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Content articles Tagged: Microsoft Microsoft Office 365 launches as public beta Apr. 18, 2011 (5:58 pm) By: Brian Osborne In: News
Back in October 2010, Microsoft announced Workplace 365, the company’s first cloud-based productivity software product and, some would say,Buy Microsoft Office 2010, a direct response to Google Apps. On Sunday, Microsoft announced that Office 365 would now be offered as a public beta to both small businesses and enterprises. The small business beta is open for companies with up [...]
Read More » | View Comments Apple hires away Microsoft data center guru, cloud push imminent? Apr. eighteen,Office 2007 Key, 2011 (8:33 am) By: John Brownlee In: Apple
Last year, Apple‘s Steve Jobs dismissed Cupertino’s ambitions to bring iTunes to the cloud, saying that they still thought that downloads and not streaming were the cornerstone of digital media. Even at the time, everyone knew he was being disingenuous: Apple had recently built a massive North Carolina data center for unknown purposes, and services [...]
Read More » | View Comments Office 15 screenshot leaks, shows off Metro look Apr. 16, 2011 (11:03 am) By: Lee Mathews In: Geek Pick, News
Images from the leaked Windows 8 milestone builds are popping up all over the Internet (including right here at Geek.com), but Win8 isn’t the only upcoming Microsoft software at which we’re sneaking early peeks. Workplace 15 is being worked on as well,Machinarium Demo - Big Download, and it looks like the screenshot floodgates may be about to open for [...]
Read More » | View Comments Microsoft updates Windows Phone 7 minimum specs Apr. 15, 2011 (6:44 pm) By: John Brownlee In: News
In its desktop business, Microsoft‘s Windows operating system will run on just about anything with an x86 chip. Sure, there are minimum specs for each version of Windows, but these specs are actually backwards looking, not forward thinking. Microsoft does not set its minimum specs on the latest version of Windows in the interests of [...]
Read More » | View Comments Birth monitor demands Windows restart as mom begins to push Apr. 15, 2011 (11:16 am) By: Matthew Humphries In:
In my experience Windows updates tend to pick the most inconvenient of times to happen if left to schedule themselves. You’ve usually just booted your machine, just logged into an online game, or need to concentrate on something important without accidentally restarting your machine when this reminder pops up repeatedly. All of those pale in [...]
Read More » | View Comments Windows 8 Portable Workspace lets you run Windows from an external drive Apr. 15, 2011 (10:55 am) By: Lee Mathews In: Microsoft
It’s probably going to be a while before Microsoft offers any official Windows 8 previews, but early builds have already been leaked to several sites around the Internet. As you’d expect, Windows die-hards are chomping at the bit to see what’s new in Windows 8 and they’re digging furiously to see what features can be [...]
Read More » | View Comments Internet Explorer 10 won’t run on Windows Vista Apr. 15, 2011 (8:30 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Geek Pick, News
Microsoft has taken the decision to not add backwards compatibility into the next version of its browser from day one. That means if you are running any version of Windows other than Windows 7 (and Windows 8 on release) then Internet Explorer 10 won’t work–not even the developer preview is compatible. While Chrome, Opera, and [...]
Read More » | View Comments Microsoft to release new WP7 dev platform in May featuring multitasking support Apr. 14, 2011 (3:19 pm) By: John Brownlee In: Mobile
As someone who really wants Windows Phone 7 to become a viable competitor to the likes of iOS and Android, it’s absolutely painful watching how slowly that platform is evolving. Although better late than never, it took Microsoft almost six months to bring copy-and-paste support to existing WP7 handset owners… and many carriers still haven’t [...]
Read More » | View Comments Xbox 360 gets Kinect-controlled Netflix from today Apr. 14,Microsoft Office Professional, 2011 (1:50 pm) By: Jennifer Bergen In: Games, News
Being a lazy couch potato just got easier thanks to Microsoft’s announcement about integrating the Kinect motion controller into the Xbox LIVE Netflix app. Starting today, Netflix now supports Kinect controls, meaning you don’t even have to reach for the remote to watch your favorite TV shows or movies. Xbox 360 owners who use the [...]
Read More » | View Comments Twitter said no to bids from Facebook and Google Apr. 14, 2011 (1:32 pm) By: Brian Osborne In: News
Back again in the fall, Twitter seemed to be a hot commodity,Buy Windows 7 Enterprise, one that the giants of technology wanted to get their hands on. At least, that seems to be the case based on a report by Fortune that claims that Facebook and Google made an offer for the company. Microsoft considered making an offer, but [...]
Read More » | View Comments Microsoft demos Kinect-driven recliner, the baddest armchair in town Apr. 14, 2011 (12:14 pm) By: Jennifer Bergen In:
We’ve seen a lot of Kinect hacks, but this one is unlike one we’ve ever seen. At the MIX11 event yesterday, Microsoft demonstrated a unique use of the Kinect motion controller. The company created a special armchair that’s is 100-percent-controlled through the use of hand motions using the Kinect’s sensors. A video from MIX11 shows [...]
Read More » | View Comments // Microsoft unveils Office 2011 for Mac Service Pack 1 Apr. 14, 2011 (9:00 am) By: Alan Henry In: Apple, News
Microsoft unveiled Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac yesterday. The service pack contains some notable improvements to the suite, including significant changes to Outlook and overall speed,Office 2010 Serial Generator, security, and stability improvements. Many of the complaints that Mac users had about Office 2011 centered around the new version of Microsoft Outlook for Mac, [...]
Read More » | View Comments Microsoft Streetside is headed to Europe Apr. 14, 2011 (4:00 am) By: Alan Henry In: News
If you’ve never heard of Microsoft Streetside, don’t be too surprised: it’s Microsoft’s competitor to Google Street View, but it’s only available in 56 cities in the United States. That’s not stopping Microsoft though: they’ve announced plans to head across the Atlantic to Europe next month. The new round of mapping will start with London [...]
Read More » | View Comments Windows 8 early build leaks Apr. 13, 2011 (8:30 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Geek Pick, News
Microsoft deciding to release early code to trusted partners is always going to be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it allows for valuable feedback and bug identification on software before it gets released to consumers and business users alike, on the other, it’s an opportunity for the less scrupulous among us to share [...]
Read More » | View Comments Internet Explorer 10 preview now available for download Apr. 12, 2011 (five:37 pm) By: John Brownlee In: News
It was little less than a month ago that Microsoft finally released Internet Explorer 9, their much anticipated refresh that finally brought robust support for HTML5 and CSS3 to the Windows-standard browser. It took Microsoft two years to make IE9, but they’re looking to half that with Internet Explorer 10… and to prove it, they’ve [...]
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