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• Apple iOS development extended to Visual Studio

  By Paul Krill | 20 February, 2013 14:14

  With Xamarin version 2.0, Visual Studio developers can build C# apps to run on Apple devices

• Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point

  By Paul Krill | 14 February, 2013 11:02

  The company is expanding its participation in open source endeavors, no longer believes Linux is a 'cancer'

• It's official: Intel-based Microsoft Surface Pro to ship February 9 in US

  By Galen Gruman | 22 January, 2013 19:20

  For nearly $US1000, you get something more than an iPad but less than a laptop

• The best hardware, software, and cloud services of the year

  By Peter Wayner | 09 January, 2013 11:07

  InfoWorld's 2013 Technology of the Year Award winners stretch from devices and desktops to data centers and beyond

• Windows 7 savior, Windows 8 champion out at Microsoft

  By Galen Gruman | 13 November, 2012 02:56

  Steven Sinofsky leaves Redmond weeks after Windows 8's launch, but the Metro UI chief takes his place

• Build 2012: Microsoft extends Azure cloud OS to Windows Phone 8

  By Ted Samson | 31 October, 2012 19:18

  Microsoft is intertwining Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Windows Azure to help developers build multiplatform, cloud-friendly apps

• Microsoft rolls out Windows Phone SDK 8.0 to egg on mobile development

  By Ted Samson | 30 October, 2012 20:23

  Long-anticipated development kit includes new testing tools, Wallet integration, and tools for added speech and VOIP support

• VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop 5.5

  By Keith Schultz | 15 December, 2011 02:41

  Certainly the most flexible VDI solution I've worked with, Citrix XenDesktop is the model of compatibility coupled with excellent capabilities. XenDesktop not only works with Citrix XenServer, but also runs on top of other vendors' hypervisors.

• Review: Office 365 turns up the heat

  By Doug Dineley | 27 February, 2013 11:20

  Latest blend of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync servers in the cloud combines an excellent feature set with easier setup and management

• Microsoft's 13 worst missteps of all time

  By Woody Leonhard | 14 January, 2013 11:15

  DOS 4.0, Zune, and Windows 8 are but a few of the landmarks among 25 years of failures Redmond-style

• 10 must-have features for Windows 9

  By Woody Leonhard | 03 December, 2012 11:17

  Desktop users deserve a significant rethink of the Windows 8 gaffes and omissions for the next version of Windows

• Forget Windows 8: Give us Windows 7.8

  By Woody Leonhard | 25 October, 2012 10:07

  A billion users don't have the right hardware to run Windows 8, even if they wanted to. Here's how Microsoft could give them the best of Windows 8

• Nine wickedly helpful Web sites for Windows administrators

  By Ron Barrett | 30 September, 2008 08:52

  Windows Web sites worth a look