Microsoft will hammer the next piece of its .Net puzzle into place on Monday with the launch of Windows CE .Net, the latest version of its mobile operating system. Windows CE .NET is aimed at small, ...

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its next-generation mobile operating system has passed a crucial test for Bluetooth compatibility, achieving qualification by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group ...

Embedded market, here we come. The chipmaker gets a nod from Microsoft, and hopefully an inside track to cracking the competitive market. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he ...

PARK RIDGE, ILL.—Microsoft chairman Bill Gates Tuesday (Oct. 23) reiterated the company's commitment to its so-called “.NET” platform and announced that the strategy would be carried over to an ...

Gates said a number of portable device manufacturers are already using the new OS in products. Among those companies unveiling Windows CE .Net handhelds at the show were Symbol Technologies, Intermec ...

Microsoft Wednesday said it is expanding a program that provides access to the source code for its Windows CE .Net operating system, allowing device manufacturers, chip makers and systems integrators ...

Windows CE .Net is poised to put VoIP (voice over IP) capability in handhelds, Windows-powered Smartphones, and other devices with a set of enhancements for Version 4.2 to be outlined Wednesday at the ...

Microsoft Corp. last week announced an update to its Windows CE .Net embedded operating system that includes support for the latest IP networking technology and a new beta-test version of its .Net ...

As it looks toward handhelds and cell phones, Microsoft works with chip designer ARM to increase the number of chipmakers tuning their products for Windows CE .Net. Michael Kanellos is editor at large ...

VIA EPIA M-Series Mini-ITX mainboard and CPU get validation for Microsoft Windows CE .NET embedded operating system, enhancing acceptance by digital media device manufacturers and innovators Taipei, ...

A number of chip manufacturers will be part of an alliance announced Wednesday by Microsoft and MIPS Technologies to design digital media devices based on Windows CE .Net and the MIPS processor core, ...

The new technology is part of Microsoft's strategy to provide a platform for realtime communications through integration with Greenwich, the code name of Microsoft's upcoming Real-Time Communications ...