Although Microsoft Corp. will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines loaded with the new OS as of Monday, which ...

Will Microsoft?s new OS encourage consumers to buy new PCs? The first indication will come when PC makers start to sell notebooks and desktops loaded with XP. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at ...

Compaq Computer will announce Oct. 4 that it will begin shipping two new iPaq handhelds using the new version of Microsoft's Pocket PC software and will offer a wireless communications expansion pack, ...