If you're trying to figure out whether I'm making a lame joke with that title, I'm telling you right now that I'm not. "POS" in this case stands for Point of Service. POS solutions are for devices ...

Microsoft has announced an entirely new software platform for personal navigation devices, Windows Embedded NavReady 2009. Whereas companies generally program proprietary software for GPS units, ...

A simple hack of Windows XP tricks Microsoft’s update service into delivering patches intended for a close cousin of the aged OS, potentially extending support for some components until 2019, a ...

NEW YORK — Jan. 10, 2011 — Today, at the National Retail Federation’s 100th Annual Convention & Expo, Microsoft unveiled the community technology preview (CTP) for Windows Embedded POSReady 7. This ...

Windows XP won't be getting any more patches or security updates beyond April 8th, but many of the company's Windows Embedded SKUs that are based on the over 12 year old OS will continue to be ...

Microsoft's reaction to the news yesterday that a simple hack could effectively extend security updates for Windows XP for five years was careful, but the company's tone was clear: "We recently became ...

Microsoft is renaming its existing embedded Windows operating systems and supplementing them with additional offerings in key device categories, the company announced Tuesday. Windows XP Embedded will ...

The latest version of the long-running Windows operating system family is Windows 10, and Microsoft really wants consumers and businesses to leave older versions behind. The software giant has put the ...

Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 was announced today at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas. The solution allows IT pros to manage devices built using various Microsoft Windows Embedded ...

Although Microsoft has officially stopped providing free security patches for Windows XP, millions of people haven’t got the message and are still running the ancient operating system. As a result of ...

The much-publicized “wormable” security hole in XP and 7, and similar-era Windows Servers needs to be patched now. There’s no exploit making the rounds as yet, but the benefits of patching those older ...

For many IT pros, the words "Windows migration" induce more than a slight sense of dread as they consider all the desktops, laptops, servers, virtual machines and maybe even tablets they'll need to ...