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Microsoft: Use of multiple monitors not popular

This could be seen as an indication of the huge potential market for display makers or the lack of interest in additional monitors in spite of the well-established benefits of multimonitor deployments.

Windows 8 will handle multiple monitors better

Windows 8 will incorporate a number of new features to improve its handling of multiple monitors, addressing a number of existing issues and adding new touches for Metro apps.

Windows on ARM will come with built-in support for the enterprise

Windows on ARM will not just be a consumer-centric offering.

Windows 8 tablets will come with Retina-like displays

Upcoming Windows 8 tablets will incorporate Retina-like displays too, according to a new post written by David Washington, a senior program manager on Microsoft's user experience team, on the

Recommended system requirements for Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview reached one million downloads soon after its release, and reports have so far been good, with positive comments from, among others, David Pogue of The New York Times and

Microsoft to challenge iCloud with Windows 8 SkyDrive

In a new post on the official Building Windows 8 blog, SkyDrive program managers Mike Torres and Omar Shahine have unveiled more details about how Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) will integrate the

Is Windows on ARM the future of the Windows operating system?

In a new blog entry posted yesterday, Microsoft's ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows division, elaborated at length about Windows on ARM (WOA). He pointed out how WOA builds on

Microsoft: How Windows 8 on ARM will be different

Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has unveiled more details about its upcoming Windows 8 on ARM (known as "WOA") in a new article on the official Building Windows 8 blog . WOA is the version of Windows 8 that

Microsoft: Windows 8 built with eye to mobility

Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) says it will be easier to manage Wi-Fi and 3G/4G wireless connections with Windows 8 than with past iterations of the operating system. According to company officials, the

Can Microsoft's picture password replace alphanumeric passwords?

As part of the company's ongoing efforts to promote new features in Windows 8, Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) this week spilled the details of a new authentication system called "picture password." The