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 ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released a test preview of its Windows 7-based OS for embedded devices. A Community Technology Preview for Windows Embedded Standard 2011, formerly code-named Quebec, is now ...

Microsoft rolled out the final version of its Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 operating system on September 22. The 6.0 R3 release is the first CE variant to include an embedded version of Silverlight, ...

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 is a step closer to delivering the final version of the Windows 7-based version of its ""=""> On February 15, Microsoft made available to testers the Release Candidate (RC) version of ...

Microsoft has been demonstrating a new tablet at Computex 2010. The 8.9-inch concept device uses the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system-- a cut-down version of Windows 7, designed for tablets ...

There is now an embedded version of Windows 7 aimed at thin computers, industrial devices and other machines that used embedded OSes. Both HP and Wyse have already announced thin clients using the new ...

Microsoft said Windows Embedded Standard 7, which the company described as a "highly customizable and componentized form" of the Windows 7 operating system, has been released to manufacturing.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Microsoft is putting Windows Embedded Compact 7, an embedded version of Windows 7, out for beta review. It expects to make the software generally available before the end of the ...

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 ...