Microsoft announced general availability on March 1 of the final version of its Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system, codenamed "Chelan." Microsoft posted a 180-day trial version of the final ...

The latest version of Microsoft's operating system (OS) for embedded devices, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is now available on a 180-day free trial. Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the latest operating ...

In a somewhat quiet move, Microsoft has made available the RTM (release to manufacturer) build of Windows Embedded Compact 7, what some are calling its “‘other’ tablet operating system.” The RTM build ...

Company unveils technical preview of Windows 7-based embedded version for manufacturers of ATMs, media players, GPS devices, and other gadgets. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

As was spotted in the 10″ Asus Eee Pad, Microsoft has a new embedded OS designed with tablets in mind, or at least that’s the strong impression they’re trying to make. I assume it will work for other ...

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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 ...

Is Microsoft’s mobile operating system strategy confusing anyone yet? First Microsoft was touting the benefits of running a full-blown version of Windows 7 on devices like the HP Slate—a strategy that ...

Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its Windows 7 operating system that can be embedded into OEM devices from thin client PCs and specialised devices like digital TVs and set top boxes, the ...

Microsoft has announced the Windows Embedded Compact 7 public Community Technology Preview (CTP). Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the next generation of the Windows Embedded CE platform, which according ...

We love Windows 7 Media Center, but at the end of the day we'd never give one to our mom and expect it to just work the way an embedded DVR like a TiVo or a Moxi would. But dependability isn't the ...

Microsoft has laid out its roadmap for releasing the next version of Windows Embedded in various forms, and has made a Community Technology Preview of Windows Embedded Standard 8 available for ...