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MICROSOFT Corp is working on a version of its core Windows operating system for devices such as tablets, according to media reports, while the company says its Windows Phone 7 software is making headway in the booming smartphone market.
Microsoft plans to unveil a version of its operating software that runs for the first time on processors designed by UK-based ARM Holdings Plc, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported. ARM's processors dominate the tablet and handheld device market.
Microsoft intends to announce a version of its operating system to run on ARM chip architecture, which competes with the "x86" designs favored by Intel, the Wall Street Journal said.
It was unclear when such an operating system might come to market, but Microsoft could claim lost ground in tablets and other battery-powered mobile devices by forging a new partnership with ARM.
Microsoft and ARM declined to comment.
Meanwhile, Microsoft said more than 1.5 million cellphones carrying Windows Phone 7 operating software had been sold in the first six weeks since launch, meeting what the company called "realistic" expectations.
Windows Phone 7 may be Microsoft's last chance to establish a major presence in a hot cellphone market now dominated by Apple Inc and Google Inc, analysts say.
The sales numbers were revealed by Achim Berg, vice president of business and marketing for Windows phones.
Microsoft's disappearance from the phone market and its delayed response to tablet devices such as Apple's iPad have been seen as a drag on shares this year.
Microsoft plans to unveil a version of its operating software that runs for the first time on processors designed by UK-based ARM Holdings Plc, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported. ARM's processors dominate the tablet and handheld device market.
Microsoft intends to announce a version of its operating system to run on ARM chip architecture, which competes with the "x86" designs favored by Intel, the Wall Street Journal said.
It was unclear when such an operating system might come to market, but Microsoft could claim lost ground in tablets and other battery-powered mobile devices by forging a new partnership with ARM.
Microsoft and ARM declined to comment.
Meanwhile, Microsoft said more than 1.5 million cellphones carrying Windows Phone 7 operating software had been sold in the first six weeks since launch, meeting what the company called "realistic" expectations.
Windows Phone 7 may be Microsoft's last chance to establish a major presence in a hot cellphone market now dominated by Apple Inc and Google Inc, analysts say.
The sales numbers were revealed by Achim Berg, vice president of business and marketing for Windows phones.
Microsoft's disappearance from the phone market and its delayed response to tablet devices such as Apple's iPad have been seen as a drag on shares this year.
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