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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 is now available. It targets application areas like self-service checkout and digital signage. Also, it now supports USB boot and installation along with the ...

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 ...

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 stopped supporting Windows XP in April, but a simple registry hack lets users continue to get security updates. The hack, as reported by ZDNet, fools Microsoft into thinking the system is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hoping to allay concerns over the looming April 8 end of support for Windows XP, Microsoft has clarified that some of its XP embedded product line will get extended support through to 2019. As ZDNet ...