Windows 8 might fly high in the clouds with a web-powered operating system

The next time you buy a computer, it might not even be shipped with an operating system.

The next version of the Windows operating system — for both consumers and businesses — might be an operating system that is stored and powered on remote cloud servers and streamed to personal computers, according to leaked information from Microsoft’s architectural summit held in London in April.

Cloud computing allows computers and mobile devices to ship all the … Continue Reading

Windows Phone 7 one-ups Apple by letting you sync photos, notes and find your phone with Windows Live for free

At its Windows Phone 7 launch event today, Microsoft mentioned that users will be able to sync their content to the cloud and track their devices online — now the Windows Live team has put up a blog post explaining what exactly users will be getting with the new phones.

The big takeaway? Apple should be worried, because it’s clear that Microsoft’s free offering is already more useful than Apple’s $99-a-year MobileMe service, which lets … Continue Reading

Latest: Google Wiki, Gphone, Windows Live, Rocketon, Kango, Media Machines, Stardoll

At its Windows Phone 7 launch event today, Microsoft mentioned that users will be able to sync their content to the cloud and track their devices online — now the Windows Live team has put up a blog post explaining what exactly users will be getting with the new phones.

The big takeaway? Apple should be worried, because it’s clear that Microsoft’s free offering is already more useful than Apple’s $99-a-year MobileMe service, which lets … Continue Reading