeit software. The DOJ  (PDF link) says that the individual who sold the counterfeit software through online auctions also utilized a keylogger to capture account numbers and passwords send them back to himself. This case is a good example of how more can be at risk wh.. more »

Hi, I’m Alex Heaton, Group Product Manager for Windows Intune at Microsoft. Today, I’m happy to share some news about which is our forthcoming solution for PC management and security. Windows Intune brings together both Windows cloud services and software to keep PC’s well managed and up to date with the latest version of Windows. Windows Intune.. more »

Throughout our ongoing conversations with customers, specifically the business executives and IT pros, we’ve recognized a common thread across all the organizations. Regardless of size or business, there is a strong need to balance the needs of the end user with the requirements of the organization to maintain strong security and reduce costs. Th.. more »

1. Start a command prompt. This can be done by clicking on Run from the Start menu, typing ‘cmd’ and pressing Enter. 2. Extract the file from the package by changing directories to the directory where you have saved the update and typing the following at the command prompt: is the path where you would like to expand the update file, you may choo.. more »

Windows Embedded for Point of Service RTM is a SKU based on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, and has utilized XP SP2 updates for servicing. Support for Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 retired after the July, 2010 updates, however Windows Embedded for Point of Service RTM support does not retire until after the October, 2010 updates. .. more »

has scheduled a press event for September 15, 2010 in London to introduce the HD3 Windows Phone 7 device. The HTC Windows Phone 7 is reported to have a 4.5" AMOLED touchscreen, dual core 1.5ghz ARM-based processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, 4G capable, a 8mp camera with HD recording capabilities, all powered by a 1800mah battery. We've seen signs that .. more »

IDC, who you may remember from the earlier this year, has gone ahead and released their forecast for smartphone adoption over the next five years in their Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report. Personally, we can't even imagine what a smartphone will Finally, the big news for Microsoft it they are expected to regain market share bumping f.. more »

Well, it looks like Microsoft has started spending all that money to market Windows Phone 7. The above ad ran before a private screening of the upcoming re-make of Lawrence of Arabia. It's a shame the screening wasn't for a re-make of 2001: A Space Odyssey. You could have had the black monolith replaced with a Windows Phone 7 and have HAL the .. more »

With the sales of Windows 7 continuing to bestrong and the upcoming release of the restarted Windows Mobile platform: Windows Phone 7, the consumer product which has inspired the mobile OS reboot continues to take a back seat in the headlines even as it continues to progress. Zune may not bethe most popular Microsoft brand out there, but it’s lo.. more »

windows phone logo 300x300 150x150 First Windows Phone 7 Advert Hits the Web The first advertisement for Windows Phone 7 has emerged, this one on YouTube on the WindowsPhoneUK channel. The advert that the site says was shown at a secret cinema screening and is not for television, shows a Windows Phone 7 device appearing in a desert as a mirage. The .. more »