Microsoft has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to turn the upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system into a tablet-style OS. But that doesn’t mean that it’s Windows 7 or bust for ...

Microsoft has released a public Community Tech Preview of Windows Embedded Compact 7 for slates, e-readers, and the like. So is this the same OS that will run on the upcoming Win Mobile 7 phones? I ...

Microsoft has ended support for Windows CE, an operating system you probably thought was already dead, if you knew it had ever existed in the first place. Initially developed to bring a simple ...

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