Browse tag: Microsoft

Browse tag: Microsoft

Microsoft to stop selling display ads for Facebook
Microsoft said that it would provide search results for Facebook around the world but that it would stop selling display ads for the site.
Microsoft drops Zune HD prices
Microsoft has reduced its already comparatively low Zune HD prices to $250 for the 32GB model and $190 for the 16GB model.
Office2 lets you edit Word and Excel files on your iPhone
Byte Squared has released Office2, an office app for the iPhone and iPod touch that lets you edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
In Xbox case, Microsoft cites Apple's win over Psystar
Microsoft last week cited a 2008 legal victory by operating system rival Apple as it asked a federal court to toss out antitrust claims.
PDF2Office Professional 5 now available, supports Excel
Recosoft has announced the release of the latest edition of PDF2Office Professional. Version 5.0, which offers Snow Leopard support, converts PDFs to Microsoft Excel spreadsheets along with other Office formats.
Report: Apple may replace Google search with Bing
According to BusinessWeek, Apple is talking to Microsoft about replacing Google as Safari's default search engine with Microsoft's Bing.
Microsoft cuts time Bing stores some user data to six months
Microsoft will cut the time it stores IP addresses of Web searchers using its Bing search engine from 18 months to six.
Opinion: Would two Microsofts be better off than one?
A decade after Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson handed down his eventually vacated order to slice up Microsoft, Preston Gralla wonders whether the giant company might have been better off split into two.
The Macalope Weekly: Free Apple tablet!
Did the Macalope say free apple tablet? He meant Apple tablet-free, because this week's installment focuses on the Nexus One-iPhone battle that wasn't, PC market share numbers, and one writer's lonely campaign to paint Apple as the new Microsoft.
Ballmer: Microsoft will stay in China
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company has no intention of altering its operations in China.
Inconsistent Home and End shortcut keys
Even if you know the keyboard shortcuts for the Home and End keys on a MacBook, they won't help you in all applications.
CES: MP3 players? What MP3 players?
Compare CES 2007 to 2010. Then: Oodles of MP3 players. Today: Barely a peep.
Sync documents to Google Docs with MemeoConnect
MemeoConnect allows users to sync their documents with Google Docs; it's targeted in particular towards small and medium-sized businesses.
Microsoft will patch Mac Word to comply with court order
Microsoft will patch Word on the Mac to comply with a federal court's ruling requiring it to remove custom XML technology from its popular word-processing software.
The Macalope Weekly: Natural-born product category fillers
Apple took the one-two hit of the Google Nexus and Microsoft's newly reintroduced "slate" computing this week. But apparently nobody ever told Google and Microsoft how to throw a punch.
Review: Bing for iPhone
The mobile version of Microsoft's search tool is head in the right direction -- particularly when it comes to maps and directions. But for searches, Google Mobile App is still Ben Boychuk's choice.
Documents To Go goes Premium, adds PowerPoint features
DataViz's Documents To Go with Exchange Attachments has received updated functionality and a new name: Documents To Go Premium.
CES: Microsoft CEO Ballmer shows off HP tablet
A prototype of HP's rumored touchscreen tablet PC made a brief appearance at Steve Ballmer's keynote presentation at CES.
Report: Ballmer to unveil tablet computer before Apple
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will announce a multimedia tablet computer on Wednesday at CES to be made by Hewlett-Packard, according to The New York Times.
Video: 2009 in quotes
From the release of Snow Leopard and Windows 7 to Steve Jobs' liver transplant, 2009 brought us many notable technology moments. Take a walk down memory lane with these video quotes.
2009 in review: The year in Apple
After a few years of being overshadowed by the iPhone and iPod, the Mac took center stage in 2009. Join us for a look back at the most significant Mac stories of the past year, and what they might mean for 2010.
Google and Microsoft to escalate war in 2010
The battle between Google and Microsoft figures to heat up in the coming year.
MacBU wraps up 2009, explains Messenger delays
In a blog post, Microsoft Mac Business Unit GM Eric Wilfrid summed up 2009 and explained why an update to Messenger hasn't arrived yet.
Court rejects Microsoft appeal, bans Word 2007 sales
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling its popular Word 2007 for Windows software on January 11, 2010.
Verizon forcing Microsoft Bing search on BlackBerry users
The only search engine option that’s currently available to some Verizon customers using the BlackBerry Browser is Microsoft's Bing, CIO reports.
Design company Bing sues Microsoft over trademark
A small Missouri company with the word "Bing" in its name has sued Microsoft for branding its search engine with the same word.
iPhone takes No. 2 user base slot in U.S.
Apple's iPhone user base is now the second-largest in the U.S. smartphone market, passing Windows Mobile-based models, according to research firm comScore.
Review: Nisus Writer Pro 1.4 word processor
For an awful lot of users, including users with advanced document-production needs, Nisus Writer Pro is a solid and very satisfactory alternative to Word.
EU accepts Microsoft's commitments to offer browser choice
Microsoft's promise to allow Windows users to choose which Internet browser they use has been accepted by the European Commission, ending its antitrust investigation of the company's position in the browser market.
Microsoft's Bing tries to leapfrog Google Maps
Microsoft is taking aim at Google Maps with a richer version of its own Bing mapping service that was released in beta on Wednesday.

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