http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/windows.html The latest Windows news, analysis and feature articles from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2012 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020812-windows8-255900.html?source=nww_rss Windows 8 is stingy doling out power to applications, particularly what Microsoft calls Metro-style applications written specifically for the operating system, all in an effort to prolong battery life. Tim Greene 2012-02-08T04:38:21-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/013112-windows8-beta-255524.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft continues to tinker with Windows 8 even as it finalizes its beta version, acting on suggestions it received from users who have experimented with the Windows 8 Developer Preview. Tim Greene 2012-01-31T12:01:22-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012712-windows-phone-lifelens-255426.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft has awarded an Imagine Cup Grant to a team that developed a custom Windows Phone 7 and application that can diagnose malaria then upload the data to cloud servers that map the data to help track outbreaks. Tim Greene 2012-01-27T02:01:53-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2012/012312-windows8-test-254920.html?source=nww_rss The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere and takes on all of Microsoft's key rivals. Tom Henderson 2012-01-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011612-apple-enterprise-254784.html?source=nww_rss Over the years, Apple has earned a less-than-stellar reputation among purchasers of enterprise desktops. Macs were seen as overpriced to begin with. And Apple didn't offer huge discounts for bulk purchases, like the PC makers. Plus, Macs didn't come with the ecosystem of integrated productivity and management apps that are taken for granted in the Windows world. Maria Korolov 2012-01-16T06:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011312-ces-takeaways-254885.html?source=nww_rss As is often the case, the expectations of what will be the big story at the Consumer Electronics Show are different from what actually becomes the big story. Brad Reed 2012-01-13T09:27:55-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011212-windows8-release-254847.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft is aiming for October to release the commercial version of Windows 8, based on comments attributed to a Microsoft spokeswoman at CES. Tim Greene 2012-01-12T12:05:28-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011012-ces-smartphones-254761.html?source=nww_rss Who needs ultrabooks? Some of the coolest devices at this year's CES so far have come from our old friend the smartphone. Brad Reed 2012-01-10T05:53:40-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/010612-windows8-storage-254615.html?source=nww_rss Windows 8 includes a storage scheme suitable for business deployment that can treat hundreds of disks as a single logical storage reservoir and ensures resiliency by backing up data on at least two physical disks. Tim Greene 2012-01-06T01:59:24-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/010412-windows8-254537.html?source=nww_rss Windows 8 includes a reset function that restores the operating system to a clean state and scrubs data applications from the disk, but falls short of making that data unrecoverable, according to Microsoft. Tim Greene 2012-01-04T05:25:05-04:00